Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 19:00, Thursday 02 April 2026 until 18:00, Friday 03 April 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. South to southwest winds this evening and early tonight, veering westerly overnight and Friday morning, will reach force 6 or higher on all Irish coasts.
2. Southwesterly winds will reach force 6 or higher Friday afternoon on Irish coasts from Wicklow Head to Dungarvan to Valentia.
Gale Warning
Nil
Atlantic Swell
At times this evening and overnight on western and southwestern coasts.
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
A warm front, associated with a depression of 980hPa centred to the east of southern Greenland, is tracking eastwards over Ireland in a mostly fresh to near gale south to southwest airflow. The associated occluding cold front will follow southeastwards during the period.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : yes
Forecast for Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: South to southwest force 6 or 7 and gusty, imminent decreasing westerly force 4 or 5, occasionally force 6 between Slyne Head and Bloody Foreland and elsewhere soon.
Weather: Rain imminent clearing eastwards to showers and clear spells. Further cloud and rain spreading from the south-west later with showers following from the Atlantic on Friday afternoon. Mist patches with some fog possible at times too.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog otherwise good.
Forecast for Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Mainly south to southwest force 4 to 6 and gusty. Imminent increasing force 5 to 7 and gusty. Soon veering southwest to west force 4 to 6, occasionally force 7 on the North Irish Sea. Later increasing southwest to west force 5 to 7 south of Wicklow Head whilst decreasing westerly force 3 to 5, occasionally force 6 elsewhere.
Weather: Rain imminent clearing eastwards to showers and clear spells. Further cloud and rain spreading from the south-west later with showers following from the Atlantic on Friday afternoon. Mist patches with some fog possible at times too.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Saturday 04 April 2026
Moderate to fresh occasionally strong westerly winds, decreasing mainly light to moderate southerly for a time on Friday night. Increasing strong to gale force south to southwest on eastern, southern and southwestern coasts with moderate to fresh or strong easterly winds developing elsewhere. Winds becoming fresh to gale force cyclonic on Saturday afternoon as a deepening depression (Storm Dave) tracks northeastwards over northwestern parts of Ireland. Weather; Fair to cloudy with scattered showers at first. Cloud and rain developing in the southwest on Friday night and extending northeastwards over the country early on Saturday. Further spells of rain spreading from the west on Saturday afternoon.
Forecast issued at: 19:00, Thursday 02 April 2026
All times are local unless specified
