The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for gales.

The conditions are affecting the Steam Packet’s sailings.

To avoid the worst weather, the Manannan will leave Douglas an hour earlier than originally scheduled.

It will sail at 9am.

The return from Heysham will leave at 2.16pm.

The weather forecast:

Sunny intervals today but also an odd blustery shower, fresh to strong northwest winds will increase to gale force in the evening. Top temperature of 14 Celsius.

Turning wet for a time overnight with gale force west or northwest winds with gusts to 50 miles per hour.

Sunrise: 4:49am Today Sunset: 9:46pm Today

Outlook

The rain will quickly move away tomorrow morning, then a mostly dry day with just the risk of a shower, the northwest wind slowly easing. Temperatures around 14 Celsius.

Dry with sunny spells on Sunday, and Monday.