Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Monday 13 April 2026 until 06:00, Tuesday 14 April 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. South to southeast winds reach force 6 or 7 at times today (Monday) on Irish coastal waters from Roches Point to Valentia to Erris Head.
2. Southerly winds will rach force 6 or higher on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea on Tuesday.
Gale Warning
Nil.
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a light to moderate south to south-west airflow generated by a depression of 987hPa located over the Faroe Islands. Embedded fronts associated with a depression of 987hPa in the mid-Atlantic, will feed in over Ireland's south-west coast later today.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Roches Point to Loop Head to Erris Head
Wind: Southwest force 2 to 4, backing southerly force 3 or 4 imminent. Soon increasing southeast force 4 to 6, and gusty. Veering southwest force 4 or 5 by the end of the period.
Weather: Fair to cloudy with scattered showers. Rain and drizzle later, heavy at times. Mist and fog patches also.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Otherwise good.
Forecast for Erris Head to Howth Head to Roches Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southerly force 3 to 4, and occasionally force 5. Later backing south to southeast force 4 or 5. Increasing southeast force 4 to 6, and gusty by the end of the period.
Weather: Fair to cloudy with scattered showers, heavy at times with the chance of hail or isolated thunderstorms. Rain and drizzle later, heavy at times. Mist and fog patches also.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Wednesday 15 April 2026
Fresh to strong southeasterly winds, will gradually veer southwesterly Tuesday evening. Weather: Generally cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, and the occasional sunny spell.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Monday 13 April 2026
All times are local unless specified
