Warnings & Advisories - Today Friday 17 July 2026

Waterford Warnings

  • Status: Yellow Maximum temperatures in excess of 27°C <br /> <br /> Potential Impacts:<br /> • Water safety issues due to increased use of lakes, beaches and waterways<br /> • Heat stress<br /> • Forest fires<br /> • Drought

    Status Yellow - High Temperature warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford

    Met Éireann Weather Warning

    Maximum temperatures in excess of 27°C

    Potential Impacts:
    • Water safety issues due to increased use of lakes, beaches and waterways
    • Heat stress
    • Forest fires
    • Drought

    Valid: 12:00 Friday 17/07/2026 to 20:00 Friday 17/07/2026

Weather Warnings

  • Status: Yellow Maximum temperatures in excess of 27°C <br /> <br /> Potential Impacts:<br /> • Water safety issues due to increased use of lakes, beaches and waterways<br /> • Heat stress<br /> • Forest fires<br /> • Drought

    Status Yellow - High Temperature warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford

    Met Éireann Weather Warning

    Maximum temperatures in excess of 27°C

    Potential Impacts:
    • Water safety issues due to increased use of lakes, beaches and waterways
    • Heat stress
    • Forest fires
    • Drought

    Valid: 12:00 Friday 17/07/2026 to 20:00 Friday 17/07/2026

    Issued: 07:45 Thursday 16/07/2026

Marine Warnings

  • Status: Yellow Northerly winds will reach force 6 at times.

    Small Craft warning from Loop Head to Slyne Head to Erris Head

    Northerly winds will reach force 6 at times.

    Valid: 15:00 Friday 17/07/2026 to 02:00 Saturday 18/07/2026

    Issued: 11:00 Friday 17/07/2026

Advisories

  • Status: Yellow While temperatures will fall back somewhat from recent high levels, impacts will still be felt from the prolonged spell of very warm or hot and dry weather.<br /> <br /> Please check met.ie website and app for updates to forecasts as well as www.watersafety.ie and www.gov.ie/en/department-of-agriculture-food-and the-marine<br /> <br /> Potential impacts<br /> <br /> • Water safety issues due to increased use of waterways, lakes and beaches <br /> • Some heat stress and dehydration, especially for the vulnerable and elderly <br /> • Potential disruption to public transport <br /> • Animal welfare issues <br /> • Drought concerns <br /> • Wildfires and forest fires

    Weather Advisory for Ireland

    While temperatures will fall back somewhat from recent high levels, impacts will still be felt from the prolonged spell of very warm or hot and dry weather.

    Please check met.ie website and app for updates to forecasts as well as www.watersafety.ie and www.gov.ie/en/department-of-agriculture-food-and the-marine

    Potential impacts

    • Water safety issues due to increased use of waterways, lakes and beaches
    • Some heat stress and dehydration, especially for the vulnerable and elderly
    • Potential disruption to public transport
    • Animal welfare issues
    • Drought concerns
    • Wildfires and forest fires

    Valid: 00:00 Wednesday 08/07/2026 to 00:00 Monday 20/07/2026

    Issued: 15:17 Monday 06/07/2026

    Updated at: 13:54 Friday 17/07/2026

Environmental Advisories

  • Status: Green no warning

    Currently no warnings in operation.