Atlantic Storm Watch: Turning Unsettled with Gales

DOCARCH · 30-01-2013 3:35pm

Looks like the next system is approaching fast with associated cloud just off the Kerry coast now. http://www.sat24.com/

Deank · 30-01-2013 3:38pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

Looks like the next system is approaching fast with associated cloud just off the Kerry coast now. http://www.sat24.com/

Looks ominous, when do you think it will make land fall?

DOCARCH · 30-01-2013 4:04pm

Deank wrote: »

Looks ominous, when do you think it will make land fall?

........NOW!

Cloud should have made landfall now. As for winds, expect a brief lull before the next batch of wind (tonight/in the early morning).

dermiek · 30-01-2013 6:04pm

srumball wrote: »

anyone have any predictions for the weekend??

Yes.

Manchester United to go 7 points clear.

miseagustusa · 30-01-2013 6:07pm

dermiek wrote: »

Yes.

Manchester United to go 7 points clear.

That can happen tonight

Deank · 30-01-2013 6:10pm

miseagustusa wrote: »

That can happen tonight

hopefully it'll be 10 points by the time the weekends out, now back on topic

mp22 · 30-01-2013 6:10pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

........NOW! Cloud should have made landfall now. As for winds, expect a brief lull before the next batch of wind (tonight/in the early morning).

Yep heavy cloud in west cork,wind very light atm.

Oscar Bravo · 30-01-2013 6:12pm

Met Eireann 1622 update:Mainly dry for a time this evening with the wind easing. A band of heavy rain will spread from the Atlantic later this evening and early tonight followed by showers. It will become very windy again with strong to gale force Southerly winds veering Westerly and gusting to around 120 km/hr in exposed places. Lowest temperatures will range 3 to 5 degrees Celsius.

Tomorrow morning will be very windy with widespread gales and some severe gusts. The wind will moderate a little in Southern parts during the afternoon but Westerly gales will continue over Ulster, North Connacht and North Leinster until nightfall with gusts to around 110 km/hr. Weatherwise tomorrow there will be sunshine and showers, the showers will be prolonged at times over North Ulster but in the South of the country they will be well-scattered with a lot of dry weather. Top temperatures will range 8 to 10 degrees

snaps · 30-01-2013 6:14pm

So much of the same then. When the sun was shining and you were out of the wind there is some strength in the sun now.
Turned cold here in last hour, 9c down to 4.6c

M.T. Cranium · 30-01-2013 6:16pm

Winds are likely to increase across the west between 7 p.m. and midnight reaching a peak with a sharp windshift from southerly to westerly winds, possible gusts to about 110 km/hr especially if a squall line feature develops. This will race across the country overnight and clear Dublin by 0300h. Unlike previous features this one looks strongest for the south although it will be just about equally strong when it hits Donegal around 0100-0200h.

For the east coast, nothing much will happen before midnight or so, but there should be a crowd of radar-watchers settling in for the night shift around here.

Seeing how active the weather was last night, it would not surprise if this windshift came with some thunder and hail as well.

Oscar Bravo · 30-01-2013 6:20pm

Sure is Snaps,it wasnt a bad few hours there in the afternoon,cloud has increased once again from the SW in the past hour.Still clear up towards Sligo.

Weathering · 30-01-2013 6:23pm

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Winds are likely to increase across the west between 7 p.m. and midnight reaching a peak with a sharp windshift from southerly to westerly winds, possible gusts to about 110 km/hr especially if a squall line feature develops. This will race across the country overnight and clear Dublin by 0300h. Unlike previous features this one looks strongest for the south although it will be just about equally strong when it hits Donegal around 0100-0200h.

For the east coast, nothing much will happen before midnight or so, but there should be a crowd of radar-watchers settling in for the night shift around here.

Seeing how active the weather was last night, it would not surprise if this windshift came with some thunder and hail as well.

The met office have issued a warning for NI tomorrow for winds of up to 70mph. They don't often give wind warnings and they expect the worst of it from 5am onwards

Oscar Bravo · 30-01-2013 8:13pm

Met Eireann wind warning issued at 1700 for tonight and most of tomorrow with gusts up to 120kph.

maquiladora · 30-01-2013 8:20pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Met Eireann wind warning issued at 1700 for tonight and most of tomorrow with gusts up to 120kph.

Issued at 30 January 2013 - 17:11

Wind Warning

Widespread gales tonight and in many areas tomorrow with damaging gusts of around 100-120 km/h.

Valid 21:00 30th-Jan-2013 to 21:00 31st-Jan-2013

Looks like strongest winds will be in the west around midnight.

Conmaicne Mara · 30-01-2013 8:31pm

Apparently some of the local beach got washed away. The banks just above the beach were allowed to get too high and the sea undercut them, not good!

redsteveireland · 30-01-2013 8:32pm

maquiladora wrote: »

Looks like strongest winds will be in the west around midnight.

Just around the same time I will be driving out the M6, great!:)

Harps · 30-01-2013 8:40pm

Its been a very strange day, storm force winds, thunder and lightning and torrential hail squalls in the morning, sunny, calm and mild in the afternoon and now back to storm force winds with heavy rain. Pretty much the definition of four seasons in one day!

irish1967 · 30-01-2013 9:09pm

redsteveireland wrote: »

Just around the same time I will be driving out the M6, great!:)

Sure hope its the motorway and not the buoy ! ðŸ˜„

redsteveireland · 30-01-2013 9:15pm

irish1967 wrote: »

Sure hope its the motorway and not the buoy ! ðŸ˜„

Don't even get your coat, just leave.

kkel · 30-01-2013 9:16pm

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Apparently some of the local beach got washed away. The banks just above the beach were allowed to get too high and the sea undercut them, not good!

The beach, where?

Cantona's Collars · 30-01-2013 9:59pm

kkel wrote: »

The beach, where?

Tullamore...............sorry,couldn't resist:)

Iancar29 · 30-01-2013 10:41pm

Some amazing motion on Sat24 http://www.sat24.com/

Click X4 times speed to see it better

... some lightning too as per mentioned over in the CW thread

maquiladora · 30-01-2013 10:53pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

Some amazing motion on Sat24 http://www.sat24.com/

Click X4 times speed to see it better ... some lightning too as per mentioned over in the CW thread

3 strikes off the southwest coast in the last 10 minutes.

I'd say we could see conditions favorable for some lightning in the west by 11pm then crossing the country to reach the east by about 3am.

Iancar29 · 30-01-2013 11:08pm

maquiladora wrote: »

3 strikes off the southwest coast in the last 10 minutes.

I'd say we could see conditions favorable for some lightning in the west by 11pm then crossing the country to reach the east by about 3am.

COFFEE!!!! .... wait , i don't like coffee... TEA!!!!! :pac:

All the conditions area faourable for some activity making its way east yep , i just want to see one big strong storm head WEST to EAST , lightning ALL the way to dublin !

Oscar Bravo · 30-01-2013 11:27pm

A Met Eireann 2136 update-Rain in the west will spread across the country early tonight, followed by a clearance to showers later. It will become very windy again with some severe gusts in exposed parts. Southwest winds will be strong to gale force with gusts up to 110 km/hr near west and north coasts. Lowest temperatures will range 3 to 5 degrees Celsius.