Manx Weather

Weather

Issued on Tuesday, 09 December 2025 at 4:30am by Ronaldsway Met Office

Detailed forecast

A very wet start with further outbreaks of rain, persistent and heavy at times, this leading to some standing water on the islands roads this morning. This will then ease later this morning before largely clearing to isolated showers early this afternoon and with sunny spells developing. Strong southerly winds will increase to reach gale or severe gale force by midday, peaking around early afternoon with gusts of about 60-65 mph likely and a risk of 70mph in some exposed spots, before slightly decreasing later in the day. Significant coastal overtopping will occur near the time of high tide (~2:25pm), please see warning for further details. Top temperature 14°C.

Outlook

Isolated showers and sunny intervals on Wednesday, with strong southwest winds and top temperatures of 12°C.

Dry with bright spells on Thursday, fresh to strong southwest winds easing moderate in the evening and with temperatures up to 12°C. Then with a band of rain or drizzle arriving overnight into Friday.

Sunrise

8:25am Today

Sunset

3:56pm Today

Weather forecast updated as of 9 December 2025 4:40am

Current shipping forecast

Valid for 24 Hours

Issued on Tuesday, 09 December 2025 at 4:15am by Ronaldsway Met Office

Warning

Gales/ severe gales soon developing, with a risk of STORM force winds early afternoon.

Synopsis

Complex area of low pressure from mid-Atlantic to the North Sea. Deepening low (Storm Bram) to the west of Ireland tracking north.

Wind

Southeast 5 to 7, soon increasing S or SSW 7 or gale 8 this morning, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 by midday, and the risk of touching STORM force 10 in mainly western waters early afternoon for a time. Decreasing southwest gale 8 this evening, then easing 6 or 7 tonight.

State of Sea

Moderate or rough, imminently building rough or very rough, occasionally high this afternoon, then falling moderate or rough later tonight.

Weather

Rain at first largely clearing to showers for the afternoon, then mainly fair later in the afternoon.

Visibility

Moderate or poor in rain at first becoming good soon.

Outlook for the following 24 hours

Wind

Southwest 6 or 7, veering west for Wednesday afternoon, decreasing west or southwest 5 or 6 by the evening, backing south or southwest overnight into Thursday.

State of Sea

Rough becoming moderate or rough later.

Weather

Isolated showers.

Visibility

Good.

Low water

Today 8:22am (1.2m)

High water

Today 2:27pm (6.7m)

Low water

Today 9:07pm (1.3m)

High water

Tomorrow 2:55am (6.1m)

(heights in metres above Chart Datum)

Shipping forecast updated as of 9 December 2025 4:16am

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