Warnings & Advisories - Saturday 04 April 2026

Weather Warnings

  • Status: Yellow Storm Dave will bring very strong southerly winds, veering westerly by the evening with severe gusts and coastal gales.<br /> <br /> Possible impacts:<br /> · Some fallen trees, branches<br /> · Wave overtopping<br /> · Difficult traveling conditions<br /> · Debris, loose objects displaced<br />

    Status Yellow - Wind warning for Ireland

    Met Éireann Weather Warning

    Storm Dave will bring very strong southerly winds, veering westerly by the evening with severe gusts and coastal gales.

    Possible impacts:
    · Some fallen trees, branches
    · Wave overtopping
    · Difficult traveling conditions
    · Debris, loose objects displaced

    Valid: 14:00 Saturday 04/04/2026 to 23:00 Saturday 04/04/2026

    Issued: 11:26 Thursday 02/04/2026

    Updated: 14:50 Thursday 02/04/2026

  • Status: Yellow Storm Dave brings a spell of very strong winds Saturday into Easter Sunday morning which may cause some damage and travel disruption

    Northern Ireland Warnings

    Yellow - Wind Warning for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry

    UK Met Office Weather Warning (www.metoffice.gov.uk)

    Storm Dave brings a spell of very strong winds Saturday into Easter Sunday morning which may cause some damage and travel disruption

    Valid: 14:00 Saturday 04/04/2026 to 02:00 Sunday 05/04/2026

    Issued: 11:08 Thursday 02/04/2026

Marine Warnings

  • Status: Yellow Southerly winds becoming cyclonic variable will reach force 6 or higher.

    Small Craft warning for all coasts of Ireland

    Southerly winds becoming cyclonic variable will reach force 6 or higher.

    Valid: 04:00 Saturday 04/04/2026 to 00:00 Sunday 05/04/2026

    Issued: 05:53 Thursday 02/04/2026

  • Status: Yellow Southerly winds becoming cyclonic variable will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9.

    Status Yellow - Gale warning for all coasts of Ireland and on the Irish Sea

    Southerly winds becoming cyclonic variable will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9.

    Valid: 09:00 Saturday 04/04/2026 to 23:00 Saturday 04/04/2026

    Issued: 05:56 Thursday 02/04/2026

Advisories

  • Status: Yellow Unsettled and mixed over Easter with a mobile Atlantic flow affecting Ireland. Windy or possibly stormy in places later Saturday.<br /> • Potential for some severe or damaging west to southwest gusts.<br /> • Coastal flooding is likely, especially around high tide times and in exposed, low-lying locations along the Atlantic coastal counties.<br /> • High astronomical tides (Spring Tides) coinciding with storm surge and persistent onshore winds will further increase the risk of coastal flooding. Areas along the west and north coasts are particularly vulnerable. <br /> • Strong onshore winds combined with high waves may lead to wave overtopping and flooding in low-lying and exposed coastal areas.<br /> • Warnings are likely to be issued. Stay updated via Met Éireann’s website, app and social media channels.<br />

    Weather Advisory for Ireland

    Unsettled and mixed over Easter with a mobile Atlantic flow affecting Ireland. Windy or possibly stormy in places later Saturday.
    • Potential for some severe or damaging west to southwest gusts.
    • Coastal flooding is likely, especially around high tide times and in exposed, low-lying locations along the Atlantic coastal counties.
    • High astronomical tides (Spring Tides) coinciding with storm surge and persistent onshore winds will further increase the risk of coastal flooding. Areas along the west and north coasts are particularly vulnerable.
    • Strong onshore winds combined with high waves may lead to wave overtopping and flooding in low-lying and exposed coastal areas.
    • Warnings are likely to be issued. Stay updated via Met Éireann’s website, app and social media channels.

    Valid: 00:00 Friday 03/04/2026 to 00:00 Tuesday 07/04/2026

    Issued: 13:41 Wednesday 01/04/2026

    Updated at: 14:22 Wednesday 01/04/2026

Environmental Advisories

  • Status: Green no warning

    Currently no warnings in operation.