Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Monday 05 October 2026 until 12:00, Tuesday 06 October 2026
Small Craft Warning
nil
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to strong southwesterly airflow between an anticyclone of 1027hPa to the south of Ireland and a depression of 975hPa centred to the northeast of Iceland. A cold front associated with the depression lies to the northwest of Ireland.
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Bloody Foreland to Howth Head and for the North Irish Sea
Wind: Southwesterly force 3 to 5. Veering northwesterly between Slyne Head and Belfast Lough imminent. Soon decreasing north to northwest force 2 to 4. Later reaching force 5 at times between Valentia and Slyne Head.
Weather: Cloudy with patches of rain, drizzle, mist and fog.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Forecast for Howth Head to Hook Head to Valentia and for the South Irish Sea
Wind: Southwest force 3 to 5. Soon decreasing southwesterly or variable force 2 to 4.
Weather: Cloudy with patches of rain, drizzle, mist and fog.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Wednesday 07 October 2026
Mostly light to moderate north to northwest winds, fresh at times in the southwest. Increasing moderate to fresh, occasionally strong and gusty, on Tuesday night. Weather: Cloudy with patchy rain, drizzle, mist and fog in the south and east at first. A clearance to showers extending from the northwest on Tuesday night.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Monday 05 October 2026
All times are local unless specified
