Manx Weather

Weather

Issued on Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 8:15pm by Ronaldsway Met Office

Detailed forecast

A few isolated showers at first tonight, with a breezy fresh to strong westerly wind. Minimum temperature tonight 12°C.

Cloud thickens tomorrow with rain arriving later in the morning, becoming persistent and quite heavy for a time before turning light and patchy by the evening. The fresh westerly wind will back southwest and strengthen again once the rain arrives, with temperatures up to 17°C.

Outlook

A mostly dry weekend with sunny intervals at times, and still breezy with a strong westerly wind, though easing on Sunday. Rain likely arriving later Sunday evening or overnight.

Sunrise

6:56am Tomorrow

Sunset

7:28pm Tomorrow

Weather forecast updated as of 17 September 2026 8:17pm

Current shipping forecast

Valid for 24 Hours

Issued on Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 4:25pm by Ronaldsway Met Office

Warning

There is a Strong Wind warning in operation, with occasional Gales.

Synopsis

Strong westerly airstream is established today, before a mid-Atlantic low tracks eastwards, driving associated frontal troughs across the Irish Sea during Friday.

Wind

West mainly force 5 or 6, but occasionally 7 in the far east of the area, before decreasing west or southwest 4 or 5 by dawn on Friday. Then backing and increasing south or southwest 6 or 7 later Friday morning and early afternoon, and occasionally touching gale 8 in places.

State of Sea

Mainly moderate, but occasionally rough in the east of the area this evening, then building more generally moderate or rough Friday afternoon.

Weather

Isolated showers, then rain spreading from the west later Friday morning.

Visibility

Mostly good, but occasionally moderate in any showers, then becoming moderate or poor in rain later.

Outlook for the following 24 hours

Wind

South or southwest force 6 or 7 occasionally gale 8, gradually decreasing southwest 6 Friday evening and west or southwest 5 or 6 overnight into Saturday. Then decreasing 4 or 5 Saturday afternoon.

State of Sea

Moderate or rough, becoming mainly moderate overnight into Saturday.

Weather

Occasional rain, clearing to the southeast of the area overnight into Saturday, becoming mainly fair.

Visibility

Moderate or poor in rain, becoming mostly good overnight into Saturday.

High water

Today 4:01pm (6.1m)

Low water

Today 10:24pm (2.2m)

High water

Tomorrow 4:14am (5.6m)

Low water

Tomorrow 10:36am (2.0m)

(heights in metres above Chart Datum)

Shipping forecast updated as of 17 September 2026 7:42pm

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