Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Tuesday 13 October 2026 until 12:00, Wednesday 14 October 2026
Small Craft Warning
1) West to southwest winds will reach force 6 or higher at times this afternoon on all Irish coasts, continuing for a time on northern and northwestern coasts this evening.
2) Southerly winds will increase to force 6 or higher early tonight on western and northwestern Irish coasts, extending to all Irish coasts later by early tomorrow (Wednesday) morning.
Gale Warning
1) Southerly winds will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 later Tuesday night and on Wednesday on Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head.
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in an unstable fresh to near gale force southwesterly airflow, generated by low pressure of 977hPa, centred to the north of the Faroe Islands.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Slyne Head to Malin Head
Wind: Decreasing west to southwest force 4 to 6 imminent. Soon increasing southerly force 5 or 6 and gusty. Later increasing force 7 to strong gale force 9 and gusty.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers, becoming isolated imminent and mostly confined to the northwest. Becoming cloudy later with isolated drizzle.
Visibility: Good. Decreasing moderate to poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Malin Head to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Decreasing west to southwesterly mostly force 5 or 6 imminent, still occasionally force 7 in the north. Soon southwesterly force 4 or 5. Later increasing southerly force 6 or 7.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, with showers becoming isolated imminent ad mostly confined to the north and northeast. Later isolated drizzle in the north.
Visibility: Good. Decreasing moderate to poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Thursday 15 October 2026
Wind: Strong to near gale force southerly winds, reaching gale or strong gale force on Wednesday afternoon and evening in the west and north, strongest in the northwest. Winds gradually easing light to fresh mainly southwest to west on Wednesday night in the north and west, and similarly starting to ease in the northeast and east on Thursday morning. Weather: Mostly cloudy with isolated drizzle and with heavy rain, accompanied by isolated mist, moving into the west and northwest on Wednesday afternoon, slowly tracking southeastwards across the country, reaching the southeast on Thursday morning. A clearance to cloudy to fair weather with isolated showers will follow on Wednesday night and Thursday morning to the north and west.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Tuesday 13 October 2026
All times are local unless specified
