Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige

Forecast valid from: 18:00, Sunday 16 November 2025 until 18:00, Monday 17 November 2025

Small Craft Warning

Southwesterly winds, veering westerly, will increase to force 6 at times on Monday evening and Monday night, on Irish coasts from Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Belfast Lough.

Gale Warning

Nil

Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC

Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh north to northeast airflow between an anticyclone of 1030hPa centred in the North Atlantic and a depression of 1004hPa centred over the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula.

Small Craft Warning: In effect

Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil

Wave Height Forecast

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Slyne Head and for the Irish Sea

Wind: Northeast force 4 or 5, occasionally reaching force 6 in the south. Later decreasing variable force 3 or less, increasing force 4 at times in the northeast.

Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Occasional mist possible.

Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Slyne Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head

Wind: Northeast force 4 or 5, soon becoming east to northeast force 3 or 4. Later decreasing variable force 3 or less. Becoming southwest force 4 or 5 by the end of the period.

Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Occasional mist possible. Rain by the end of the period.

Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Tuesday 18 November 2025

Moderate to fresh westerly winds developing on Monday evening, increasing fresh to strong west to northwest on Tuesday morning. Increasing strong to gale force northwesterly on Tuesday afternoon. Weather: Becoming cloudy with outbreaks of rain and showers.

Forecast issued at: 18:00, Sunday 16 November 2025

All times are local unless specified