Storm Chandra: expect disruption

Tuesday, 27 January 2026 06:45

A number of roads have been closed this morning due to fallen trees.

*ARTICLE UPDATED 11AM*

A yellow warning for severe gales and rain remains in place until midday today (27 January).

Forecasters at Ronaldsway Met Office say it's due to Storm Chandra.

Stuart Davison says the Island will continue to see gusts of between 60-65 miles an hour for the next few hours:

ROADS

A number of roads are closed this morning due to fallen trees.

They include:

A tree has fallen onto cars on Mona Drive

BUSES

A number of bus services have been diverted:

Service 5/6 is diverted from Sulby Bridge via St Jude’s to Ramsey

Service 5C is unable to serve Ballig Bridge to Glen Helen at this time. All services will be diverted via the coast road.

Service X3 due to the closure on the mountain, all services are diverted via Laxey to Douglas.

Service 4 Patrick Road is closed, all services diverted via St Johns and Peel

In addition, this morning's planned Bus Vannin accessibility session has been postponed and moved to this afternoon between 2pm - 3pm.

TRAVEL

All Steam Packet sailings scheduled for today have been cancelled.

Meanwhile, at the airport, the majority of today's flights have now also been cancelled.

Manx Radio has a pinned post on our Facebook page with the latest disruptions.

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