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Weather

Issued on Saturday, 13 December 2025 at 8:45am by Ronaldsway Met Office

Detailed forecast

A dry and bright morning, then turning cloudy this afternoon with patchy outbreaks of rain or drizzle developing later this afternoon or evening. The moderate to fresh southwest wind will gradually become strong with highs of 11 or 12°C.

Outbreaks of rain or drizzle will then continue overnight, as the south to southwest wind increases strong to gale force and minimum temperature around 9°C.

Outlook

Tomorrow will be wet and windy with rain and drizzle affecting the island through much of the day and turning heavy at times, before clearing overnight, accompanied by a strong to gale force south to southwest wind, giving gusts of 50-55 mph. Top temperature around 13°C.

Mostly dry but fairly cloudy on Monday, with the chance of some brightness breaking through later in the day. A light to moderate west to south-westerly wind with maximum temperature around 10°C.

Sunrise

8:29am Today

Sunset

3:55pm Today

Weather forecast updated as of 13 December 2025 8:45am

Current shipping forecast

Valid for 24 Hours
Issued on Saturday, 13 December 2025 at 4:10am by Ronaldsway Met Office

Warning

There is a Gale warning in operation.

Synopsis

Low pressure lies over Iceland tracking northeast and filling, as a new complex mid-Atlantic low tracks eastwards, driving associated frontal troughs into the Irish Sea later today & tonight.

Wind

Southwest force 4 or 5, backing and increasing south or southwest 5 or 6 by dawn this morning. Then increasing 6 or 7 later this morning & early this afternoon and occasionally gale 8 this evening, before increasing more generally 7 or gale 8 tonight.

State of Sea

Slight or moderate building moderate early this morning, mainly rough this afternoon and occasionally very rough tonight, although remaining moderate to rough in the southeast of the area.

Weather

Fair, then occasional rain and drizzle spreading from the northwest later this afternoon & this evening.

Visibility

Good, becoming moderate or poor in rain and drizzle later.

Outlook for the following 24 hours

Wind

South or southwest force 7 or gale 8, perhaps occasionally touching severe gale 9 in places during Sunday. Then veering and decreasing west or southwest 3 or 4 overnight into Monday.

State of Sea

Building rough or very rough in all waters, then falling mainly moderate overnight into Monday.

Weather

Occasional rain and drizzle, turning heavy and persistent at times during Sunday, before clearing to the southeast overnight into Monday becoming mainly fair.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally poor in rain and drizzle, becoming mostly good later.

High water
Today 6:12am (5.2m)
Low water
Today 12:07pm (2.6m)
High water
Today 6:18pm (5.9m)
Low water
Tomorrow 1:13am (1.8m)

(heights in metres above Chart Datum)

Shipping forecast updated as of 13 December 2025 4:10am

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