Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Wednesday 03 December 2025 until 06:00, Thursday 04 December 2025
Small Craft Warning
Southerly or cyclonic variable winds, veering westerly, will reach force 6 or higher from Wednesday afternoon on all Irish coasts, becoming confined to Irish coasts from Valentia to Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland by Thursday morning.
Gale Warning
Southerly or cyclonic variable winds, veering westerly will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 at times on Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Valentia and on the Irish Sea.
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
A mostly fresh to strong southwest to west airflow covers Ireland generated by a depression of 987hPa, centred approximately 220 nautical miles north of Erris Head. Showery troughs are embedded in the flow.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Erris Head to Malin Head
Wind: West or southwest force 4 or 5, occasionally force 6. Soon increasing southerly or cyclonic variable force 6 or 7 and gusty. Later decreasing westerly force 5 or 6 and gusty, occasionally force 7.
Weather: Fair to cloudy with scattered showers, some heavy or thundery. Rain soon. Further showers later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Malin Head to Howth Head to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: South or southwest force 4 or 5, occasionally force 6. Soon backing southerly. Later increasing south or southeast force 6 or 7 and gusty, reaching gale force 8 at times. Decreasing mostly westerly force 5 or 6 and gusty by the end of the period.
Weather: Fair to cloudy with scattered showers, some heavy or thundery. Rain followed by further showers later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Carnsore Point to Roches Point to Valentia
Wind: West or southwest force 4 or 5, occasionally force 6. Soon increasing southerly or cyclonic variable force 6 to gale force 8, occasionally strong gale force 9. Later decreasing westerly mainly force 5 or 6 and gusty.
Weather: Fair to cloudy with scattered showers, some heavy or thundery. Rain soon. Further showers later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Friday 05 December 2025
Mostly fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds in the south and west, increasing strong to near gale force and gusty in the west on Thursday, occasionally reaching gale force. Westerly winds elsewhere will decrease mostly moderate to fresh Thursday morning, backing southerly later Thursday. Weather: Showers or longer spells of rain, mainly for Atlantic sea areas, some heavy or thundery. Rain in the south and west by the end of the period.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Wednesday 03 December 2025
All times are local unless specified
