Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 05:30, Thursday 14 May 2026 until 06:00, Friday 15 May 2026
Small Craft Warning
North to northwest winds will reach force 6 or higher on all Irish coasts today, becoming confined to coasts from Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Loop Head early tonight.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a fresh to strong northwest airflow between an anticyclone of 1034hPa centred in the mid-Atlantic and a depression of 987hPa over Sweden.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for all Irish coastal waters and for the Irish Sea
Wind: North to northwest force 5 or 6, soon reaching force 7 at times in the northeast. Later decreasing force 4 to 6.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers, some heavy. Rain in the west and south. Soon becoming mainly fair with isolated showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Saturday 16 May 2026
Moderate to fresh northwesterly winds, decreasing light to moderate westerly on Friday. Weather: Fair with isolated showers. Becoming mainly cloudy on Friday with isolated showers or patches of rain.
Forecast issued at: 05:30, Thursday 14 May 2026
All times are local unless specified
