Heavy Rain - Sunday 23rd August

Oscar Bravo

Probably doesn't deserve a level 1 warning , a mod can edit as forecasts become more certain but as it stands Sunday is looking rather wet with a band of rain moving in from the east and pivoting around a low pressure system with rain for a good part of the day in a line roughly from the south east to the north west, the south west may escape with small amounts. warm to the north of the rain band, up to 21/22 degrees.Gales off the west coast later in the day. just for anyone with outdoor plans, take note.

Oneiric 3

A relatively tight gradient projected to develop off the west/NW coast later Sunday into early Monday (HIRLAM) Doubt it will pan out exactly like that given the unusual development and track of the low but worth keeping an eye on for this very reason.

Oscar Bravo

STATUS YELLOW

Rainfall Warning for Leinster, Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal
A spell of heavy and locally thundery rain, will move westwards across the Country, from the Irish Sea, later tonight and during Sunday. Some intense downpours can be expected at times. Totals of 30 to 40 mm are likely, highest over Leinster, where values on some mountains, may get up to 50mm.

Oscar Bravo

a tweet issued from ESB a short time ago

ESB Networks @ESBNetworks
VERY bad forecast from Midnight possible #lightning this may cause us some issues Updates http://www.powercheck.ie if not listed 1850372999
8:56 PM - 22 Aug 2015

Rock Lesnar

Just seen the bbc forecast there before match of the day, it looked like the main band could clear around 12 tomorrow, i hope it does.

Oscar Bravo

Some real heavy stuff off west wales, how far west will it go though!

WheatenBriar

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Some real heavy stuff off west wales, how far west will it go though!

Quite wet in Arklow now

The welsh stuff is going north as much as west,Ulster wrote on it I'd say

leahyl

Is Cork actually gonna get in on some of this action?

Schadenfreudia

Still no rain here...but the outlook is ominous......

Hooter23

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

a tweet issued from ESB a short time ago

ESB Networks @ESBNetworks
VERY bad forecast from Midnight possible #lightning this may cause us some issues Updates http://www.powercheck.ie if not listed 1850372999
8:56 PM - 22 Aug 2015

Says that now on Rte news possible power outages tonight due to lightning...not too bad yet looking at the latest radar we shall wait and see sure..

Schadenfreudia

Having threatened all day it has just now started raining in this part of SE Dublin....it dumped 1.2mm in the first 10 minutes.....:eek:

B17G

Already raining here in West Mayo. Didn't think the rain was to spread westwards so quickly.

pad199207

Belting it down in Sth Wexford now

Schadenfreudia

Raining 50 minutes now...total 4.0mm. No thunderstorms yet...just heavy rain.

elecktras weather bomb

is on and off here ! I shall keep the dinghy from hidden valley afloat !!! garden is sure to flood tomorrow !

Bongalongherb

Light rain in swords Co. Dublin at the moment.

Atlantic Dawn

Very low tides at the moment, risk of flooding in low coastal areas should be minimal.

Schadenfreudia

Already the wettest day since the 26th July here - and it's only been raining an hour!

5.2mm.....

Storm 10

Non stop in Galway since 9pm, crazy weather

Schadenfreudia

Been raining here now for the past 2 hours....8.4mm...a steady heavy fall in calm conditions.

My Vantage Pro readout says "It's raining cats and dogs"!

I'm off to bed.....

DOCARCH

18.0mm (so far) here (in Dublin 16) since rain started around 11.30 last night.

WheatenBriar

26 mm some real power hose down pours earlier in the night too
Looks like if its raining with you now its here for the day moving East to west

Currently very wet

Mycroft H

M50 was awash with water on thew way into work. Visibility is pretty rubbish.

Lumi

Just 6.0mm recorded in Galway city since midnight, 11.8mm in the last 24hrs

Oscar Bravo

9.0 mm in Castlebar since midnight. It's a dark morning, very mild and humid, lots of low cloud down on the hills. 12 degrees, 1002.

DOCARCH

Rain total of 25.4mm here now (in Dublin 16)...or 1 inch in old money.

Rock Lesnar

Steady rain in north meath today, definitely not as heavy as i was expecting so happy days.

prettyboy81

Looks like my match will be a washout today, was due to kickoff at 2pm.

Supercell

24mm and counting here, well needed rain, nice to have a proper wet day for once!

Calibos

Supercell wrote: »

24mm and counting here, well needed rain, nice to have a proper wet day for once!

While I concur, given that the field on the front of Bray Head where I sometimes walk the dog has yellow grass and cracks in the soil, I can't help but worry about uttering similar sentiments now in case it's construed as rubbing salt into the wounds of the rest of the country.

Schadenfreudia

Still raining....27.6 mm so far...August won't be an exceptionally dry month after all!

Apart from one 30 minute blast between 1 and 2am (when the rate peaked at 65mm/hr) it has been constant and light/moderate, not much of a breeze.

13C and, obviously, rather dull...

weisses

Just enjoyed a lovely morning coffee with croissants outside in the garden ... Lovely sunny summers day

West cork

Schadenfreudia

Still very dull, calm and cool (13.7C)...rain has been very light the past few hours...but is's still falling on and off...total now 27.8mm.

DOCARCH

Raining away here still. 27.8mm. 13.7c atm.

Rock Lesnar

Rock Lesnar wrote: »

Just seen the bbc forecast there before match of the day, it looked like the main band could clear around 12 tomorrow, i hope it does.

The bbc were fairly spot on, no rain here since around 11 o'clock, cloudy and dry at the minute

Schadenfreudia

Fresh burst here the past half-hour; total now 28.4mm......

Schadenfreudia

Rock Lesnar wrote: »

The bbc were fairly spot on, no rain here since around 11 o'clock, cloudy and dry at the minute

Not so sure about that.....

Rock Lesnar

Schadenfreudia wrote: »

Not so sure about that.....

Oh Yeah i see the 2nd batch, but they were right about the 1st bit, it cleared about 11, 2nd bit looked like it should break up as the day goes on, steady rain here now, nothing heavy though.

pad199207

Very wet in Naas with 33mm in the gauge

Supercell

Just over 30mm here and still raining.

Schadenfreudia

Raining, calm....32.0mm so far.

Wettest day of the summer by a mile; we've had 10mm more rain since midnight than the whole month of June + August 1st to 22nd combined!

pad199207

Though the rain was finishing up here in Naas, but it's coming down heavy again. 38mm

Rock Lesnar

Rock Lesnar wrote: »

Oh Yeah i see the 2nd batch, but they were right about the 1st bit, it cleared about 11, 2nd bit looked like it should break up as the day goes on, steady rain here now, nothing heavy though.

It hasn't broken up, its still raining

pad199207

Rain has finally eased off here now with 40mm in the gauge today making it the wettest day of 2015 for my station!

Wanderer78

dry day here in waterford. we got lucky

Schadenfreudia

Stopped now; cloud breaking up - total 33.2mm

DOCARCH

Ended up with 32.0mm here (in Dublin 16).