Tues 11th/ Weds 12th April 2023 strong winds, warnings likely.

Brief windy spell mid-day Tuesday for the south and east (gusts to around 80 km/hr), then a more sustained interval of very strong winds developing by evening, peaking later overnight, largest impacts coastal Connacht and most of Munster, would say gusts to 110 km/hr fairly widespread in exposed locations from midnight to late morning Wednesday, also very chilly for time of year, could see wintry showers on slopes and hail showers near sea level. Some squally showers at times later today also. The evolution suggests stronger winds will take a long time to spread any further north than about Tipps to Wexford during the Wednesday mid-day period and peak gusts (after the earlier Tuesday peak) in Dublin area likely to be Wednesday afternoon but more moderate, 50-80 km/hr west-northwest.

Yellow warning issued for the east coast for tomorrow evening

Strange that no yellow warning was issued for tomorrow for more counties. The forecast average winds and gusts for Wicklow at least are the same if not stronger for tomorrow afternoon than the winds today.

Edit: never mind they've issued it now!

Status Orange - Wind warning for Kerry

• Met Éireann Weather Warning
• Stormy for a time with damaging gusts in excess of 110km/h
• Valid: 02:00 Wednesday 12/04/2023 to 08:00 Wednesday 12/04/2023
• Issued: 15:54 Tuesday 11/04/2023

Status Orange - Wind warning for West Clare

• Met Éireann Weather Warning
• Stormy for a time with damaging gusts in excess of 110km/h
• Valid: 02:00 Wednesday 12/04/2023 to 05:00 Wednesday 12/04/2023
• Issued: 15:54 Tuesday 11/04/2023

Looking like a rough 24 hours or so ahead, have we ever had an orange wind warning in April before? A pity because the new leaves on the large horse chestnut I have in the garden have just unfurled and I reckon this spell is going to do a serious number on them now.

Ah yes had forgotten, just went back to the old thread there 40 pages of posts. It was a fairly significant event and in late April too, with some red warnings in the mix. Don't think this is shaping up to be as bad thankfully.

So Met Eireann dont name storms anymore even if they reach orange criteria it seems.

Donegal had an orange wind warning a couple of months ago and they didn’t name it which made sense to me as it was nothing worth naming. I thought orange warnings started at 120kmh but these two issues today mention above 110kmh so not quite the same(unless they changed it). I think they were county specific about a previous warning recently as well, west galway or something like that.

Red marine warning

Status Red - Storm warning from Valentia to Loop Head

West to northwest winds at times reach violent storm force 11. 

Valid: 05:00 Wednesday 12/04/2023 to 08:00 Wednesday 12/04/2023

Drastic increase in wind on the coast, heavy hail showers now too.

Some sleet, snow may occur in parts of the Midlands and East for a time through the early hours later tonight as the occlusion sweeps through. A surprise dusting for some maybe?

It's storm Antoni and Joe will have to hunker down. There I've named it since Met afraid to.

Met Eireann have named it the "dodgy day" storm

Landing helicopters during US President Joe Biden's visit to Co Louth tomorrow will be tricky, as tomorrow will be a "dodgy day", according to Met Éireann.