May shocker: strong winds, squally showers, even the potential for wintry showers

KanyeSouthEast · 03-05-2021 8:26am

Awful waste of a day off it’s a pity it couldn’t have held off for another day.

Chris_5339762 · 03-05-2021 10:09am

Max gust here in Cobh of 60.5kmh this morning. Roches Point has gotten an 80kmh so far.

lab man · 03-05-2021 10:11am

ratracer wrote: »

It’s wet and wild in South Galway for the last couple of hours now, pretty much as forecast. Not much left on the cherry blossom tree.

The poor oul cherry trees got shaken up alright

pad199207 · 03-05-2021 10:15am

Max gust of 66KPH in Kildare so far this morning. Certainly giving the trees a good shake!

SleetAndSnow · 03-05-2021 10:18am

Wild, wild morning here on the west cork coast. Very heavy rain since around 4am. Winds picked up massively and the trees are bending at times with all the leaves on them. Mad! Love a good storm though

Danno · 03-05-2021 10:20am

Not alot of rain with just 4mm in the manual gauge this morning at 10am. Windy, top gust 38mph so far here in south Laois.

KanyeSouthEast · 03-05-2021 10:21am

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Wild, wild morning here on the west cork coast. Very heavy rain since around 4am. Winds picked up massively and the trees are bending at times with all the leaves on them. Mad! Love a good storm though

In winter maybe but a bank holiday in late spring no thanks!

Beechwoodspark · 03-05-2021 10:22am

WET and WINDY here in north Kildare - WILD

Hope the trampolines are tied down otherwise they are going skyward !!

Oscar Bravo · 03-05-2021 10:28am

10am
Malin head and roaches point gusting 48 knots (89 km/h)

NIMAN · 03-05-2021 10:34am

Total contrast to yesterday, where we spent the whole day sitting and eating outside.
Wet and wild.

New trampoline built yesterday located to a safe spot in the garden and weighed down with plenty of big stones etc. Thankfully is still where we left it last night!

Car99 · 03-05-2021 10:36am

Wet but no wind or heavy rain to speak of near Tipperary town. Has the worst of the weather passed through by now?

Storm 10 · 03-05-2021 10:45am

Looks to be a small squall line just passed Galway there was very heavy rain from it it's more South of Galway

Speak Now · 03-05-2021 10:50am

Picking up in Waterford the last hour, gusting to 74kmh.

Speak Now · 03-05-2021 11:07am

87kmp latest gust in Waterford

Oscar Bravo · 03-05-2021 11:15am

11am

Malin head gusting 49 knots (91 km/h)
Waterford Airport gusting 47 knots
Roaches point gusting 46 knots

SouthWesterly · 03-05-2021 11:27am

11 mm of rain so far today. As much as in all April.

I've not dared even think about my apple blossoms

ednwireland · 03-05-2021 11:33am

rain stopped and sun out in sw donegal (for 5 mins)

Xenji · 03-05-2021 11:34am

21mm of rain in Castlebar so far and the garden was waterlogged when I woke up in places, very strong gusts currently.

03-05-2021 11:38am

Sorry I don't know the meteorological terms nor do I have the appropriate instruments...but it's quare shíte here in Louth this morning.

endainoz · 03-05-2021 11:44am

The rain was badly needed for growth, the wind not so much!

Chris_5339762 · 03-05-2021 11:53am

First peak has passed down in Cork, gusts have abated to about 20 - 40 kmh. Round 2 this evening.

corsav6 · 03-05-2021 11:58am

Wet and windy since about 7am here outside Newport. Sun is shining now and wind died down but the ground is saturated so no outside for the kids.

jprboy · 03-05-2021 12:03pm

Storm 10 wrote: »

Looks to be a small squall line just passed Galway there was very heavy rain from it it's more South of Galway

Squall line seems to be now running from Kerry, up through Limerick, North Tipp and up through the Midlands as it moves east. Just passing through my part of North Tipp now.

Estimate that all rain should have cleared here by 1.00 pm.

Cluedo Monopoly · 03-05-2021 12:07pm

Sun coming out in Galway. Still breezy. I think we might have a nice evening.

Storm 10 · 03-05-2021 12:10pm

Fair play to MT he called out the squall line in his forecast

Jpmarn · 03-05-2021 12:25pm

Storm 10 wrote: »

Fair play to MT he called out the squall line in his forecast

Just experienced the squall line just after midday south east out of Limerick City in Ballysimon area.

pad199207 · 03-05-2021 1:15pm

Torrential rain here in Kildare pushing through. 106mm/hr

lolie · 03-05-2021 1:30pm

Just a wet breezy morning here, got a bit squally for a short while as the front passed through.
No idea what rain fell as i just noticed the the gauge was blocked by birds using it as a toilet, didn't cop until now as no rain fell at all last week.
11c out now with only a light breeze, south cavan.

Supercell · 03-05-2021 1:31pm

Looks beautiful on satellite, not sure if this will play..

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Harry Palmr · 03-05-2021 1:33pm

Speak Now wrote: »

87kmp latest gust in Waterford

My lightweight greenhouse flipped! Luckily it's empty.

Wine Goddess · 03-05-2021 1:35pm

Heavy rain here in Firhouse D24 and winds have been really gusty all morning, I can't imagine what it'll be like if they get worse later, as forecast......

Trampoline is battened down by its hatches.... LOL

Pa ElGrande · 03-05-2021 1:36pm

Squall Line just passing here in Dublin City Center.

Larbre34 · 03-05-2021 1:38pm

The squall passed through Dublin 15 over about 10 to 15 minutes and very nice it was too.

03-05-2021 1:40pm

15mm so far in Arklow
Max gust 74kmh
Squal line has not passed through yet

Donegal Storm · 03-05-2021 1:40pm

Nothing of any note in Donegal, some rain overnight but just breezy with some sun and a few showers so far today. Not much different to any other day we've had this past week really

Artane2002 · 03-05-2021 1:43pm

There was some very intense rain in Dublin 5 a few minutes ago, made a waterfall run down the window

Squeaksoutloud · 03-05-2021 2:01pm

Drove through that squall line on the M7 southbound near New bridge. Never saw anything like it..lucky there wasn't much traffic as everyone pretty much had to stop or crawl along at 10kph. Fog lights and hazards on..only lasted 40 seconds then through again.

03-05-2021 2:07pm

Squals here in east wicklow
73.8mm/hr rain rate

mcburns07 · 03-05-2021 2:08pm

Filthy morning in East Cork, I haven't missed this the last month.

Lady_North1 · 03-05-2021 2:37pm

Poured down all morning in Swords, sun shining now but there is a tree down across the main road into our estate.... Wind still quite strong.

Meteorite58 · 03-05-2021 2:55pm

Strong winds for the afternoon / evening, quite windy in the E later this evening as the isobars tighten before moving offshore across the Irish sea.

Strong head wind for flights or shipping for a time coming from the E.

Just 4.8mm here near Tralee, blustery but nothing too strong as yet, wind veering more W now and increasing.

03-05-2021 3:29pm

Gusting 94km/h at Mace Head 15.00

Oneiric 3 · 03-05-2021 4:14pm

Bog standard stuff here in Galway. Annoying breeze, overcast, spits of rain - you know, the usual.

mickger844posts · 03-05-2021 4:27pm

Rain the main feature here in Waterford City with 15.7mm recorded at my station. Also of note a torrential downpour to finish the rain with rates of 130mm/h

03-05-2021 4:28pm

And 104 km/h at 16.00 at Mace Head

FutureGuy · 03-05-2021 4:45pm

Gusty and raining all day in Limerick.

Bicyclette · 03-05-2021 5:12pm

People injured and damage done to some cars on O'Connell Street Limerick today

Reports: coming in that cars were damaged and people injured when Construction fences came down across from Starbucks O'Connell Street today over the current storm &#55356;&#57131;&#55356;&#57130;&#55357;&#56999; please be careful approaching this area in cars. &#55357;&#56984;

Taken from Limerick Now.

NoLuckLarry · 03-05-2021 7:00pm

Rotten day in Limerick, this weather can pack its bags and **** right off.

Oscar Bravo · 03-05-2021 7:40pm

Decided to take a spin up to Minaun mountain which over looks Achill to experience the full force of the wind. What a feeling. Heres a photo from this evening

kenmc · 03-05-2021 8:41pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Decided to take a spin up to Minaun mountain which over looks Achill to experience the full force of the wind. What a feeling. Heres a photo from this evening

Minaun is beautiful, always stunning view no matter the weather. Well except the time I drove up into cloud.

Plenty of surf down on keel in that pic

May shocker: strong winds, squally showers, even the potential for wintry showers

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