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Small Craft warning from Belfast Lough to Wicklow Head to Roche's Point
From 19/10/2026 07:00 until 19/10/2026 23:59
Northeasterly or cyclonic variable winds, veering southeasterly will reach force 6 at times.
Monday 19/10/2026
The sun’s stuck behind a cloud and won’t come out.
Clouds, high of 11°C, low of 3°C. 0 mm of rain, 0% chance. Wind up to 15 km/h.
Tuesday 20/10/2026
It’s not a day for the fresh air, it’s a day for the fresh pot of tea.
Rain, high of 11°C, low of 7°C. 10.6 mm of rain, 100% chance. Wind up to 29 km/h.
Yellow warning: the sky’s in a mood. Not a crisis, but the washing can stay in.
Yellow
From 19/10/2026 07:00 until 19/10/2026 23:59
Northeasterly or cyclonic variable winds, veering southeasterly will reach force 6 at times.
Weather warnings: Met Éireann. Shown as issued. met.ie/warnings Northern Ireland: Met Office, metoffice.gov.uk.
Dull as dishwater, but dry. Count it as a win.
In 3-hour steps.
The racecourse at Ballybrit, home of the Galway Races festival. It is in County Galway. Most of the day is spent outdoors, so a wet forecast means a coat and a wait for the bus; the verdicts below show how the match, race or gig is likely to go.
Galway Racecourse is in County Galway, at about 53.30°N, 8.97°W. The closest places we cover are Oranmore (4 km), Galway (6 km), Salthill (9 km).
Across Ireland, spring is cool and bright with showers, summer highs are typically in the high teens with long evenings, autumn is the wettest and windiest stretch as the Atlantic fronts return, and winter is mild for the latitude with frost on clear nights. Rain can arrive in any month.