Fresh weather warning issued for coastal overtopping amid strong winds

The Met Office at Ronaldsway has issued a weather warning for coastal overtopping to run between 2pm and 6pm this afternoon.

The warning, which is classified as yellow, reads: ‘Gale to severe gale force north-westerly winds will create large waves and lead to overtopping of sea water and debris onto exposed coastal roads and promenades for a couple of hours around the time of high tide this afternoon (around 4.10pm).

‘The areas most at risk are Peel Promenade and to a lesser extent Ramsey Promenade.’

This will run concurrently with another yellow warning for gales and severe gales, which was issued on Friday and runs through to 11pm this evening.

The strong winds have disrupted travel plans with Steam Packet sailings to Liverpool cancelled and those to Belfast delayed.

The Curraghs Wildlife Park will remain closed today (Sunday), while the Eastern and Southern Amenity sites are currently shut because of the conditions.