Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Sunday 26 July 2026 until 12:00, Monday 27 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. West to northwest winds will reach force 6 at times this afternoon and evening (Sunday) on Irish coasts from Roches Point to Rossan Point to Wicklow Head.
2, West to southwest winds will reach force 6 at times tomorrow morning (Monday) on Irish coasts from Loop Head to Erris Head to Rossan Point.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a fresh west to northwest airflow between a depression of 980hPa, centred west of Norway, and an anticyclone of 1028hPa, centred near the Azores. Weak frontal troughs are embedded in the flow.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: West to northwest force 5 or 6. Soon decreasing westerly force 3 or 4, occasionally force 5. Later increasing southwesterly force 4 or 5, reaching force 6 at times.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with rain, drizzle and mist at times.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Fair Head to Wicklow Head to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Northwesterly force 4 to 6, slackest in the southeast. Soon decreasing mainly force 4 or 5. Later decreasing westerly force 3 or 4 before increasing southwesterly force 4 or 5 by the end of the period.
Weather: Often cloudy with occasional rain and drizzle. Some mist patches possible.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Tuesday 28 July 2026
Mostly moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, increasing fresh to strong in the west and northwest Monday night and Tuesday morning. Weather: Rain and drizzle, most frequent in the west and north. Some mist patches.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Sunday 26 July 2026
All times are local unless specified
