Gales/Strong Winds January 8th - 10th

amandstu · 06-01-2015 8:09pm #1

Would I be right to say that whenever we get an Atlantic storm that Scotland nearly always gets it a lot worse than we do along the West Coast of Ireland?

If so , what is the reason for it ? Just that they are further North?

maquiladora · 06-01-2015 8:18pm

It all depends of the track of the low. Most lows track close to or north of Scotland. The area south of the central part of the low gets the strongest winds, which often puts Scotland in the firing line. Winds are typically weaker here because usually we are further south of that point, since most lows track well to our north.

We get our most severe storms when the storm track is more southerly than usual, like last winter.

ninebeanrows · 08-01-2015 12:05am

Going to be a double whammy of exceptional weather hitting Scotland early Friday and again early Saturday

Some very high winds for northern half of Ireland too.

Also increasing chance the first low will take a more southerly track.

Wouldn't be surprised to see this ensemble to be shown on the morning output

Cosmo Kramer · 08-01-2015 9:13am

I live on fairly exposed high ground on the edge of Glasgow so am planning to batten down the hatches for the next two nights. Even last night I was woken a few times by the sounds of bottles and cartons blowing out of my recycling bags which are out for collection this morning. I now have to go outside to try to find everything that's blown out before I go to work...

maquiladora · 08-01-2015 10:51am

Orange warning for Donegal. Gusts up to 120 km/h on the coast.

STATUS ORANGE

Wind Warning for Donegal

Southwest to west winds with mean speeds of 50 to 75 km will gust 90 to 120 km/h
Issued:
Thursday 08 January 2015 09:00
Valid:
Thursday 08 January 2015 18:00 to Friday 09 January 2015 06:00

Matches the latest GFS. Northern Scotland in for a real walloping in places.

Harps · 08-01-2015 11:53am

Typical, just as I get back to London

Doesn't look like anything spectacular by NW coastal standards but considering how quiet it's been this autumn/winter for storms I'd still love to be back home for it

Iancar29 · 08-01-2015 2:32pm

Oneiric 3 · 08-01-2015 4:47pm

WV image shows that a dry slot has developed near the core of the low in the last couple of hours.

legomaniac · 08-01-2015 4:49pm

Could this beast change course and go more southerly? Even a 100 mile shift southwards would bring violent storm 11 winds to much of the north of Ireland

maquiladora · 08-01-2015 4:55pm

legomaniac wrote: »

Could this beast change course and go more southerly? Even a 100 mile shift southwards would bring violent storm 11 winds to much of the north of Ireland

It's too late for any kind of significant shift at this stage.

For almost everywhere, the strongest winds won't be tonight from this low but will be early Saturday morning as a cold front passes over the country.

ninebeanrows · 08-01-2015 5:17pm

maybe replacing Northern Ireland with Ulster in the thread title would be better?

munsterlegend · 08-01-2015 5:21pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

maybe replacing Northern Ireland with Ulster in the thread title would be better?

Yes for the Donegal lads..unlikely to affect anywhere else I presume.

ninebeanrows · 08-01-2015 8:04pm

Recent gust to 50kt at Roches Point

MACE HEAD GALWAY(A) SW 37 Gust 50

Vain · 08-01-2015 8:09pm

How bad will Scotland get hit?

Rock Lesnar · 08-01-2015 8:29pm

The wind has picked up a good bit here in north meath, considering we had not a breeze today.

ninebeanrows · 08-01-2015 8:46pm

Belmullet upto 60mph

BELMULLET(A) S 40 Gust 52

ninebeanrows · 08-01-2015 8:49pm

Vain wrote: »

How bad will Scotland get hit?

Northwest Scotland likely to see gusts in exposed locations to around 100/110mph

coillsaille · 08-01-2015 9:11pm

On north shore of Galway Bay here. I have been following things closely in the FI thread and paying close attention to what the regulars such as Maq have to say but I must say this low is producing much stronger gusts than I was expecting given the northerly track. Just watched a section of gutter getting peeled off the parish hall. Can only imagine what its like in Scotland.

Xenji · 08-01-2015 9:15pm

Picking up now in Castlebar, gust of 74.3 km/hr there, are we still looking at the strongest gusts around midnight?

ninebeanrows · 08-01-2015 9:22pm

A bit windier than expected on the west coast.

Scotland must be prepared for a violent storm

Belmullet 41 Gust 60

111kph

maquiladora · 08-01-2015 9:26pm

Xenji wrote: »

Picking up now in Castlebar, gust of 74.3 km/hr there, are we still looking at the strongest gusts around midnight?

For Castlebar, the worst of the winds from this will be in the next hour of so, further north on the Donegal coast it will be around midnight. But there will be strong winds tomorrow afternoon and again early Saturday morning which could at times be a bit stronger than you're getting there now.

Storm 10 · 08-01-2015 9:42pm

Just had a gust of 60 mph in Galway

M.T. Cranium · 08-01-2015 9:45pm

Stronger winds than anticipated (if so) may be due to rapid pressure falls more than gradient alone, but the low continues to track well to the north and this tendency may soon be replaced by a shift in the violent gusts closer to the track in the Malin Head area then into western Scotland. One analysis that I just saw had a 17 mb pressure drop in the central pressure over a six hour period from 986 mb at 12z to 969 mb at 18z, probably it has now reached 958 mb (21z). As stated previously in the thread, more widespread strong gusts are possible tomorrow night as that feature will continue to intensify as it approaches Ireland, albeit never reaching the full intensity of tonight's system, but that full intensity would be felt in Scotland around midnight to 0300h, but possibly also in parts of north Donegal. Peak gusts likely to hit 70 knots at Malin Head and 85 knots in south Hebrides.

Baggy Trousers · 08-01-2015 9:46pm

Brought the dog for a long walk in Galway...bad idea. Windy and wet.

Speak Now · 08-01-2015 9:53pm

Miserable night in Waterford but only gusting upto 70kph thankfully.

ronnie3585 · 08-01-2015 10:09pm

Very windy in Salthill, Galway. The traffic lights are shaking, having seen that since last February!

Oscar Bravo · 08-01-2015 10:19pm

Strongest gust at 2100 is 54kts at Belmullet.

maquiladora · 08-01-2015 10:22pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Strongest gust at 2100 is 54kts at Belmullet.

Yep, in line with the models showing it peaking around 9pm on the west coast and around 3-4 hours later on the north coast.

Oneiric 3 · 08-01-2015 10:23pm

10 min mean currently 21 kt here, after peaking at 22 kt. High gust of 40 kt at 9.10 pm. My highest recorded gust since... yesterday. :P

FWVT · 08-01-2015 10:27pm

Certainly looks like a stingjet on wv imagery

Oscar Bravo · 08-01-2015 10:28pm

Oh wow! now some serious gusts in Castlebar!

AnotherYear · 08-01-2015 10:35pm

Just to give an idea how strong the Jet stream is at present. Flight http://www.flightradar24.com/THY4/53a2496 is currently travelling at 706 knots per hour(812mph) across the Atlantic. Flights arrived in London from the US 60-90 minutes ahead of schedule today

Speed reduced to 600knots now.

ninebeanrows · 08-01-2015 10:38pm

K5 buoy has dropped 19.1hPa in 3 hours.

Incredible.

Oscar Bravo · 08-01-2015 10:41pm

Faults starting to become more frequent now

highdef · 08-01-2015 10:47pm

AnotherYear wrote: »

Just to give an idea how strong the Jet stream is at present. Flight http://www.flightradar24.com/THY4/53a2496 is currently travelling at 706 knots per hour(812mph) across the Atlantic. Flights arrived in London from the US 60-90 minutes ahead of schedule today

Speed reduced to 600knots now.

Does that mean they are breaking the sound barrier? 812mph is well over the speed of sound, even at ground level!

EletricMan · 08-01-2015 10:48pm

Im on storm alert to head to Scotland tomorrow if it has bad power outages!

mountainy man · 08-01-2015 10:56pm

Hi guys, is the Shannon radar down again?

Saganist · 08-01-2015 10:57pm

highdef wrote: »

Does that mean they are breaking the sound barrier? 812mph is well over the speed of sound, even at ground level!

http://www.flightradar24.com/CLX773/539b672

Is doing 742mph which is not far off the speed of sound. :eek:

Edit:

Thanks FWTV for clarification..

Mech1 · 08-01-2015 10:59pm

Lots of planes holding cant land in Dub "winds out of limits"

Listen to my feed by following link in my sig.

FWVT · 08-01-2015 11:00pm

They are not near the sound barrier. Remember, the air is moving with them so they would need to fly and AIRspeed of Mach 1, not a groundspeed.

FWVT · 08-01-2015 11:02pm

Mech1 wrote: »

Lots of planes holding cant land in Dub "winds out of limits"

Listen to my feed by following link in my sig.

You're No. 1 in the ranking again on 137 listeners. JFK Tower a distant 2nd on 70

highdef · 08-01-2015 11:08pm

FWVT wrote: »

They are not near the sound barrier. Remember, the air is moving with them so they would need to fly and AIRspeed of Mach 1, not a groundspeed.

Thanks for clearing that up. I didn't realise that moving air (the wind) affected the speed that sound travels. I'd assumed that sound waves travel at the same speed, no matter what the wind speed is but it does make sense that wind speed would make a difference.....my bad. feel a bit silly now

highdef · 08-01-2015 11:18pm

Flight radar 24 combined with the ATC feed is way more interesting than TV this evening. So many planes on hold alright and looks like diversions are beginning now. Would not like to be in a plane in a holding pattern right now! Thanks again Mech1 for your feed. ALWAYS very much appreciated

cherryghost · 08-01-2015 11:18pm

Mech1 wrote: »

Lots of planes holding cant land in Dub "winds out of limits"

Listen to my feed by following link in my sig.

Really interesting stuff, thanks.

Saganist · 08-01-2015 11:19pm

highdef wrote: »

Flight radar 24 combined with the ATC feed is way more interesting than TV this evening. So many planes on hold alright and looks like diversions are beginning now. Would not like to be in a plane in a holding pattern right now! Thanks again Mech1 for your feed. ALWAYS very much appreciated

Agreed. Sounds like some planes are bailing out and heading to Shannon.

FWVT · 08-01-2015 11:23pm

The controllers and pilots are earning their wages tonight.

Lumi · 08-01-2015 11:23pm

Max gust in Galway city 68 km/h at 20:46

Current wind speed 35 km/h, gusting 53 km/h
10 minute mean 31 km/h
Direction Westerly

Barometer 1010.47 hPa Falling -0.77 hPa/hr

Iancar29 · 08-01-2015 11:26pm

Breaking news : Storm status officially reached here in N.Dublin..... aka.. Wheelie bin down , i repeat wheelie bin down!

A nice view of the sting jet ( dry slot NW of Ireland )
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shuffle65 · 08-01-2015 11:27pm

I'm right on the Atlantic coast here in Donegal, it's a bit windy alright, nothing spectacular though, I've often seen a lot worse. (no interruption to electricity supply anyway) I hope I don't eat my words before morning!

mickger844posts · 08-01-2015 11:39pm

Current 10 min Ave. 27km/h gusting to 50km/h. Max gust of 61km/h during heavy rain earlier. I'm expecting higher gusts tomorrow afternoon/evening time down in these parts but nothing anyway near severe

www.waterfordcityweather.com

www.waterfordcityweather.com/weather2/index.php

shmaupel · 08-01-2015 11:58pm

Gusting 69kmph here right on the coast just south of Donegal Town.

When are peak winds expected? Midnight?

Gales/Strong Winds January 8th - 10th

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