Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Friday 07 August 2026 until 00:00, Saturday 08 August 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. Southwesterly winds will reach force 6 overnight and tomorrow (Friday) on Irish coasts from Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Malin Head.
2. Southerly winds will reach force 6 at times on Friday afternoon and evening on Irish coasts from Howth Head to Wicklow Head to Carnsore Point.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
A moderate to fresh westerly airflow covers Ireland between an anticyclone of 1027 hPa to the south and a depression of 1001 hPa centred just west of Iceland. Associated fronts lie to the north of Ireland.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Slyne Head to Erris Head to Malin Head
Wind: West to southwest force 4 to 6, soon occasionally reaching force 7 north of Rossan Pt, later backing south to southwest force 4 to 6
Weather: Cloudy or fair with isolated showers
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in any showers
Forecast for Malin Head to Howth Head to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: West to southwest force 3 or 4, later backing southerly force 4 or 5 and occasionally reaching force 6 between Howth Head and Carnsore Pt
Weather: Fair apart from a few showers in the north
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in any showers
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Mizen Head to Slyne Head
Wind: Westerly force 3 or 4, soon backing south to southwest force 2 to 4
Weather: Fair
Visibility: Good
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Sunday 09 August 2026
Moderate to fresh southerly winds, becoming west to southwest on west and northwest coasts on Saturday evening. Rain developing in the northwest and moving slowly southeastwards.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Friday 07 August 2026
All times are local unless specified
