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Forecast valid from: 12:00, Friday 10 April 2026 until 12:00, Saturday 11 April 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southerly winds will reach force 6 or higher today on all Irish coasts.
Gale Warning
South or southeast winds, veering south or southwest will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 today on all Irish coastal waters.
Atlantic Swell
On Atlantic coasts.
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
A rapidly deepening depression (973hPa), lies 300NM west of Erris Head. Its associated fronts will feed in across the country today with an unstable airflow following. The depression will become slow-moving and will gradually fill later Saturday.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : yes
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Valentia to Malin Head
Wind: South to southeast force 7 or gale force 8. Force 7 to strong gale force 9 and gusty imminent. Soon veering southwesterly force 6 to gale force 8. Increasing force 7 or strong gale force8 and gusty later.
Weather: Cloudy with rain, drizzle and mist, heavy or squally at times. Heavy thundery showers later with hail and lightning.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation or mist.
Forecast for Malin Head to Carlingford Lough to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: South to southeast force 6 or 7. Force 7 to gale force 8 and gusty imminent to soon. Later decreasing southwest force 5 or 6 for a time, before gradual increasing force 6 or 7 and gusty.
Weather: Rain, drizzle and mist developing, turning heavy soon. Fair to fine later with some showers towards the end of the period.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation or mist.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Sunday 12 April 2026
A slow-moving steering low, to the northwest of the country, will feed in organised bands of thundery showers or longer spells of rain, in a strong to gale force west to southwest airflow. Squally thundery showers with hail. Fair spells later with heavy showers for western and northern areas.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Friday 10 April 2026
All times are local unless specified
