Storm Callum - Thursday/Friday 11/12 October 2018 READ MOD NOTE IN FIRST POST

goat2 · 11-10-2018 10:13PM

We are starting to get battered here right now, sw , lets hope it wont last long

Comhrá · 11-10-2018 10:16PM

Wind has picked up a lot here in Limerick in the past 10 mins. Pressure 992 and falling rapidly.

Strangegravy · 11-10-2018 10:17PM

This tweet gives a really good idea of the possible gusts over the country tonight and into morning... Fresh! 😁

https://twitter.com/wxcharts/status/1050442380476858368?s=09

AirBiscuit · 11-10-2018 10:19PM

Still relatively calm in Clew Bay, a bit of wind but nothing eyebrow-raising for this time of year.

Storm 10 · 11-10-2018 10:19PM

goat2 wrote: »

We are starting to get battered here right now, sw , lets hope it wont last long

Where are you it helps when we know and hope other posters will post their locations

Oscar Bravo · 11-10-2018 10:20PM

Pressure falling rapidly now. Valentia 9pm 990hpa, 10pm 986hpa

Oscar Bravo · 11-10-2018 10:20PM

Storm 10 wrote: »

Where are you it helps when we know and hope other posters will post their locations

SW kerry

Storm 10 · 11-10-2018 10:21PM

Wind suddenly picking up in Galway now

Sundew · 11-10-2018 10:22PM

Wind starting to howl around the house now in Sth Galway.

EdgeCase · 11-10-2018 10:22PM

Wind has picked up in Cork City at around 22:10

pad199207 · 11-10-2018 10:24PM

Wind picking up in S Wexford

Liffey4A · 11-10-2018 10:29PM

Weather underground app has a very useful layer for their map which shows data from personal weather stations including recent gusts.
Search for "Weather underground" app in your App store.

irish_stevo815 · 11-10-2018 10:29PM

In a yellow warning area here in South Tipp but winds have definitely picked up in the past 20 minutes.

11-10-2018 10:29PM

Still quite calm in Galway - west of city

thomil · 11-10-2018 10:30PM

Winds definitely stronger, some pretty intense gusts. Sustained winds picking up as well, although I can't give you figures, as my weather station doesn't have a wind gauge... yet. Air pressure hovering around the 990 mbar mark, and still 14ºC outside, although it feels colder. From the way it looks on Met Éireann's weather radar, it should start raining in earnest within the next 30-45 minutes, maybe sooner.

Location: Ballincollig, Co. Cork

MJohnston · 11-10-2018 10:30PM

Here are approximate timings for the peaks of the worst winds, so that we can cut the "load of nothing" posts out before they start.

South-west coast: 2/3am
Cork/South coast: 5/6am
Midlands: 5/6am
South-east: 6/7am
Dublin/East Coast/Ulster: 7/8am
Galway/Mayo: 12pm/1pm
Donegal: 4/5pm
Limerick: might peak twice here, first around 2am, then again around 11am/12pm.

The big gap with the west is because they're largely escaping the initial frontal winds, and getting hit more by the core winds as the storm centre passes to the west later on.

stevek93 · 11-10-2018 10:30PM

Very calm in Dublin here nothing happening yet. Also was throwing up a server error when trying to post there

Outkast_IRE · 11-10-2018 10:31PM

Big pick up in the wind in Little Island , east of cork city . Trees are constantly moving with some moderate gusts but nothing too out of the ordinary yet.

monty_python · 11-10-2018 10:36PM

Very heavy rain and strong winds here now,. Sw beara peninsula

Lollipop95 · 11-10-2018 10:37PM

What's it like in Galway city? Seems pretty calm in East Galway, at least where I am. Have an interview in the city tomorrow so hoping things aren't disturbed too badly

xraylady · 11-10-2018 10:38PM

Killarney. Winds really building with driving rain. Very loud with extremely strong gusts.

Sycamore Tree · 11-10-2018 10:39PM

MJohnston wrote: »

Here are approximate timings for the peaks of the worst winds, so that we can cut the "load of nothing" posts out before they start.

South-west coast: 2/3am
Cork/South coast: 5/6am
Midlands: 5/6am
South-east: 6/7am
Dublin/East Coast/Ulster: 7/8am
Galway/Mayo: 12pm/1pm
Donegal: 4/5pm
Limerick: might peak twice here, first around 2am, then again around 11am/12pm.

The big gap with the west is because they're largely escaping the initial frontal winds, and getting hit more by the core winds as the storm centre passes to the west later on.

That's interesting, I expected Galway's worst winds to be around 9am during rush hour traffic.
That will be good for the possible storm surge given the high tide is at 7:50am.
We're essentially still 12 hours away from peak gusts. It's still quite calm in Galway now. Thanks.

445279.ie · 11-10-2018 10:40PM

Picking up here in Limerick City too in the last 30 mins or so

MJohnston · 11-10-2018 10:40PM

Sycamore Tree wrote: »

That's interesting, I expected Galway's worst winds to be around 9am during rush hour traffic.
That will be good for the possible storm surge given the high tide is at 7:50am. Thanks.

Note that my post contains what I approximate as the peak of the winds, I didn't say that Galway would be unaffected earlier in the day.

DennyPa · 11-10-2018 10:41PM

First post, long time viewing the thread. Killarney based and it’s wild. Howling wind and driving rain.. must say ye are great with the updates.

yllw.ldbttr · 11-10-2018 10:42PM

Watergrasshill in Cork (exposed site).

Pressure dropped to 991
Gusts of up to 49km/h now.

Rain just started.

SleetAndSnow · 11-10-2018 10:43PM

No rain in bishopstown Cork City yet. Still a clear sky with some cloud it looks like but hard to tell. Windy though.

monkeynuz · 11-10-2018 10:46PM

Getting rough-ish here, halfway along Kenmare bay been building up the last half hour or so.

spookwoman · 11-10-2018 10:46PM

Winds picking up in waterford city now. Gotten cold as well

xabi · 11-10-2018 10:47PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

No rain in bishopstown Cork City yet. Still a clear sky with some cloud it looks like but hard to tell. Windy though.

Just gone very calm in Blackrock, Cork, let’s be having you Callum.

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