Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Monday 05 January 2026 until 00:00, Tuesday 06 January 2026
Small Craft Warning
North to northwest winds will reach force 6 or higher at times tonight (Sunday night) on all Irish coasts, becoming confined tomorrow afternoon (Monday) to Irish coasts from Belfast Lough to Wicklow Head to Roches Point.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to strong northerly airflow, between an anticyclone of 1027hPa centered south of Iceland, and a depression of 997hPa centred over the Baltic Sea. Frontal troughs are embedded in the flow.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Malin Head
Wind: Northerly force 4 to 6 and gusty. Soon gradually decreasing force 4 or 5. Later backing northwesterly, and reaching force 6 between Erris Head and Malin Head.
Weather: Mostly fair with scattered showers of rain, sleet and snow, with a chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Malin Head to Wicklow Head to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: North to northwest force 5 or 6 imminent, occasionally reaching force 7. Later backing northwesterly force 4 to 6.
Weather: Mostly fair with scattered showers of rain, sleet and snow, with a chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Wednesday 07 January 2026
Moderate to strong west to northwest winds, backing west to southwest on Tuesday morning and increasing fresh to near gale. Winds gradually veering north to northwest on Tuesday afternoon. Weather: Cloud and rain extending from the west on Tuesday morning, becoming patchy and clearing to showers on Tuesday afternoon.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Monday 05 January 2026
All times are local unless specified
