All Things Met Eireann Related Go in Here (MOD NOTE #1)

magicbastarder

The forecast has a currently 15% chance of rainfall in Dublin, and it's not raining so the forecast is accurate in that sense.

I've said before that there could be a better way for them to highlight this. If someone glances at the app they see 'rainfall forecast' but don't realise it's actually 'chance of rainfall forecast'.

Comhrá

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124068696#Comment_124068696

Definitely. Last night and today was a major miss so far.

Rikand

I'm never critical of met eireann but this weekends prediction was a major miss. I cancelled plans for today based off the 100% chance of rain for the whole day in the Midlands. Even for my location all morning it has been 80-90% and not a drop. Absolutely raging.

axe2grind

I have always known how deeply flawed the county based warning system is. Got first hand experience of it today as an event I was involved with in NE Cork was cancelled today because of the orange rain warning. We don't have insurance cover when there is an orange warning. The rainfall that triggered the orange warning was in West Cork and they did get 50mm+. Meanwhile it scarcely rained in NE Cork. About 5mm during the day. It's madness. 😡

magicbastarder

you know the forecast isn't a guarantee?

Mav11

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123929472#Comment_123929472

I see that they have changed the format back to an all Island basis as opposed to the provinces basis. IMO far better, more meaningful and less rushed.

I wonder are they reading the feedback here? 😎

squonk

I liked the provincial forecasts. I came to like them really. I want a fan at first but now I find the general sweep across the country to be a bit quick and harder to pick up details. For those with visual disabilities I think the countrywide sweep is a step backwards.

joujoujou

^^ I second that, it's downgrade.

But even though provincial forecasts were presented too quickly, thank God I've an old receiver which is able to pause broadcast for a while, then play it at 1/16 speed.

Mav11

I suppose the old saying that "you can't keep all of the people happy all of the time" applies in this instance!!!!

zell12

Gaeilge media (RnaG, Tuairisc,..) refer to the Met agency as 'Oifig na hAimsire' almost exclusively. Why do they get away with that? Is it because 'Met' is not a gaeilge word?

18 Apr 2025 .. De réir oifig na haimsire, tá seans 95% ann go gcuirfidh sé báisteach i gceantar an Mháma ag 15:00, beidh 27 ciliméadar san uair faoin ..

And a foreign agency, they label same:

2 Oct 2025 ... Bhí imní ar lucht Oifig na hAimsire sa Bhreatain go mbeadh an t-ainm Gaeilge 'Fiadh' róchosúil leis an bhfocal Béarla 'fear' le húsáid mar ..

HeidiHeidi

At the risk of dragging this thread down an Irish language rabbit hole, on foot of your post I google translated "meteorological" and found that it's "metéareolíochta" - I never knew that Met Éireann was actually a pun/play on the actual word for meteorology!

"Oific na hAimsire" isn't actually a bad substitute IMO, and far more recognisable to the average school-Irish speaker (me, for example, and I was very good at it back then!).

And an awful lot better than the makey-uppey words with a few fadas thrown in to make it look Irish when there's no direct translation, which drives me NUTS! (can't think of an example off the top of my head, but there's loads of them)

zell12

It is only called Met Eireann since 1996, prior to that various names since splitting from UK Met in 1936. But it was always called Oifig na hAimsire throughout - Met Eireann is language neutral though but you never hear it in spoken gaeilge

zell12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124059008#Comment_124059008

While RTÉ weather presenters usually come from Met Éireann and most of those who deal with the weather are meteorologists, TG4 has a different system.

“For the weather, we work with New Zealand firm Metra-weather, with offices in England. Every day they send us the weather script. “We read it and go through it and then we translate it into Irish, you put your own natural Irish on it and then we have a meeting with them and if there are any additional questions or anything that we want to focus on in particular, especially when there are storms, that is discussed further.”

Once the script is agreed, it is then up to the presenter to learn it by heart almost before they go on. It is the presenter who sets the camera in motion and edits the weather segment that goes out just before the news at 7pm. “Our biggest enemy is the clock because even though the segment is not live, it has to be in the system on time." https://www.thejournal.ie/tg4-advertises-for-new-members-of-weather-presenter-team-2-6921420-Jan2026/

Maybe they should just read this forum 💡

Storm 10

ME weather for the Strabane Canal tonight wtf

ClimateObserver

New rainfall radar

Met Éireann granted planning permission for new Co Kilkenny rainfall radar https://jrnl.ie/6930777

.Donegal.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124159271#Comment_124159271

5 new radars altogether. Will be good when they’re all up and running

https://www.met.ie/wren-project

ClimateObserver

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124159276#Comment_124159276

Article updated since posting - @.Donegal. getting one too!

spookwoman

They could do with one in the South East, the blackstairs, slievenamon and comeraghs are still blocking Brown Mountain in Kilkenny. All these mountains create their own climates

ClimateObserver

I added the new/planned stations in red dots. Wanted to add coverage but don't have a photoshop package to do it.

spookwoman

Terrain south of The Brown Mountain

ClimateObserver

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124162763#Comment_124162763

what are all the hearts and stars?

spookwoman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124166416#Comment_124166416

That's my area's to visit etc. eg dolmens, beaches, photographic area's. Handy when using google maps on car nav system.

ClimateObserver

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124168977#Comment_124168977

WOW - you've a fair few marked, well done!

sryanbruen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124162763#Comment_124162763

Jeez, I need to step up my game. Thought I had a fair few 😅

(Sorry off topic)

zell12

Minister threatens Met 😯

Asked if he thinks warnings could have and should have been given, Minister Browne said:

"I don't know whether there was a possibility of an earlier warning in this particular situation, and I'll let Met Éireann defend themselves in that respect, if they can. But what I will say is, in general, I think Met Éireann do have to step up their communication. I'm really frustrated that some state agencies seem to think that it's their duty to somehow withhold information."
The minister vowed to "bring in" the national forecaster to urge it not to keep information "guarded", and to "do a much better job of communications". "We will be bringing Met Éireann in and saying there needs to be an understanding here that information is not to be guarded. Information is to be put out there, and we need to do a much better job of communications."

https://www.southeastradio.ie/minister-james-brownes-says-met-eireann-needs-to-start-using-judgement-calls-when-it-comes-to-weather-warnings/

DOCARCH

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124187162#Comment_124187162

Minister (TD) looking for votes!!!

odyssey06

Pointedly the latest warning for Dublin mentions:

Further heavy rain and showers falling on saturated ground, combined with high river levels, may cause the following:• Localised flooding• River flooding• Difficult travel conditions

crusd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124187162#Comment_124187162

Minister deflects reponsibiliity shocker.

Met Eireann can tell you where the rain will fall not its impact in the local are. Flood preperation is very much the responsibility of local governmet. Now who is the minister responsible for local governmnet?

James Browne (Fianna Fáil politician) - Wikipedia

prosaic

A 48 hr forecast map of saturation, flood risk would do nicely. With layers for different % probability: 10, 25, 50, 75, 90% layers. A bit like Australian met maps but better UI design. Not just in advance of storm but permanently there.

Supercell

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124187162#Comment_124187162

Because Met Eireann can prevent flooding by issuing colour coded warnings to the weather gods and thus abdicate ministers of their responsibilities for flood prevention.

Taking a leaf out of ruski Orban's paradise land..

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62640051