Stormy weather ahead today

billy the squid

http://217.160.176.95/wz/pics/brack0.gif
(air pressure chart from UK met office)

also Met Eireann have issued a Gale warning and are forcasting gusts of 90 Km/h

Gale Warning
South to southeast gales at first today on all coasts of Ireland and on the Irish Sea. South to southwest gales or strong gales developing this morning on coasts from Slyne Head to Malin Head to Belfast Lough.
Issued at 05:30 on 28-Apr-2005

http://www.met.ie/forecasts/

Mothman

It's windy out there, strongest mean since Feb 13th, certainly not stormy, gusts to 90km/h or 56mph, I wouldn't consider to be stormy.
So far I've recorded 45mph.

Supercell

Heads up, possible thunder and lightning later this afternoon on the east coast.

http://www.weatherimages.org/data/imag394.html , the sferics to the south are moving north, we may be in for an interesting and wet late afternoon here in Dublin .

Supercell

Just noticed this is backed up on the Dublin airport taf , exciting stuff

EIDW 020900Z 021019 19010KT 9999 FEW010 SCT030 BECMG 1113 15015KT FEW018CB BKN025 TEMPO 1219 4000 SHRA BKN010 BKN018CB PROB30 TEMPO 1218 TSRA =

radar coming out of wales is bright red :eek:

Its got dark as night here in south wicklow by the way.

billy the squid

http://www.net-weather.co.uk/index.cgi?action=charts;type=uklightning
that might be worth watching for spherics, well i find its quite good.

Dale

We just had a few strikes of lightning and a few rumbles of thunder about 10 minutes ago, but i think its all gone now.

CrowdedHouse

billy the squid wrote:

http://www.net-weather.co.uk/index.cgi?action=charts;type=uklightning
that might be worth watching for spherics, well i find its quite good.

Billy - does this show strikes in Ireland ?

yes it does and did earlier
All quiet now apparently

billy the squid

Earthman wrote:

yes it does and did earlier
All quiet now apparently

and now its broken

Astro1996

Thunder and lightning over Dublin at the mo...

Gilgamesh

man the parking spaces are under a foot of water here, am close to Blanch, great noise though, kind of overtunes anything

Keyzer

Its armageddon me thinks...

Supercell

Big rumble just now in Rathgar

magpie

Big rumble just now in Rathgar

Sorry, I had a pastrami sandwich for lunch

billy the squid

....and ye are all plugged into the internet, is that safe during a thunderstorm?

Longfield

Longfield wrote:

Big rumble just now in Rathgar

yes my sister was on the phone,reporting a lot of rumbles.

Thankfully after masses of rain last night we appear to be missing most of the showers today.

Supercell

Everything UPS'd bar the sat dish..hope that doesnt get struck
Jaysus really going for it outside atm!!

heh

looking at the radar,I dont know how we are missing them.
I'm just back from Arklow town whgere there was a massive shower but none here 3 miles inland.
From looking at that lightning detector, there was some in it,but I heard and saw nothing.

Looking at the radar though,I'm expecting some :eek:

Supercell

Earthman wrote:

heh

looking at the radar,I dont know how we are missing them.
I'm just back from Arklow town whgere there was a massive shower but none here 3 miles inland.
From looking at that lightning detector, there was some in it,but I heard and saw nothing.

Looking at the radar though,I'm expecting some :eek:

Dunno how you are missing it Earthman! , has been raining on and off all morning and afternoon here with big heavy drops too. The thunder cell seems to have been isolated - its already passed over, and another is upon us, this time though its just pretty torrential rain.
That said could be more on one the way, plenty of showers on the way here looking at the radar.

Theres been a few attempts at showers here but mostly milky sunshine.
Just a few drops thats all.
The black clouds have skirted around us so far,except on the coast.

PhoenixRising

They are reporting a light thunderstorm with rain, at 1530 (1430z) at Dublin airport.

EIDW 031430Z 35015KT 7000 -TSRA FEW017CB SCT019 BKN050 12/09 Q1010 BECMG 9999=

Astro1996

Funnel Cloud reported at Casement/Baldonnel during that thunderstorm..

highdef

Yeah astro1996:
From Met Eireann @ 3pm:

CASEMENT NE 08 Gust 23 FUNNEL CLOUD 12c RH88% 1.7mm :eek:

CrowdedHouse

Came across a lightning detector in Portumna Forest Park while out for a walk.
Think its ESB and Eircom.3 or 4 circular antennas and a box of tricks on a pole.Must take a pic the next time I see it.