Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Monday 13 April 2026 until 18:00, Tuesday 14 April 2026
Small Craft Warning
South to southeast winds will reach force 6 or 7 tonight (Monday night) on Irish coasts from Roches Point to Valentia to Erris Head, extending to all Irish coasts tomorrow morning (Tuesday).
Gale Warning
Nil.
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh southerly airflow generated by a depression of 996hPa centred east of Iceland. Embedded fronts associated with a depression of 981hPa in the mid-Atlantic, will move over the southwest of Ireland later.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Mizen Head to Erris Head
Wind: Increasing southeast force 5 or 6, occasionally reaching force 7 imminent. Soon decreasing southerly force 4 to 6.
Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing imminent. Mist and fog patches also.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog, otherwise good.
Forecast for Erris Head to Fair Head to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southerly force 3 to 5. Soon increasing southeasterly force 4 to 6. Later possibly touching force 7 at times.
Weather: Mostly fair with scattered showers, some heavy with a chance of hail. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing soon, with mist and fog patches also.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Wednesday 15 April 2026
Fresh to strong south to southwest winds will occasionally reach near gale force on Wednesday. Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, turning heavy in the west on Tuesday night. Becoming cloudy to fair with scattered showers on Wednesday, some heavy with chance of thunderstorms and hail.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Monday 13 April 2026
All times are local unless specified
