Wind warnings for Thursday Evening 12th to Friday Morning 13th for west coast counti

Jpmarn

At 10 AM this morning Met Eireann issued status yellow wind warnings for the following counties.
Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Clare, Kerry and Cork.
The warnings are valid from 1800 this evening to 0900 Friday morning.

Mods may change the title of this thread especially if Met Eireann upgrades the warnings.

aidanodr

https://www.met.ie/warnings

squarecircles

Status Yellow - Wind warning for
Donegal,
Galway,
Leitrim,
Mayo,
Sligo,
Clare,
Cork
Kerry

This evening and overnight, west to northwest winds will reach mean
speeds of 50 to 65 km/hr with gusts of 80 to 110 km/hr

Winds will be strongest along coasts and on hills and mountains
Valid: 18:00 Thursday 12/12/2019 to 09:00 Friday 13/12/2019
Issued: 10:00 Thursday 12/12/2019

ninebeanrows

Looks like we are in for a right old buffeting

Graces7

Great sigh of relief here as this is the one space in this week and more the ferry can be sure of getting across and back. So the neighbours are over shopping for supplies and my groceries for two weeks will be safe here before this next gale hits .. I do have spare stock but all the same!

We live within the weather and it rules us to some extent..i

Lovely and peaceful now and enjoying it before the next bout

west mayo offshore

Villain

A windy spell ahead on coasts and especially in the Irish Sea over the coming days.

https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1205107377688793093?s=20

Tazio

Villain wrote: »

A windy spell ahead on coasts and especially in the Irish Sea over the coming days.

https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1205107377688793093?s=20

Great! Ferry crossing Friday night :eek: -- I'll post updates here..

Graces7

The night falls early, quietening the heart and stilling the mind. Utterly still out there. There was another heavy shower as I was decanting the huge abundance of food into smaller containers to bring it in from the drive. Air so fresh and sweet it was a joy to be out in it.

So all is well, and let come what may the next few days.

Almost dark. Last light in utter peace.

West Mayo offshore island

jirafa

When I read Graces7 posts..I always think of such a scene ...

Graces7

And the wind has arrived, sudden and loud, with deluging rain on its breath...

That was cutting it fine with the ferry!

Batten everything down folks!

west mayo offshore island

Mortelaro

Fair drop in the barometer today,down to 977mb in Arklow at the moment
Practically flat calm hereabouts

JCX BXC

Wow what a horrific evening in Galway. Traffic is utterly horrendous.

hoody

JCX BXC wrote: »

Wow what a horrific evening in Galway. Traffic is utterly horrendous.

Huge shower came through Loughrea in last half hour

Oscar Bravo

6pm

Mace head gusting 57 knots

Meteorite58

10 min avg 40 km/h , gust 68 km/h here near Tralee

Huge blustery showers this evening , 16.6mm so far today ( 11mm by 08.00 )

Davaeo09

Kilkenny city absolutely soaking the last 2 hours

Mortelaro

974 now in Arklow
Dropping

Gaoth Laidir

7 pm reports:

Sherkin Island - 31 gust 50 kt
Mace Head - 35 gust 49 kt
Cork Airport - 27 gust 38 kt
Roches Point 26 gust 38 kt
Belmullet - 16 gust 34 kt
Gurteen - 22 gust 35 kt
Newport - 20 gust 33 kt

As George Lee would say, "Fierce".

squarecircles

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

7 pm reports:

Sherkin Island - 31 gust 50 kt
Mace Head - 35 gust 49 kt
Cork Airport - 27 gust 38 kt
Roches Point 26 gust 38 kt
Belmullet - 16 gust 34 kt
Gurteen - 22 gust 35 kt
Newport - 20 gust 33 kt

As George Lee would say, "Fierce".

it sure is,all we need now is some sleety wet snow and it would be a proper atlantic winters night,the wind howling and candles lit,i just love this time of year.

the wind steadily rising here on the west coast,iv put extra cable ties on my christmas lights and on my hands.

it looks like a raw cold weekend brrrrr winter is in full swing.

Meteorite58

10 min avg 47 km/h , recent gust 74 km/h, wild night here in Kerry

7.3C but a windchill of 1.5C

Oscar Bravo

9pm

Sherkin gusting 53 knots
Mace head 50 knots
Valentia 47 knots
Shannon 44 knots

limericklad87

Lively in limerick

Snow Garden

Galey in Galway

Thepillowman

Miserable night in East Clare squalls of wind and driving rain.

weisses

This yellow event has more impact here in w Kerry then Sundays red warning ...

corsav6

Blustery outside Newport Mayo, rain is constant however.

poconnor16

Gusts have picked up significantly in the last 20 mins - North Cork

SleetAndSnow

Sudden gust increase in cork city
Was just lying in bed and gusts started hitting the house

Mr Bumble

Ferocious wind for the last hour near Glen of the Downs.....much worse than anything over the last week

Graces7

Just lost a whole message; I blame the gale!

A fierce and fearsome wind is this one. No manners and evil intent! Battering with deluges on its breath

Flinching instinctively. Endurance, not enjoyment

And bitterly cold.

" This too shall pass".

Grumble grouse, grouse grumble! lol,,, strong roof and straight walls, food and all needed, and with such a narrow margin y'day. That was truly wonderful...

BE QUIET!

west mayo offshore island

PS no idea how that thumbs down got here or how to delete it! Ah well! the wind did it...

M.T. Cranium

Slight wind increase Fred seems to have lost most of its fury.

Graces7

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Slight wind increase Fred seems to have lost most of its fury.

Fred?

Still loud and fierce out here.

West mayo offshore island

Tazio

Tazio wrote: »

Great! Ferry crossing Friday night :eek: -- I'll post updates here..

Ferry crossings were cancelled or 'In Doubt' due to >4m waves so I chickened out and rescheduled for next Monday. It'll be calm on Monday no nothing exiting to report, sorry! I feel like I've left you all down :pac:


Quite calm no here in Cork since this morning

Snow Garden

Mace Head got a max gust of 106kpm yesterday (6pm). I believe that was the highest gust recorded on the mainland.

That compares with Atiyah which gusted to 112kpm in Mace Head.

Mortelaro

Overnight gust at my station in Arklow of 88kmh on the East coast

Graces7

Tazio wrote: »

Ferry crossings were cancelled or 'In Doubt' due to >4m waves so I chickened out and rescheduled for next Monday. It'll be calm on Monday no nothing exiting to report, sorry! I feel like I've left you all down :pac:


Quite calm no here in Cork since this morning

Wise man; relieved to hear it I gather the Irish Sea is not good at such times. ( Understatement!) Last sea crossing I ever made ( apart from ferries here) was the North Sea from Scandinavia in a storm.. Never again.

Graces7

Definitely easing... Still the occasional growl but more of a dull roar... So next snow? lol...
very dark skies and overall dank and wet.
A day to light the fire and snuggle with youtube and several cats..

west mayo offshore island

Fitzo123

Surprised there was no rain warning for Sligo. Haven’t seen that much rain in a small time this winter.

fred funk }{

Very strong winds in Arklow. Worse than any storms recently.

Mortelaro

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Very strong winds in Arklow. Worse than any storms recently.

Well not Quite!
Gusting near 90 kmh atm wnw
Howling
10 min Avg is 66 though which is impressive for daytime

fred funk }{

Mortelaro wrote: »

Well not Quite!
Gusting near 90 kmh atm wnw
Howling
10 min Avg is 66 though which is impressive for daytime

What numbers were you getting from other events? I'm solely basing my opinion on chimney howls and letter box flaps..ha.

Mortelaro

Mortelaro wrote: »

Well not Quite!
Gusting near 90 kmh atm wnw
Howling
10 min Avg is 66 though which is impressive for daytime

96kmh wnw

Mortelaro

fred funk }{ wrote: »

What numbers were you getting from other events? I'm solely basing my opinion on chimney howls and letter box flaps..ha.

90 was the peak in Atiya or whatever her name was
Just past that again 97kmh :eek:

fred funk }{

Mortelaro wrote: »

90 was the peak in Atiya or whatever her name was
Just past that again 97kmh :eek:

Some big gusts the last 10 minutes.

Xenji

Still gusty in Castlebar, from midnight till 08.00 this morning there was a gust of over 90 km/hr each hour, a common winters gale here but quite consistent at the same time.

Atiyah brought a max gust of 124 km/hr in comparison.

Tazio

Graces7 wrote: »

Wise man; relieved to hear it I gather the Irish Sea is not good at such times. ( Understatement!) Last sea crossing I ever made ( apart from ferries here) was the North Sea from Scandinavia in a storm.. Never again.

Thank you Grace! I don't mind a rough crossing but 'Very Rough' to 'High' would be a bit uncomfortable I would imagine. All the crossings are cancelled today anyway so glad made the decision last night.



I can only imagine what a North Sea crossing would be like....

barneyrub

Fitzo123 wrote: »

Surprised there was no rain warning for Sligo. Haven’t seen that much rain in a small time this winter.

I thought the same this morning. I knew was a wind warning but should have been a rain one too. Serious amount of rain fell. Roads were all flooded this morning

Villain

Fitzo123 wrote: »

Surprised there was no rain warning for Sligo. Haven’t seen that much rain in a small time this winter.

hmmm there was one issued yesterday:

Status Yellow - Rainfall warning for South Donegal, Leitrim and parts of Sligo
30 to 50 mm of rain possible
Valid: 20:00 Thursday 12/12/2019 to 20:00 Friday 13/12/2019
Issued: 11:00 Thursday 12/12/2019

Graces7

Tazio wrote: »

Thank you Grace! I don't mind a rough crossing but 'Very Rough' to 'High' would be a bit uncomfortable I would imagine. All the crossings are cancelled today anyway so glad made the decision last night.



I can only imagine what a North Sea crossing would be like....

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I was so ill. and it was a long crossing, that when we docked they would not let me off until I saw the port doctor as there had been a typhoid scare.

You did right but it is so good to be vindicated.

Meteorite58

Was very windy here near Tralee overnight. Was gusting well over 70 km/h for hours and got a top gust of 93 km/h .