Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Tuesday 30 December 2025 until 12:00, Wednesday 31 December 2025
Small Craft Warning
Easterly winds will reach force 6 at times on Tuesday afternoon and early evening, on Irish coasts from Dungarvan to Roches Point to Valentia.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
High pressure of 1041hPa, centred to the north of Ireland, extends a moderate to fresh easterly airflow over Ireland. A weak cold front embedded in the flow tracks eastwards.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Wicklow Head to Roches Point to Erris Head
Wind: Easterly force 4 or 5, reaching force 6 at times in the south and southwest. Later decreasing east to southeast or variable force 2 to 4.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with patches of light rain, drizzle and mist. Becoming cloudy to fair later with isolated drizzle.
Visibility: Mostly good. Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Erris Head to Fair Head to Wicklow Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Easterly force 3 or 4, occasionally force 5. Decreasing easterly or variable force 2 to 4 imminent. Later becoming mostly westerly force 4, force 5 or 6 towards the end of the period in the north, but still variable force 2 to 4 in the south Irish Sea.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated patches of light rain, drizzle and mist.
Visibility: Mostly good. Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Thursday 01 January 2026
Mostly light to moderate southeasterly or variable winds in the west and south at first, decreasing light variable through Wednesday, before increasing moderate to fresh northwesterly later. Elsewhere, mostly moderate to fresh westerly winds on Wednesday, strong in the north, and generally increasing strong to near gale force on Wednesday night and veering northwesterly. Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated patches of light rain, drizzle and mist. Rain and drizzle in the north and northwest Wednesday evening, slowly sinking southwards on Wednesday night and Thursday morning with isolated showers following.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Tuesday 30 December 2025
All times are local unless specified
