Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Wednesday 04 December 2024 until 00:00, Thursday 05 December 2024
Small Craft Warning
See gale warning.
Gale Warning
Southerly winds will increase gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 at times on Wednesday on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea.
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a mostly moderate to fresh southwest or westerly airflow, between an area of low pressure of 995hPa centred near Iceland and with a weak ridge of high pressure extending from the Azores high. A frontal trough associated with the area of low pressure continues to clear to the southeast.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Loop Head to Rossan Point
Wind: Winds increasing southerly force 4 to 6 imminent. Soon increasing force 6 to gale force 8 and gusty. Further increasing force 7 to strong gale force 9 and gusty on Wednesday afternoon. Later decreasing westerly force 5 to 7.
Weather: Fair, becoming mostly cloudy imminent. Rain soon, heavy at times. Occasional mist and isolated fog. Becoming cloudy to fair with scattered showers early on Wednesday night.
Visibility: Good. Decreasing moderate to poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Rossan Point to Carlingford Lough to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: West to northwest force 4 or 5, decreasing westerly or variable force 2 to 4 imminent. Soon increasing southerly force 5 to 7 and gusty. Further increasing force 6 to gale force 8 and gusty on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Decreasing mostly southwesterly force 5 or 6 by the end of the period.
Weather: Fair. Becoming mostly cloudy soon. Rain later. Rain clearing from the north and parts of the east, before the end of the period, with scattered showers following.
Visibility: Good. Decreasing moderate to poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Carnsore Point to Roches Point to Valentia
Wind: Becoming south to southeast imminent force 3 or 4. Soon increasing southerly mostly force 6 or 7 and gusty. Further increasing gale force 8 at times on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Decreasing southwesterly force 5 or 6 by the end of the period.
Weather: Fair to cloudy imminent. Becoming mostly cloudy soon with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Occasional mist and fog. Rain, drizzle, mist and fog mostly clearing towards the end of the period.
Visibility: Good. Decreasing moderate to poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Friday 06 December 2024
Wind: Southwest to west winds increasing strong to gale force on Thursday morning and afternoon, reaching strong gale force 9 at times, before veering northwest and decreasing fresh to near gale force towards the end of the period. Weather: Further showers or rain.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Wednesday 04 December 2024
All times are local unless specified
