Storm Kathleen Sat 6th April 2024.

DOCARCH

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121983639#Comment_121983639

Fair enough, but not an official weather station, so will not count.

And…Carlow Weather not 'news'! 😌

zell12

15°c in Phoenix Park & Malin Head. Been such a long time since we saw that

Cluedo Monopoly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121983649#Comment_121983649

Given that exposed Belmullet only got 111kph gust so far, that unofficial station's calibration would be questionable.

ColemanY2K

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121983566#Comment_121983566

Holy moly! A 57 foot wave!

https://x.com/CarlowWeather/status/1776576626744037782

km79

Winds picking up again in South Mayo

Nothing major though

.Donegal.

https://twitter.com/ScottDuncanWX/status/1776566921111978077

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mcburns07

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121983731#Comment_121983731

I was living in France near Switzerland back in 2011 and it was mid to high 20s for most of April, it's not that unusual…..

_Kaiser_

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121982901#Comment_121982901

And equally there's always one/several who get offended because someone doesn't share their view on something.

Look, I get that this is a storm thread in a weather forum but the reality is that for most people bad weather is something to be resented and certainly not hoped for. It's inconvenient, may cause significant disruption to plans, or unplanned for expense as a result of damage, travel cancellations etc.

A thread like this will draw people from all over the site who are looking for updates on their area or the area they plan to be. Most don't care about models or the almost excited tone from hobbyists - they just want to know what the conditions are like on the ground from people actually there.

Maybe these events need a chat/normies thread for the latter group and a pro chat thread for those who want to debate models and numbers and what not.

But there's definitely a place for both!

_Kaiser_

To also keep it relevant, it's sounded worse than it is here in Laois most of the morning. Breezy absolutely but bright and nothing disruptive that I can see (admittedly from the couch as sit here watching the football)

Chris_5339762

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121983731#Comment_121983731

Storms will often do that sort of thing because of their very nature. But notice that we're not getting any of it.

Meteorite58

Blustery here outside Tralee but nothing too severe. On the drive into town a short time ago seen fallen branches pulled in off the roads , reports from Kerry council of quite a few trees down around the county including one in the town park necessitating the closure of the Park and playground for the day. Very mild overnight and again today, 13.6C

https://twitter.com/i/status/1776572297165386113

steve crowley@SteveCcorkThis storm is causing some damage #StormKathleen

Irish Aris

Louth/Meath border, just outside Drogheda.

It has been very windy all morning.

Electricity gone just before 1pm.

ascophyllum

That weather station in Clew Bay is about 30kmph put of sync, it regularly reports unlikely wind speeds, during the last storm it reported some unbelievable figures too.

Apothic_Red

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121983632#Comment_121983632

Apologies, radio ran with it & I never checked that it was a private station with questionable calibration.

Fake news that I should have crossed checked, lesson learned

Ros4Sam24

Extreme hail shower in North Ros, that with the high winds I couldn't hear the TV at the highest volume. A cat day here

yagan

The main wind event has passed in Cork harbour but the gusts haven't lessened their ferocity.

They seem as violent now as at 9am.

SouthWesterly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121983821#Comment_121983821

I was just out to firies. Blustery with a few trees down in the ditch down to shanahans. Heading to banna with the camera as soon as I get some lunch

Comhrá

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121983551#Comment_121983551

Damp squids.

dacogawa

Poolbeg Lighthouse just after full tide

miamee

Extremely blustery in east Sligo, my garden shed is in danger of taking off I've had to barricade the front of it as the wind was blowing the (sliding) doors in. Great time for the other half to be 200kms away 🙄

Can't wait for the wind to die down here!

nacho libre

The wind has picked up here. What's most noticeable overall about this storm is the sustained wind speed rather than any major gusts. Also its looks like a prolonged period of strong winds for the west with this system right through till Sunday.

Storm 10

Wind really getting going now in Galway hide tide at 4.30pm

tom1ie

fairly windy this morning in south Dublin but it’s died down quite a bit where I am.
Is the worst still to come or what’s the craic?

Norrie Rugger Head

Power has been out here since 09:30. Not seen the ESB Networks fault site lit up, so much, in a long time.

All of the map of Cork and Kerry seemed to be in fault, at one stage.

We heard something bang, in the distance, when the power went so could be a while before we get power again

aidanodr

Video on Youtube of an Aer lingus plane attempting to land at Dublin Airport around 2.30pm ( Storm Kathleen ). Hold onto your stomachs :D

https://www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxBU9_FrdgpwHb7J74zqPRoSdhaEitT2zK

Cluedo Monopoly

I think we are over the worst of it in Galway.

Mace Head peaked at 11am with a 111 km/h gust. Belmullet in Mayo peaked then too with 111 km/h.

Athenry could only manage 76 km/h at 2pm showing how it was very much a coastal event.

gym_imposter

I was out of the country for the January 21 storm but the wind in East Galway is the wildest I've seen in a few years

gym_imposter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121984304#Comment_121984304

Must be due to how high up we are in East Galway as wind very rough

SouthWesterly

High tide at Banna Beach with an hour to go to peak