Strong winds, heavy rains, high seas Monday night into Tuesday 20/21st Oct

redsteveireland · 20-10-2014 10:56pm

Freddie Mercurys Bolero wrote: »

Not on android ðŸ˜

Do most people on mobile use the touch site? I always scroll to the bottom and select full site on mobile then I can see the location. Anyway, nothing too exciting here in GALWAY at the moment.

Xenji · 20-10-2014 10:59pm

Very strong sustained gusts in Castlebar now.

Oscar Bravo · 20-10-2014 11:00pm

Agreed Xenji, getting strong now!

sunbabe08 · 20-10-2014 11:01pm

howling gales here in cork. nothing spectacular though...... yet

O.A.P · 20-10-2014 11:02pm

royalflush2003 wrote: »

What's tress?

She is a tall skinny woman with big ears.
Poor woman hates storms and dose her beat to get in before they hit.

donedl1 · 20-10-2014 11:09pm

Wind and rain picking up in north Donegal, feels like an interesting night ahead.

Oneiric 3 · 20-10-2014 11:11pm

After getting a few noisy gusts (tops 40 kt) seems to have calmed down again here now. 994. 8 hPa and still falling.

Freddie Mercurys Bolero · 20-10-2014 11:14pm

redsteveireland wrote: »

Do most people on mobile use the touch site? I always scroll to the bottom and select full site on mobile then I can see the location. Anyway, nothing too exciting here in GALWAY at the moment.

I use the app. *shrug*

Oscar Bravo · 20-10-2014 11:16pm

20 October 2014 22:55 update

tonight
Becoming extremely windy overnight, with heavy rain spreading eastwards, followed by clearer weather, with occasional squally showers. Strong and gusty south to southwest winds will veer northwesterly, increasing strong to gale force, with some severe gusts, especially in parts of the northwest and north. Minimum temperatures 6 to 8 Celsius.

Lumi · 20-10-2014 11:19pm

Max gust so far in Galway city 72 km/h
Barometer 995.97 hPa: Falling quickly -1.63 hPa/hr

Oscar Bravo · 20-10-2014 11:19pm

Strongest gust on the 2300 reports is 51kts at Mace Head

maquiladora · 20-10-2014 11:28pm

Looks like no surprises really so far, I still think the Donegal coast should see a period of stronger winds in the next couple of hours but it will be a fairly narrow and brief event if it happens. Elsewhere overall its looking fairly unremarkable.

hollster2 · 20-10-2014 11:30pm

it has been very quite here then all of a sudden very strong wind and terrential rain gusts are bad!

ollie1 · 20-10-2014 11:32pm

Just started raining here in South Dublin its on its way..

Oneiric 3 · 20-10-2014 11:33pm

Picked up again now, gusts still not exceeding 40 kt but seem to becoming more frequent. Very squally sounding outside (have back door open wide):D

cotton · 20-10-2014 11:34pm

Wind just starting to pick up in greystones now, windchimes are getting loud. No rain yet.

20-10-2014 11:37pm

Does anyone know what time the storm will pass over northern Scotland? Haven't seen my OH for a long time and he is flying home tomorrow.

Wind is getting stronger now in north Leitrim.

eskimocat · 20-10-2014 11:39pm

Little by little the wind and rain are increasing here in North Leitrim... lots of extra leaves down since morning time, take care out there folks. Once again, with my timing being impeccable as always

(i.e just missed the bit of flooding in Cork there a couple of weeks ago) I am travelling with the direction of the storm at stupid o'clock! (Gives thanks to the timing of the job for allowing me go "storm chasing" up the M50! lol)
Anemometer at the ready!! Charge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:):)

fleet_admiral · 20-10-2014 11:40pm

hollster2 wrote: »

it has been very quite here then all of a sudden very strong wind and terrential rain gusts are bad!

I just on the phone to the father in law in arklow and he said its calm

hollster2 · 20-10-2014 11:42pm

well where I am im in a valley the wind is strong n rain battering down!

fleet_admiral · 20-10-2014 11:45pm

Are you near the railway walk?

hollster2 · 20-10-2014 11:46pm

fleet_admiral wrote: »

Are you near the railway walk?

about 10 minutes from there

Daffodil.d · 20-10-2014 11:54pm

Are we due to get any thunder? I could have sworn I saw a flash a couple of mins ago.

Hooter23 · 20-10-2014 11:57pm

Gone quite here now Galway id say its over even before it begun ...

Video · 20-10-2014 11:59pm

winds noticeably picking up as the cold front is above us now, been a while since we've had gusts like this

Oscar Bravo · 21-10-2014 12:00am

very windy in Castlebar now, north westerly gusts setting in.

acassells80 · 21-10-2014 12:02am

Will it be bad in Leinster overnight?

M.T. Cranium · 21-10-2014 12:02am

There's an area of much lighter winds that has remained wedged between the strong southerlies and the oncoming strong west to northwest winds. Those are going to hit the coast soon. That lull appears to be about 75 km wide so at the rate the storm is moving, it lasts about an hour. Peak winds may be around 0100-0400h.