Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 23:00, Friday 01 May 2026 until 00:00, Sunday 03 May 2026
Small Craft Warning
nil
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a light to moderate southerly airflow with a shallow depression of 1015hPa centred approximately 100 nautical miles west of Loop Head.
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Malin Head
Wind: Southerly or variable force 2 to 4. Soon decreasing variable force 3 or less. Later increasing north to northeast force 3 to 5.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers, turning heavy later with isolated thunderstorms possible. Some mist and fog patches too.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation or mist and fog, otherwise good.
Forecast for Malin Head to Carnsore Point to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: South to southwest force 2 to 4. Later becoming variable force 3 or less.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Some mist and fog patches too. Outbreaks of rain or drizzle in the southeast by the end of the period.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation or mist and fog, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Monday 04 May 2026
Moderate to fresh northerly winds in the southwest, west and northwest will increase moderate to strong on Sunday morning. Elsewhere, light variable winds will become northerly and increase moderate to fresh through Sunday. Weather: Mostly cloudy with some showers, some heavy. More persistent rain developing in the south and east.
Forecast issued at: 23:00, Friday 01 May 2026
All times are local unless specified
