Heavy and thundery rain on Saturday countrywide

darkman2

A band of very heavy and persistent rain with embedded thunderstorms will cross the country during the day reaching all parts by late afternoon. Some flooding is likely with amounts of 30mm and more widely. Parts of the West that have already had land slides and flooding like Co Mayo and Donegal, along with Munster and South Leinster will have the heaviest rain. Winds really picking up aswell turning Southeasterly overnight. A horrible afternoon and evening on the East and South coasts. Very wet and windy.

Temperatures still reaching the high teens though.

pfk-0p

thanks for that darkman, you were quite right last week with your warnings, do you think we'll see thunderstorms to the extent of last week and the effects to the same extent?
meanwhile over at met eireann, they have only issued a gale warning, nothing about rain or thunderstorms, they seem to be asleep and only wake up to issue vague weather forecasts, you should really be over there doing the forecasts

darkman2

lol!

Individually it is unlikely any thunderstorms would be as bad as last week. We have lost that warm and humid airmass. However heavy rain should be expected in all areas tomorrow evening. It may be the case that the storms that do occur die out before reaching the midlands and east early tomorrow night but you can never be certain. Disruption is certain tomorrow evening though.

The storms most likely to occur later in the day and may be embedded so it will be hard to tell if there is one on the way or not. Just watch for those reds, or preferably whites, on radar.;)

Hate to be at Oxegen tomorrow! :P

Redsunset

just checked the meteoalarm.



valid from 11.07.2009 09:00 CET Until 11.07.2009 22:00 CETWind

Awareness Level: Yellow

maximum-gust-speed 40-50 km/h





valid from 11.07.2009 09:00 CET Until 11.07.2009 22:00 CETRain

Awareness Level: Yellow

rainfall 15-35 mm
"Heavy rain during Saturday, with a risk of localised flooding."

darkman2

Not yet on radar but ominous on satellite.

http://www.sat24.com/

maquiladora

Dunno how much thunder we'll see but there's going to be a lot of rain, thats for sure. The GFS at 6pm Sat looks horrible.

Do they have lifeboats at Oxegen?

rc28

Lol, I buy a day ticket to oxegen and I just knew something like this would happen. Wish me luck!

holly1

Good Luck,keep an eye out for mt nephew,its his first time there and his mother is up the walls,she is afraid he will be killed by lightining!!!

Redsunset

wow look at that radar.thats some ball of water that gonna get heavier

Redsunset

3 hour rainfall mm has nearly every colour code on it:D

maquiladora

People in areas that are prone to flooding really should take note of this. Basically looks like that for many parts of the country it's going to rain from about midday to night, with several hours of that being heavy rain. Among that heavy rain will be pockets of torrential downpours.

Redsunset

maquiladora wrote: »

People in areas that are prone to flooding really should take note of this. Basically looks like that for many parts of the country it's going to rain from about midday to night, with several hours of that being heavy rain. Among that heavy rain will be pockets of torrential downpours.

yes i agree thats a good warning.

get out or have plenty of sandbags if your near those rivers that have burst their banks before.it really could get that bad.

Redsunset

There is also a 2 metre swell to develope through the course of the evening entering all along southern coastal counties.combine that after the heavy rain and we really could see serious flooding

Hal1

There she blows! latest radar image and 3 hour rain forecast.

darkman2

Rain is as intense as forecast on radar with occasional torrential downpours in the Southwest. Overall timing looks the same as forecast and the rain looks very persistent. Should reach all areas by 6 this evening - generally between 3 and 5 for the East. Still looks like it will pep up along the South coast through the afternoon. A good few hours of persistent heavy rain - expect a few swollen rivers tonight.

Latest 3 hour forecast is rare for this time of year!

nilhg

I'm off to see Springsteen this evening, standing outdoor tickets, looks as if the river will be flowing down my back.........

mike65

Ah an Irish Summer! Tipping down anyone here at Oxegen?

Supercell

Imminent here, SE wind gives biggest totals here so wouldnt be surprised to see 40mm + by midnight despite the late start.

darkman2

You will at least get close to 40mm I reckon.

Oxegen soaking should be beginning right about now:pac:

Should reach Dub in the next hour or so. Wind picking up here.

Radar linkys

http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

kerry1960

3pm rainfall totals for here now 13.7 mm , despite an earlier dry slot ,
also just heard distant thunder .

snubbleste

darkman2 wrote: »

..Radar linkys
http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp

Very strange ring of rain detached from the main front circling the dublin area @ 1445 and 1500, what causes this?

darkman2

Activity sparking on radar across the midlands now - showing very heavy periods of rain in the last half hour, bordering on torrential. Also in the Southwest - when you see red and white (torrential downpour) it's more then likely some thunder and lightning is around aswell.

darkman2

snubbleste wrote: »

Very strange ring of rain detached from the main front circling the dublin area @ 1445 and 1500, what causes this?

It's just a distortion. It's called "anaprop". It happens regularly especially near mountains.

kerry1960

Very much heavier rain arriving here now , SKY signal lost , a sure sign
of a downpour .

Supercell

Light rain here last 30 mins or so, now it begins!

Tipping it down here since about 3pm-Quite heavy.
Won't be recording much of course because I've still to repair the leaning tower of piza [my rain guage is at an angle ]

kerry1960

kerry1960 wrote: »

3pm rainfall totals for here now 13.7 mm , despite an earlier dry slot ,
also just heard distant thunder .

Valentia has reported thunder at 3pm

glossy

Nothing happing yet here in Dublin 15 area, only a couple of rain drops about 10 mins ago
"Quiet before the strom " as the saying goes ...

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Tipping it down here since about 3pm-Quite heavy.
Won't be recording much of course because I've still to repair the leaning tower of piza [my rain guage is at an angle ]

Whats your location?

Just started a light drizzle here in West Dublin in the past 15 minutes
Its 15.50 now, a little windier.
Any ideas when this will clear from the Dublin area?

chris2007

just started here light rain

Conor108

Just started light rain

Planet X

'The Eagle Has Landed", Stillorgan.

glossy

raining here now in Dublin 15...
Bring it on!

kerry1960

Sudden clearance just arriving here , from monsoon , to dry/blue sky patches , in minutes .
That last 45 mins done wonders for my rainfall totals ,
9am to 4 pm , 18.9mm

DOCARCH

Rain just started here in the last 30 minutes. Was out until now and I had thought the rain must have fragmented - on my return, looked at radar - pretty impressive!

pfk-0p

rain getting steadily heavier here

filo87

Lashing rain non-stop since early morning in Cork.

darkman2

Persistent and fairly heavy rain at times now in North County Dublin - started 45 mins ago. Rain rate slowly but gradually increasing.

Wella

Terrible conditions on S Kilkenny. Driving heavy rain, and gusty strong wind. Been like this for about 4 hours now. Wind seems to be getting stronger as the day goes on.

mike65

Tis pretty damned bad but I'm dry and warm.

darkman2

Looks like there is a severe embedded thunderstorm heading for Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow. Very severe downpour on radar atm leaving Co Cork.


See here

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

If you end up under this (the red and white area) you could have problems pretty quickly I think!

As for the weather here - it's just awful muck really with driving rain, heavy at times, and windy.

glossy

nothing much happening here just normal moderate rain fall

Tellox

intense weather in Waterford - walked 2mins to the chipper and back, wound up having to towel dry off and get a change of clothes.. wonder how all those lucky people at oxegen are doing..

Tinwhistle*

Tellox wrote: »

intense weather in Waterford - walked 2mins to the chipper and back, wound up having to towel dry off and get a change of clothes.. wonder how all those lucky people at oxegen are doing..

I'd say they're making good use of their fancy wellies!

L.O.F.T

Tellox wrote: »

wonder how all those lucky people at oxegen are doing..

Weather novice here. Im ten minutes from Oxegen venue. Wind speed picked up from light 5mph breeze to strong gusts around 1pm today. Rain started to fall at about 3pm. Right now at 8pm its very windy and seems to be getting stronger but the rain fall is not heavy and has stopped for long periods. Its Also very warm.

Cicero

Naas Area- rain subsiding a lot but there's more in them there clouds me thinks- still warm but good breeze - best of luck to all at Oxygen and Bruce tonight-

kerry1960

The main feature here atm is the wind
ave in the high 20s mph , max gust so far 49 mph.

Shzm

just a normal bog standard rainy irish day here in d15.. ho hum.

L.O.F.T

L.O.F.T wrote: »

Weather novice here. Im ten minutes from Oxegen venue. Wind speed picked up from light 5mph breeze to strong gusts around 1pm today. Rain started to fall at about 3pm. Right now at 8pm its very windy and seems to be getting stronger but the rain fall is not heavy and has stopped for long periods. Its Also very warm.

In the last forty minutes its changed massively, its now howling a gale and lashing rain!! Not a night to be at an outdoor gig!

Cicero

L.O.F.T wrote: »

In the last forty minutes its changed massively, its now howling a gale and lashing rain!! Not a night to be at an outdoor gig!

yea..as predicted, rain back with a (Samuel L Jackson) vengeance

Much wetter in the last hour.
Rain rate now 19.1mm/hr in a driving SE wind.
Totally fowl.

Rain total since 3 pm is 19.9mm and rising[yes I did a fix on the rain guage so it should be recording properly]