Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Friday 26 June 2026 until 18:00, Saturday 27 June 2026
Small Craft Warning
This evening (Friday) and overnight southerly winds will occasionally reach force 6 or higher on coasts from Fair Head to Roches Pt to Erris Head.
Southerly winds will reach force 6 or higher at times on Saturday on all Irish coasts.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
A complex area of low pressure extending from the northwest of Spain to the north of England, generates an unstable cyclonic variable airflow over Ireland. A cold front, slow moving near the northwest coast will move eastwards across the country tomorrow.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Slyne Head to Erris Head
Wind: Southerly force 5 or 6 imminent. Later, decreasing south to southwest force 4 or 5. Increasing force 5 or 6 by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy in the north at first with thunderstorms. Cloudy to fair with isolated showers imminent. Soon showery rain with thunder possible soon and later.
Visibility: Reducing poor in rain or showers.
Forecast for Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head
Wind: Northeast or variable force 3 to 5. Veering east imminent. Soon southerly force 4 to 6 and backing southeast. Later, becoming southerly or variable force 3 to 5.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with showers, some heavy and with thunderstorms possible.
Visibility: Reducing poor in showers.
Forecast for Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southerly force 4 to 6, reaching force 7 on the Irish Sea. Soon mainly southerly force 5 or 6. Later increasing force 5 to 7, slackest in the southwest.
Weather: Fair with isolated showers. Some thunderstorms possible. Cloudy to fair soon with patchy rain. Heavy thundery rain or showers later.
Visibility: Reducing poor in showers or rain.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Sunday 28 June 2026
Moderate to strong southerly winds, becoming fresh to strong west to southwest, and reaching near gale force at times in the northwest. Showers or longer spells of rain, clearing eastwards to fair weather with scattered showers.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Friday 26 June 2026
All times are local unless specified
