Current Weather Conditions - February 2025

Glorious in Dublin. Wind from the right direction and it's light. Combined with the last 10 days being so dull it makes it feel like more than just spring. Taking it in before the churning Atlantic sends in its soldiers in the coming days.

Cloudy with light rain in Limk. City presently. 11.4c, 12.6mm of rain since m/n.

just 14..8mm in my Arklow station which mirrors Arklow ACS since midnight

Last 6 hours of rain on the UKMET app looks the same here as Greystones

High winds depending on direction can limit what water gets into the bucket (gusting near 80kmh here)

If the bucket rocks too much the spoons will tip leading to an over read

I’ve had both problems

It’s easier to fix the 2nd one than the under read

11.6c Vile still here

Ashford ACS as of 11am was at 22mm

A wow station to your north in Bray is at 16mm but it could be not very scientificly located,who knows there’s so many

The ACS stations are at least serviced and site chosen by a team in Glasnevin so their veracity is better

No matter what though in my opinion high winds race rain over the bucket and if it’s on the same pole as the wind vein without stays,shaking will tip the tray

I used have the latter problem but fixed it with a new lattice mast bedded in concrete

I had to do that because it’s located in an open field

The main mechanism is bolted to the lattice

Sunny in Arklow 10.6c

Solar batteries are nearly full already as well as all appliances being fed,meaning another day with zero grid use and it’s only February

The wind is howling in Galway this morning. Woke me up.

Casement recorded a wind gust of 96kmph at 6am. There is no yellow warning here .

Wet and very windy in Waterford. My fence that survived storm Éowyn is hanging on today and will need repairs . I wasn’t expecting that but serious cross winds out there 🤯

7mm here with stronger radar returns,you probably are over recording

That wow station near you is also at 7mm as of 935am

vile here,in Arklow,gusting mid 70’s with continuous light to moderate rain

I’d get a 6 foot square timber stake from a hard ware store bed that in a a bucket of concrete (less than half a bag of cement) and cover the cement when settled

Then put the main mechanism bolted onto that including the rain bucket

It should never stir and is the regulation 4ft off the ground

No need for stays then except for your wind pole

Afaik pad has his seperate,with the wind vain actually on the chimney of his house