Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Thursday 01 January 2026 until 18:00, Friday 02 January 2026
Small Craft Warning
Northwest to north winds will reach force 6 or higher this evening (Thursday) on Irish coasts from Erris Head to Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point, extending to coasts from Slyne Head to Strangford Lough to Dungarvan tonight and at times on Friday.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
: Ireland lies in a fresh to strong northwesterly airflow between an anticyclone of 1031 hPa centred southeast of Greenland and a depression of 972 hPa centred over southern Sweden.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Erris Head to Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Northwest to north force 5 to 7 and gusty.
Weather: Scattered showers this evening. Rain and drizzle developing in the north tonight and moving southwards Scattered showers following overnight and on Friday, some possibly of hail.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in rain or showers
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Carnsore Point to Mizen Head to Erris Head
Wind: North to northwest force 3 to 5, soon increasing froe 4 to 6, later becoming northerly
Weather: Fair apart from a few showers this evening. Rain and drizzle moving southwards overnight, clearing on Friday morning. Scattered showers following mainly in the west, some possibly of hail.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in rain or showers
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Saturday 03 January 2026
Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds on Munster coasts and fresh to near gale force elsewhere, decreasing moderate to fresh on all coasts on Saturday afternoon. Scattered showers, some possibly of hail.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Thursday 01 January 2026
All times are local unless specified
