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Forecast valid from: 12:00, Wednesday 08 April 2026 until 12:00, Thursday 09 April 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southwesterly winds will increase to force 6 or higher at times today from Loop Head to Erris Head to Malin Head. These winds will veer westerly and extend to all Irish coasts Thursday morning.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
A broad and complex area of low pressure is centred to the southeast of Greenland. An associated weak cold front lies over the east of Ireland, while another cold front approaches from the Atlantic. A transient ridge of high pressure extends from the Azores northeastwards over the country.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Erris Head to Malin Head
Wind: Increasing southwesterly force 4 to 6 imminent and occasionally increasing force 7 between Slyne Head and Rossan Point. Later veering westerly and increasing force 5 to 7 and gusty.
Weather: Fair to cloudy, becoming cloudy with rain, drizzle and mist developing. Cloudy to fair with showers later, some heavy with hail and isolated thunderstorms possible.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Malin Head to Wicklow Head to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Increasing southwest force 2 to 4 imminent. Soon increasing force 3 to 5. Later increasing southwest to west force 4 to 6 and gusty.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with mist and fog patches. Later becoming cloudy with outbreaks of rain drizzle and mist spreading eastwards.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Friday 10 April 2026
Fresh to strong westerly winds, reach near gale or gale force at times during Thursday. Winds decreasing moderate to fresh for a time on Thursday night, backing southerly and increasing strong to gale force from the west on Friday morning. Weather: Scattered showers, some heavy with hail and isolated thunderstorms during Thursday. Showers becoming isolated and confined to the northeast on Thursday night. Further cloud, rain and drizzle spreading from the Atlantic early on Friday.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Wednesday 08 April 2026
All times are local unless specified
