Wednesday Storm (15/08):MOD WARNING #626 High Winds + Heavy Rain/Flooding Likely

up for anything

Breezy but dry and a bit chilly here at the moment in Kilkenny city. If there was rain last night I didn't hear it.

Clamball

Wet and windy in Cork this morning, like a bad winter's day. Travelling on the M8 to Fermoy very poor visibility around Watergrasshill, as usual, windscreen wipers having trouble keeping up with the burst of rain. Nothing extreme noted so far.

cotton

Rained a bit last night but now calm & bright in Greystones. Looking forward to an interesting day ahead!

Baby75

Changing rapidily here in Carlow, sky is very dark wind has picked up, expect rain on the way!!!

http://www.carlowweather.com/

xzanti

Light clouds but visible blue sky underneath.. Little bit breezy but no sign of a storm here in Kildare.

Speak Now

A few heavy bursts of rain on and off this morning in Waterford. Not too windy as yet.

up for anything

I'll think I'll go to the beach in Tramore today. Looking good there.

mickger844posts

Heavy rain started here in Waterford City. Total so far since midnight 10.8mm. Max gust still 55km/h

Takemehome

All is calm on the side of the Dublin hills (Stepaside) at the moment. Any idea of what electrical activity might be like if any in this event?

Elmer Blooker

guppy wrote: »

Tree tops blowing near Finglas, Dublin, no more than usual though. Sky actually looks like it could be a good day!

I was surprised myself this morning it was such a pleasant day but look what's coming!
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/

Cú Giobach

Things brightening up here now (Clonakilty'ish coastal area), time to go for a walk and actually feel the wind.

weisses

Heavy rain here ... Bit breezy

JeanLucPicard

weisses wrote: »

Heavy rain here ... Bit breezy

Very heavy rain here. South Wexford. Been bucketing down for ten mins now.

fred funk }{

Wind picking up in Arklow and the sky has darkened. No rain yet.

leahyl

Cú Giobach wrote: »

Things brightening up here now (Clonakilty'ish coastal area), time to go for a walk and actually feel the wind.

Brightening up?!

Just got into work here - drove through the city and aquaplaning all the way:pac: Ok maybe not all the way but there is a LOT of surface water already and there was an almighty gust of wind when I was stopped in traffic as well. And the worst is yet to come......:D

Mr Benevolent

I get the impression this is going to miss Dublin. Happy days if it does.

edgy

Really heavy rain and wind in Waterford city

ninebeanrows

Don't expect highest winds till his afternoon and evening.

3pm - midnight

Expect gusts on south coast to hit 70mph, gusts in Dublin coast to hit 55-60mph

dave1982

You can always depend on Cork to get the rain, snow on the otherhand...:D

Bring back the snow threads

redsteveireland

Takemehome wrote: »

All is calm on the side of the Dublin hills (Stepaside) at the moment. Any idea of what electrical activity might be like if any in this event?

There is plenty of energy in it and it has started to show some strikes in the south.
http://brunnur.vedur.is/athuganir/eldingar/i_dag_na.html?

fricatus

In Kilkenny city - street lights just came back on! Rain starting and wind picking up. I started my morning in Waterford, but those who woke up here said it was a lovely morning!

Bicycle

Raining heavily here in Limerick City. A bit of a rattle starting in the chimney occasionally but its more a rain event at the moment, rather than a wind event.

Still VERY warm though.

Hopefully we'll have some thunder and lightening. My daughter and myself are big T&L fans and we didn't get any storms on the continent this year!!

allenview

Lovely morning here in Kildare at the moment ,wind picking up slightly .

pad199207

Rain starting here in Naas now, wind gusting 42 KMH

fred funk }{

Wind howling now and trees are swaying outside.

nbar12

so much for getting the waterproofs ready last night, it was a lovely morning and still is!

damoz

nbar12 wrote: »

so much for getting the waterproofs ready last night, it was a lovely morning and still is!

for now... http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

mickger844posts

15.4mm in the last hour here. Winds gusting to near 50km/h so not as strong as expected yet.

In kinsale and woke up to your regular wintry and blustery storm...no biggie so far. But suddenly everything has gone quiet...small blow of wind and no rain. Eerie!! Heading to beach at lunch to watch the rollers. It will be deadly in cork city at high tide around mid afternoon if it keeps raining.

leahyl

From the radar it looks like the rain is going to clear early from the south? Or is there another band on its way behind that?!:D