Weather
PredictWind has launched new Global Rain Radar and Hybrid Satellite Imagery tools designed to give sailors a clearer picture of approaching weather systems worldwide. The Auckland-based marine weather forecasting company says the update combines imagery from five major weather satellite…
The National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management (NDFEM) has urged the public to take precautions as Ireland prepares for a spell of exceptionally warm weather, with temperatures forecast to reach 30°C later this week. A yellow high-temperature warning is…
El Niño could have a sudden and chaotic impact on weather patterns right across the globe, a Queen's University Belfast (QUB) climate expert says. An El Niño weather pattern raises global temperatures and worsens rainfall in some regions, and the…
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow gale warning and a small craft warning for all coasts of Ireland as Storm Eddie sweeps in over the island. A Status Yellow wind warning has been specified for five western counties -…
Status Yellow Wind Warning For 'Storm Dave' On Saturday Issued by Met Éireann
3rd April 2026 Weather
A Status Yellow wind warning for Ireland has been issued by Met Éireann, along with a high tide advisory notice for Atlantic and southern coastal counties. The wind warning for Storm Dave is valid from 14:00 hours to 23:00 hours…
A Trinity College Dublin (TCD) expert has said that planning must be put in place as a matter of urgency for extreme weather events on the Irish east coast. Professor Iris Möller, TCD coastal geomorphologist, was responding to the World Meteorological…
Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore has rallied to defend Met Éireann after Storm Chandra, describing as “disgraceful” the criticism of it by a Government minister. “After such dire consequences, I expected Minister for Housing James Browne to address the situation…
Gale Force Winds, Rain and Possible Coastal Flooding Due To Storm Bram on Tuesday
8th December 2025 Weather
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for the island and a Status Orange wind warning for eleven counties from early tomorrow as Storm Bram approaches. Very strong to gale force southerly winds are expected from 0600 hours…
Government approval of the Agriculture, Forestry and Seafood Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan 2025 places new emphasis on the growing risks facing Ireland’s marine and seafood sectors. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, said the…
The former Holyhead Marina — now described as a "landing stage" — bore the brunt of Storm Claudia’s ferocious winds on the North Wales coast on Friday. A bridge connecting to the pontoons was left noticeably askew after the blasts,…
Boaters Warned Over High Water Levels on Ireland’s Inland Navigations
15th November 2025 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels that water levels have risen as a result of Storm Claudia throughout all navigations. These conditions are expected to persist for several days as rainwater continues to enter the river system after Friday’s storm.Masters…
Water Safety Ireland has issued an urgent safety appeal to boat owners, marina users, and coastal communities, as heavy rain is forecast to cause significant flooding. The agency warns that rapidly rising water levels can turn harbours, rivers, canals and…
The marine heatwave of June 2023 in northern European seas was “unprecedented but not unexpected”, according to new research. A study by the University of Exeter, the British Met Office and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)…
"The weather here is all Fronts and no Backs". That curt note in the damp log of a southbound cruise along the west coast of Ireland was inscribed back in the days when we'd boats that weren't mile-eaters to windward.…
As Storm Amy continued to lash much of the island with high winds, heavy rain and coastal sea surges, a man has died in a weather-related incident in Letterkenny, Co Donegal, on Friday afternoon. The Garda Press Office said that…
Storm Amy: Met Eireann Issue 'Status Red' Marine Warning as Heavy Rain and Winds to Sweep Ireland
2nd October 2025 Weather
Storm Amy, the first storm of the 2025/26 season, is set to impact Ireland on Friday, 3rd October. Heavy rain is expected to begin on Thursday, 2nd October, particularly affecting the north-west, west, and south-west regions. The forecaster has issued…
