Strong Winds - Sunday/Monday Feb 14th/15th.

M.T. Cranium

... with yellow warning level elsewhere. Applies to an interval stated as 1200-1600 hours although I would advise onset before that peak period. Coastal flooding also a risk with onshore southwest winds (SSW veering WSW).

This thread can also be used to discuss heavy rainfall potential for Sunday into Monday, guidance showing 30-40 mm potential in parts of south and west, peaking overnight hours for southwest counties.

Another interval of strong winds will develop on the west coast in particular around Monday afternoon and evening, no warnings issued for that yet,

A yellow warning is now in place for wind gusts 70-110 km/hr for Donegal, Mayo and Galway overnight (2100h - 0400h).

Oscar Bravo

Warning from met edited from 11am to 3pm. They must be reading mt's thread

Status Orange - Wind warning for Donegal, Galway and Mayo

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Update: South to southwest winds will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80km/h with severe gusts in excess of 110km/h in the west. Where winds are onshore, there is a risk of coastal flooding.

Valid: 11:00 Sunday 14/02/2021 to 15:00 Sunday 14/02/2021

Issued: 11:00 Saturday 13/02/2021

Updated: 17:30 Saturday 13/02/2021

Fics

Wind on the east coast hasn't stopped all day, seems be getting stronger now again not sure if it's just the darkness making it seem stronger.

Roof creaking away again linked a video from last night, I'm sure tomorrow will be a lot worse so hopefully no damage!

https://youtube.com/shorts/m2PMG7jCHCI

Harry Palmr

It's been a while since we had such a relentless 24 hours of gales.

Drum Maigh Eo

Highest gust prediction: Belmullet 136 km/h

Meteorite58

All the models fairly aligned now. Kerry just might nudge up a bit stronger perhaps.

Just noting that the WRF is showing very strong winds over the country in from the coasts( not one to over do wind speeds ), strong high end yellow warning for counties not Orange warning I would think. Going through relatively quickly thankfully.

Belmullet 120- 125 km/h

Gonzo

The Atlantic is well and truly back in business, then again it never truly left us at any stage this winter, it's always been there nibbling away but it's influence is becoming more obvious with a resuming of normal service over the coming week.

Looks very windy tomorrow across all of the country, especially coastal areas.



Much milder too with temperatures into the low teens.



Could be fairly windy again on Tuesday




Wind will be fairly noticeable in general over the next week, particularly tomorrow.

Could be fairly wet too in western coastal areas tomorrow but inland doesn't look too bad in terms of rainfall.

Meteorite58

Ireland in the strong airflow between the large Atlantic Lp system and Hp over Europe, Jet Stream on the boundary over us tomorrow. The wave depression forming from the parent low skimming by the W of Ireland.

Graces7

Drum Maigh Eo wrote: »

Highest gust prediction: Belmullet 136 km/h

Ouch!

Wild enough already out here, and what is falling sideways against the windows sounds more solid than rain.

west mayo offshore

Snowbie

Video forecast done for the severe gales or possibly storm force winds for Galway and north west Sunday morning. Should be only a short period but its a vigorous area of low pressure which could have some damaging gusts and power outages.

https://youtu.be/YNk3dB5FyIc

Nqp15hhu

I have had enough of strong winds. It’s already gusting to 50mph here.

Oneiric 3

Breezy here.

Paso Fino

Lights are flickering on and off here in North coastal Dublin - not too surprising though, we lose electricity if you sneeze near the power lines!

M.T. Cranium

If there's snow left on hills in Connemara, heavy bursts of rain overnight and the milder air mass will quickly melt that, small streams in that region may flood late overnight. The coastal flooding alert is of course related to high tides but in some places it can back up the estuaries of the streams which makes flooding more of a risk.

Meteorite58

ECM 18Z stronger than the previous run, brings the stronger winds further inland, very tight gradient and closer to the coast on this run.

ARPEGE a bit stronger by the coasts on the run especially the W, winds go through quickly though.

Neddyusa

Meteorite58 wrote: »

ECM 18Z stronger than the previous run, brings the stronger winds further inland, very tight gradient and closer to the coast on this run.

ARPEGE a bit stronger by the coasts on the run especially the W, winds go through quickly though.

Are those ARPEGE times French time?

adocholiday

Fairly wild in South Wicklow now even before the start of the event tomorrow. No measurements but it's the windiest I've seen it some time.

Oscar Bravo

Belmullet the one to watch between midday and 3pm

Speak Now

Severe gusts forecast out north west, has Met Eireann called it Evert or is it going unnamed? Would it be unusual for an orange warning not be tagged!

Graces7

Wild and loud, but at least the crippling cold has eased, so sleep was possible and appreciated.

There have been some house-shaking gusts already.

If you look where Belmullet is, small wonder they get blasted.

west mayo offshore

pad199207

Wind just woke me up here in Kildare. Very strong gusts hitting the house.

NeuralNetwork

Just been woken up by gusts in Cork. Didn't expect this much activity this far south.

Graces7

Wild and oud out here.

But whatever the day brings, just relieved not to have had to dig my car out of the snow as I did in Eday, Orkney for many years... One year the island lorry got stuck even with a snowplough attachment and the farmers and tractors had to dig it out.

And watching my hens emerging from the barn and sinking chest deep in snow!

And the snowman who we thought was going to retire on his pension he lasted so long. He was so photogenuc too!

So many lovely photos online too of "snow Orkney". And my old house covered in snow.. wow!

Happy memories, and I look at my photos of those years with fondness,

but Ireland is kinder. Snow is pretty and dramatic but except in that one year it is courteous and does not overstay its welcome!

They had heavy snowfall up there in Orkney on February 7th this year, and lorries getting stuck.. No thank you!i

Even the snow does not last here and the winds will pass later today.

Ireland really is far more realistic.

Graces7

Hard heavy shower.

Kiith

Crazy strong winds in SW Kerry. Not much rain, but wilder then i've seen over the last few weeks anyway.

NIMAN

Was very rough in North Donegal during the night, but worst seems to have passed this morning?

lawred2

Another rotten morning in North Dublin

Donegal Ken

Not the first time they have issued a orange warning for wind and not named a system. The named one a few years ago after issuing a orange warning I think for Mayo and Galway and got a lot of backlash mostly from the UK because it was only going to effect far coastal areas of the west.

Drum Maigh Eo

Looks like this coastal event is going to pass through very quickly. Kerry coast now, west Galway and Mayo 10am to 1pm followed by west Donegal. Clear by 3pm.

Donegal Ken

Latest view of the low pressure system to the southwest of Ireland.

Image attached is the Airmass RGB

Sunday low pressure system.jpg

Oscar Bravo

0900
https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1360882817283072008?s=09

Gust of 77.7kmh here near Arklow
Raining
Vile

Graces7

AuntySnow wrote: »

Gust of 77.7kmh here near Arklow
Raining
Vile

Not pleasant or conducive to intentional weather- watching...

West Mayo offshore

pad199207

Very very strong winds in Kildare now. Garden getting a battering

corsav6

Good strong gusts here outside Newport, Mayo. The rain is horrible, just hammering against the windows.

speckle

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

0900
https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1360882817283072008?s=09

Anybody know why there is a huge area down the southwest in munster with no wind speeds on the chart... have they all been blown over?

leahyl

Absolutely bucketing down in Cork :-(

Chris_5339762

If its any consolation, it has now been nine days since there has been even a minutes worth of sun in Cork. Its absolutely mind numbing.

adocholiday

Anyone know roughly what time this system should be clearing the east coast at?

Oscar Bravo

10am
https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1360898288824815616?s=19

Oneiric 3

Nothing untoward here in Galway, a moderate breeze at best. Far more interesting is that the temp is closing in on 13 degrees!

Donegal Ken

There's no weather down there today its been canceled

corsav6

Really picking up here in West Mayo, some seriously strong gusts. My weather station is out of action so cannot get any readings.

Gonzo

another miserable day in Meath. Could really do with a few weeks of shutting off the Atlantic and lots of dry outdoor weather.

Oscar Bravo

Belmullet gusting 61 knots (113 km/h) @ 11am

daydorunrun

This weather would give you a tooth ache...............and an urge to make an appointment at Playa De Las Americas Dental centre!

NIMAN

I said earlier that it seemed to be dying down in North Donegal, but its got a bit more blustery in the last hour or so.

Some strong gusts.

Itssoeasy

A miserable day in cork city. My cat normally will go out in most kinds of weather but even he decided being inside was the best course of action.

Hooter23

I think we will notice Monday nights wind more than todays...when there is a warning put out nothing happens and when theres no warning we are blown away..thats the usual story anyway

Oscar Bravo

Itssoeasy wrote: »

A miserable day in cork city. My cat normally will go out in most kinds of weather but even he decided being inside was the best course of action.

One here in Castlebar thinking the same

Paso Fino

Winds are 25kts at Dublin with 35kt gusts