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Orange Wind Warning issued for Ireland - From Wicklow Head to Dungarvan to Valentia, on the Irish Sea South of Anglesey

Reported by Meteoalarm Ireland

An official orange gale warning covers an Irish Sea stretch from Wicklow Head past Dungarvan to Valentia, south of Anglesey. It is scheduled from 20:00 UTC on 22 October to 06:00 UTC on 23 October 2026.

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  • Affected location: Irish Sea from Wicklow Head to Dungarvan to Valentia, south of Anglesey
Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument acquired this image over Great Britain and Ireland on 7 February 2009. The island of Great Britain (on the east, or right), is largely covered by clouds but white patches of snow are also visible. Severe storms have been wreaking havoc on Britain since 2 February when the country was hit with the most widespread coverage of snow in nearly 20 years. The island of Ireland is visible in the lower left corner. This nearly cloud-free
Illustrative image: Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument acquired this image over Great Britain and Ireland on 7 February 2009. The island of Great Britain (on the east, or right), is largely covered by clouds but white patches of snow are also visible. Severe storms have been wreaking havoc on Britain since 2 February when the country was hit with the most widespread coverage of snow in nearly 20 years. The island of Ireland is visible in the lower left corner. This nearly cloud-free — Envisat satellite/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo
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The alert identifies a severe wind event in the specified Irish Sea area.

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Confidence
7/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Urgency
4/10

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