Manx Weather

Weather

Issued on Wednesday, 22 January 2025 at 4:30pm by Ronaldsway Met Office

Detailed forecast

Patchy cloud and mainly dry this evening and overnight. Light winds settling to a moderate to fresh south-southwesterly and a minimum temperature of 3°C.

A spell of rain arriving tomorrow morning, this clearing to isolated showers and sunny spells early in the afternoon. The fresh to strong southwest wind will increase strong to gale force from the west as the rain clears, maximum temperature of 8°C.

Outlook

Rain then arriving overnight into Friday that may be heavy at times as the southeast winds increase strong to gale force. Gusts up to 70mph by the end of the night.

Very early on Friday morning the winds veer south-southwest and increase further with gusts up to 80mph possible quite widely as the rain clears to isolated showers. Damage and disruption to travel expected. Winds then veering westerly in the afternoon and decreasing but still remaining severe gale force for a time.

Sunrise

8:20am Tomorrow

Sunset

4:41pm Tomorrow

Weather forecast updated as of 22 January 2025 4:27pm

Current shipping forecast

Valid for 24 Hours

Issued on Wednesday, 22 January 2025 at 4:30pm by Ronaldsway Met Office

Warning

Strong to gale force winds.

Synopsis

Slack pressure pattern over the area with a shallow low to the north of Northern Ireland. Low pressure developing over the Atlantic.

Wind

West or southwest 2 or 4 but remaining variable 3 or less in the east of the area to start, backing south or southwest 4 or 5 overnight, increasing 5 to 7 tomorrow morning, veering west 6 or 7 and occasionally gale 8 in places.

State of Sea

Smooth or slight, building mainly moderate tomorrow morning, then moderate or rough later.

Weather

Occasional showers, mainly in the east, then rain tomorrow morning, clearing later.

Visibility

Good, falling moderate in rain or showers.

Outlook for the following 24 hours

Wind

West or southwest 6 or 7, backing south or southwest 4 to 6 in the evening, backing southeast gale 8 or severe gale 9 overnight into Friday, veering south-southwest severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 Friday morning, veering west or southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.

State of Sea

Moderate or rough, soon building very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.

Weather

Fair to start, then rain soon arriving, heavy at times, clearing to showers later.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

High water

Today 4:53pm (5.5m)

Low water

Today 11:31pm (2.2m)

High water

Tomorrow 5:50am (5.5m)

Low water

Tomorrow 12:14pm (2.8m)

(heights in metres above Chart Datum)

Shipping forecast updated as of 22 January 2025 4:28pm

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