Warnings and Advisories - Today Saturday 21 December 2024

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Fair Head to Belfast Lough Warnings

  • Status: Yellow Westerly winds veering northwesterly will reach force 6 or higher.

    Westerly winds veering northwesterly will reach force 6 or higher.

    Westerly winds veering northwesterly will reach force 6 or higher.

    Valid: 00:00 Saturday 21/12/2024 to 06:00 Monday 23/12/2024

    Issued: 17:11 Thursday 19/12/2024

    Updated: 11:56 Saturday 21/12/2024

  • Status: Yellow Westerly winds, becoming northwesterly, will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 at times on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea.

    Status Yellow - Gale warning for all coasts of Ireland and on the Irish Sea

    Westerly winds, becoming northwesterly, will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 at times on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea.

    Valid: 15:00 Saturday 21/12/2024 to 23:00 Sunday 22/12/2024

    Issued: 07:43 Friday 20/12/2024

    Updated: 11:48 Saturday 21/12/2024

Weather Warnings

  • Status: Yellow Sustained strong and gusty westerly winds veering northwesterly coupled with large coastal waves.<br /> Winds peaking on Saturday night into Sunday morning.<br /> <br /> Potential impacts:<br /> <br /> • Wave overtopping and/or spray<br /> • Difficult travelling conditions especially near the coast<br /> • Some fallen trees

    Status Yellow - Wind warning for Clare, Kerry, Limerick

    Met Éireann Weather Warning

    Sustained strong and gusty westerly winds veering northwesterly coupled with large coastal waves.
    Winds peaking on Saturday night into Sunday morning.

    Potential impacts:

    • Wave overtopping and/or spray
    • Difficult travelling conditions especially near the coast
    • Some fallen trees

    Valid: 15:00 Saturday 21/12/2024 to 15:00 Sunday 22/12/2024

    Issued: 10:41 Friday 20/12/2024

  • Status: Yellow Sustained strong and gusty westerly winds veering northwesterly coupled with large coastal waves.<br /> Winds peaking on Saturday night into Sunday morning.<br /> <br /> Potential impacts:<br /> <br /> • Wave overtopping and/or spray<br /> • Difficult travelling conditions especially near the coast<br /> • Some fallen trees

    Status Yellow - Wind warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo

    Met Éireann Weather Warning

    Sustained strong and gusty westerly winds veering northwesterly coupled with large coastal waves.
    Winds peaking on Saturday night into Sunday morning.

    Potential impacts:

    • Wave overtopping and/or spray
    • Difficult travelling conditions especially near the coast
    • Some fallen trees

    Valid: 03:00 Saturday 21/12/2024 to 14:00 Sunday 22/12/2024

    Issued: 10:41 Friday 20/12/2024

  • Status: Yellow Wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow are possible tonight and for a time Sunday morning.<br /> <br /> Potential Impacts:<br /> • Poor visibility<br /> • Temporary icy patches<br /> • Difficult travelling conditions <br />

    Status Yellow - Snow-Ice warning for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim, Louth

    Met Éireann Weather Warning

    Wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow are possible tonight and for a time Sunday morning.

    Potential Impacts:
    • Poor visibility
    • Temporary icy patches
    • Difficult travelling conditions

    Valid: 22:00 Saturday 21/12/2024 to 09:00 Sunday 22/12/2024

    Issued: 11:07 Saturday 21/12/2024

  • Status: Yellow A period of strong winds on Saturday is likely to lead to some transport disruption

    Northern Ireland Warnings

    Yellow - Wind Warning for Antrim, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry

    UK Met Office Weather Warning (www.metoffice.gov.uk)

    A period of strong winds on Saturday is likely to lead to some transport disruption

    Valid: 07:00 Saturday 21/12/2024 to 23:59 Saturday 21/12/2024

    Issued: 11:05 Wednesday 18/12/2024

    Updated: 09:50 Friday 20/12/2024

Marine Warnings

  • Status: Orange Westerly winds becoming northwesterly will occasionally reach storm force 10.

    Status Orange - Storm warning from Slyne Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head

    Westerly winds becoming northwesterly will occasionally reach storm force 10.

    Valid: 18:00 Saturday 21/12/2024 to 00:00 Sunday 22/12/2024

    Issued: 11:51 Saturday 21/12/2024

  • Status: Yellow Westerly winds veering northwesterly will reach force 6 or higher.

    Westerly winds veering northwesterly will reach force 6 or higher.

    Westerly winds veering northwesterly will reach force 6 or higher.

    Valid: 00:00 Saturday 21/12/2024 to 06:00 Monday 23/12/2024

    Issued: 17:11 Thursday 19/12/2024

    Updated: 11:56 Saturday 21/12/2024

  • Status: Yellow Westerly winds, becoming northwesterly, will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 at times on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea.

    Status Yellow - Gale warning for all coasts of Ireland and on the Irish Sea

    Westerly winds, becoming northwesterly, will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 at times on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea.

    Valid: 15:00 Saturday 21/12/2024 to 23:00 Sunday 22/12/2024

    Issued: 07:43 Friday 20/12/2024

    Updated: 11:48 Saturday 21/12/2024

Environmental Advisories

  • Status: Green no warning

    Currently no warnings in operation.