Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Sunday 04 January 2026 until 00:00, Monday 05 January 2026
Small Craft Warning
North to northwest winds will reach force 6 or higher at times tomorrow afternoon (Sunday) on Irish coasts from Slyne Head to Fair Head to Carnsore Point.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a mostly moderate to fresh north to northwest airflow between an anticyclone of 1032hPa centered west of Iceland and a depression of 987hPa centred over the Baltic Sea.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Erris Head to Belfast Lough to Hook Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Northwesterly force 4 or 5, occasionally reaching force 6. Later increasing force 5 or 6, and gusty.
Weather: Mostly fair with scattered showers of rain, snow or hail.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Hook Head to Mizen Head to Erris Head
Wind: Northerly or variable force 2 to 4, and gusty. Soon backing northwesterly. Later increasing force 4 or 5, occasionally reaching force 6.
Weather: Mostly fair with scattered showers of rain, snow or hail.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Tuesday 06 January 2026
Fresh to strong and gusty north to northwest winds, backing west to northwest and decreasing moderate to fresh and strong in the northeast on Monday. Weather: Mostly fair with scattered showers of rain, snow or hail, mainly in the north and west.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Sunday 04 January 2026
All times are local unless specified
