Forecast valid from: 23:30, Friday 04 September 2026 until 00:00, Sunday 06 September 2026
1. Westerly winds will reach force 6 on Friday night on Irish coasts from Bloody Foreland to Fair Head to Carlingford Lough.
2. Southerly winds will reach force 6 on Saturday on Irish coasts from Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland.
Nil
A depression of 994hPa centred north of Scotland generates a mainly fresh to strong westerly airflow over Ireland. A weak ridge of high pressure will build over Ireland for a time tonight, extending from an anticyclone of 1024hPa centred over the Bay of Biscay.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Wind: West to northwest force 4 or 5, decreasing force 3 or 4 imminent. Soon becoming southerly force 2 to 4. Later increasing force 5 or 6.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Soon becoming cloudy with rain and drizzle. Patchy mist and fog also.
Visibility: Good, soon decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Wind: Westerly force 4 to 6, soon decreasing force 3 or 4. Later becoming southerly force 4 or 5.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Later becoming cloudy with rain and drizzle by the end of the period.
Visibility: Good, later decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Fresh to near gale force southerly winds, reaching gale force in the northwest. Winds becoming moderate to strong west to southwest on Sunday evening. Weather: Cloudy with rain, drizzle, mist and fog. Fair in the northwest Sunday night.
Forecast issued at: 23:30, Friday 04 September 2026
All times are local unless specified