Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 19:00, Tuesday 12 May 2026 until 18:00, Wednesday 13 May 2026
Small Craft Warning
West to northwest winds will increase to force 6 or higher this evening and early tonight on all Irish coasts.
Gale Warning
nil
Atlantic Swell
At times on northern coasts later.
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a strengthening west to northwest airflow between low pressure of 995hPa centred near the Faroe Islands and High Pressure of 1036hPa centred in the mid-North Atlantic.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : yes
Forecast for Roches Point to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: West to northwest force 6 or 7 and gusty imminent. Later decreasing force 5 or 6, occasionally force 7 and gusty.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers mainly in the north and north-west at first, some turning heavy imminently with the chance of an isolated thunderstorm. Showers becoming more widespread soon.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in showers, otherwise good.
Forecast for Fair Head to Howth Head to Roches Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Westerly force 5 or 6 imminent. Soon increasing west to northwest force 5 to 7 and gusty.
Weather: Fair, apart from scattered showers in the north, some possibly heavy. Soon becoming fair to cloudy with scattered showers.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in showers, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Thursday 14 May 2026
Fresh to strong northwest winds, occasionally reaching near gale. Veering northwest to north later and decreasing moderate to strong in the east and south at times. Weather; Cloudy to fair with scattered showers at first. Becoming mostly cloudy on Wednesday night with outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading from the west and north-west, giving way to clear spells and showers on Thursday afternoon.
Forecast issued at: 19:00, Tuesday 12 May 2026
All times are local unless specified
