INCLEMENT SUMMER WEATHER THURSDAY 18TH AND FRIDAY 19TH JUNE

Robwindstorm · 16-06-2026 01:45PM #1

Hi everyone. There seems to be agreement with Met Eireann and the UK Met office that heavy and persistent rain could cause flooding in parts of the country. There appears to be intermittent patchy outbreaks at times but also very heavy outbreaks as well. Keep up to date with Met Eireann for possible alerts especially if camping , any outdoor activities and also travel.

Spear · 16-06-2026 01:47PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058439773/inclement-summer-weather-thursday-16th-and-friday-17th-june

The dates in the title are off, did you meant the 18th and 19th?

Robwindstorm · 16-06-2026 01:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124555044#Comment_124555044

Cheers, was just changing it

Robwindstorm · 16-06-2026 05:39PM

Just a quick update. Cork, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow into Dublin looks to be the most at risk from flooding. With the feed coming from the southwest parts of Kerry might be included. All parts of the country will get rain as the shallow low runs to the west of Ireland with associated fronts.

Robwindstorm · 16-06-2026 11:37PM

Heavy persistent rain is showing to affect Clare, Kerry and Galway from midnight Wednesday to 7am Thursday becoming widespread for a time later. The next batch of heavy rain occurs nearly 12hrs later bringing the rest of the southern coastal counties and all up along the east coast into play. It will be interesting to see what the forecasts say tomorrow .

Meteorite58 · 17-06-2026 12:14AM

In Kerry the weather has been fairly dry now for the last 5 days , only bits of mist or the odd drop of rain out driving but nothing recorded here at my site and the previous 4 days before that only 7.4mm recorded so the coming days going to be a fair change. Id imagine after all the silage /hay was cut and slurry was put out in recent days then the rain will be welcome by the farmers and cereal growers.

Collection of long trailing fronts, hard to pinpoint and know for certain but certainly looks quite wet and heavy in places at times, might have a better idea tomorrow but this kind of pattern can be very hard to determine accurately. Models might be overdoing it or equally under reading it. Could be initially heavy in places overnight Weds into Thurs morning, patchy to follow perhaps with drizzle /light rain in places and possibly heavier rain again later Thurs and more rain to follow on Fri , bit far away to know for certain but could be heavy again in places during the day and maybe slow to clear in the N and E but will need to see further runs. Looks mild and humid overall and could be a tad uncomfortable overnight Thurs into Fri. Models in agreement that the SW could get the heaviest falls

Meteorite58 · 17-06-2026 03:59PM

Models have upgraded the rainfall accumulation predictions up to Fri evening, a fair shot of rain, Fri watching for Thunderstorms, small chance tomorrow too, will see the charts later

Robwindstorm · 17-06-2026 04:10PM

Was just wondering about thunderstorm potential. Meteorite, do you think storms might break out after the rain bands clear on Friday, perhaps in a central belt towards the north east during the evening?

Elmer Blooker · 17-06-2026 06:26PM

Looks wet with a wave on the front but I wouldn’t mind 25-50mm, imagine the growth with heat next week to follow.

Robwindstorm · 17-06-2026 10:17PM

Heavy bursts of rain in the SW and W in the first half of the early hours. Very heavy thundery rain looks like moving in over Cork during the rush hours and spreads along the south and up along the east. Sporadic outbreaks of light to moderate rain will continue throughout the day until more organised and much heavier rain returns again on Thursday evening. As Meteorite eluded to, there is a possibility of thunderstorms developing in the flow through tomorrow and on Friday. Keep a check on the thunderstorm thread for these developments. Hopefully we don't see any flash flooding but the potential is definitely there.

pureza · 17-06-2026 11:25PM

Not that the met Eireann app is ever accurate but it now has thunderstorms in Arklow from 7 am to 11am tomorrow morning

I shall let ye know,it’ll probably be a bit of misty drizzle and sunshine

pureza · 18-06-2026 06:14AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124559310#Comment_124559310

And of course that app says something different this morning ,it does have 1 thunder symbol now at 9am and just rain as opposed to heavy rain

It’s bone dry here at the moment

Can someone define the word forecast for me?

Because AI or whatever runs the met Éireann app never knows

pureza · 18-06-2026 08:01AM

and the sun is now out in Arklow…

I suppose I could have .4 hours of heavy rain and thunderstorms if I put on a YouTube

What a joke of a forecast last night

odyboody · 18-06-2026 08:09AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124559499#Comment_124559499

A forecast is an estimate or prediction of a future event or condition, based on the analysis of current data and historical trends. [1, 2, 3]

key bit there is estimate or prediction, it is not a promise

Storm 10 · 18-06-2026 11:08AM

Torrential rain in Galway and not even on yelow the heaviest rain showing in the West

pureza · 18-06-2026 11:13AM

Lashing rain in Arklow now,about 4 hrs later than forecast but here nonetheless

I shall update on the thunder part 😆 (none atm)

tradfan1 · 18-06-2026 11:25AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124560030#Comment_124560030

Yes, like winter in Arklow now except a bit warmer!

Robwindstorm · 18-06-2026 04:19PM

The next heavy spell of rain will approach the southwest coast around 9pm. It will be interesting to see if there's thunderstorm development at some stage tomorrow. The west might experience drier weather on Friday afternoon. I'm stuck under a street line of rain in my area of Meath for the past few hours.

giveitholly · 18-06-2026 04:20PM

Not a drop so far in my area of Tipp.

Hairypoppins · 18-06-2026 05:09PM

Warm and sunny here at south west Dublin since midday, hardly any rain at all

Kutebride · 18-06-2026 05:45PM

Deleted Wrong thread Whoops

z80CPU · 18-06-2026 05:47PM

Earlier thought I'd take the bus into Ballina from Enniscrone, so I did. Wearing light summer gear. Then the heavens opened when bus reached Ballina. Travelled in bus to bus station and sat in bus station until I could board bus for return journey.

sryanbruen · 18-06-2026 08:39PM

32.1mm of rain has fallen today at the Glengarriff ACS according to WOW, right around where models projected totals would be this high. Killarney 24mm

Totals as of 2030

JanuarySnowstor · 18-06-2026 08:45PM

Amazing how dark it is this evening!!! 3 days before the longest day of the year and it's lights on at 830pm.. Almost something refreshing about it in a way

lawred2 · 18-06-2026 08:47PM

Gorgeous day and evening in Dublin.

tampopo · 18-06-2026 09:09PM

Very dry in Dublin where I am. Had to water a few plants.

yagan · 18-06-2026 09:11PM

I lit the fire. Cork harbour.

Trevor_Cory · 18-06-2026 09:31PM

Lovely all day in dublin, thermometer in the garden was reading 26 at one point, very muggy though. Hopefully the rain brings a thunderstorm to freshen things up.

Robwindstorm · 18-06-2026 09:43PM

God I seem to be cursed for starting the thread. The rain seemed to have followed like a street to include my area of north meath into louth. Even Gonzo got drier weather along with Dublin. It's lashing rain again after a couple of hours break 🙃

V6400 · 18-06-2026 10:26PM

21mm in Cavan since 6 this morning. Has just been non stop with the worst apparently yet to come.

Robwindstorm · 18-06-2026 11:01PM

On WOW one of my nearest stations at Moynolty is showing 34.5 mm for the 24h period.

INCLEMENT SUMMER WEATHER THURSDAY 18TH AND FRIDAY 19TH JUNE

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