Strong winds / Heavy Rain Tues 27 and Storm Diana Weds 28 Nov. 2018

Graces7 · 28-11-2018 3:14pm

it is quieter but that could be a deception.... Need to be outside a wee while.

spookwoman · 28-11-2018 3:16pm

Seems to have eased up here in Waterford. Sun is out as well

Xenji · 28-11-2018 3:18pm

26.1mm of rain so far in Castlebar with a max gust of 96 km/hr.

Graces7 · 28-11-2018 3:30pm

sunnyday1234 wrote: »

This lady isn’t a patch on Ophelia in north cork

Ophelia never came near us.... turned right at Clare! west mayo offshore

irelandspurs · 28-11-2018 3:30pm

Really picked up now in Portarlington

Graces7 · 28-11-2018 3:30pm

spookwoman wrote: »

Seems to have eased up here in Waterford. Sun is out as well

dark here and sheeting rain sideways west mayo offshore

kenmc · 28-11-2018 3:32pm

stevek93 wrote: »

Not a peep in Dublin Airport this morning

Was a pretty rollercoastery takeoff at 10.40 nonetheless

antodeco · 28-11-2018 3:33pm

Had to go and fix something in the engine and wasnt fun in that driving rain and wind. Thankfully its a gas pressure bonnet so no latch, so was able to keep it only a little open and be underneath it, with my back acting at the "keeper open"! Sliced my hand to bits (sheet aluminium) but its fixed!

CrowdedHouse · 28-11-2018 3:38pm

I've a spare satellite dish in my lawn....

Kamili · 28-11-2018 3:40pm

antodeco wrote: »

Had to go and fix something in the engine and wasnt fun in that driving rain and wind. Thankfully its a gas pressure bonnet so no latch, so was able to keep it only a little open and be underneath it, with my back acting at the "keeper open"! Sliced my hand to bits (sheet aluminium) but its fixed!

fair play to ye - wouldn't want to be a recovery driver out there on a day like today!

harr · 28-11-2018 3:44pm

Very strong gusts here in Kildare....just seen a huge branch come off a tree luckily no car underneath it.
Just in time for kids leaving school to. We are only in a yellow warning but with these gusts I would imagine we could have been on middle ground between yellow and orange.

Graces7 · 28-11-2018 3:45pm

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

I've a spare satellite dish in my lawn....

Have to admire westnet, our local internet folk. The dish is on the north ocean facing gable end and all the while never a flicker...

Weary here and need air so a quick stroll outside then sleep..stay safe.

Squatter · 28-11-2018 3:48pm

Squatter wrote: »

After a lull, the winds are blasting again, Beara peninsula, near Adrigole. Planned walk down to the pier has been put on hold.

Rain has stopped, sun is emerging, lots of blue sky to the SW but the wind is howling.

It's low tide so I'm heading out for a spot of beachcombing!

davidsr20 · 28-11-2018 4:04pm

antodeco wrote: »

Had to go and fix something in the engine and wasnt fun in that driving rain and wind. Thankfully its a gas pressure bonnet so no latch, so was able to keep it only a little open and be underneath it, with my back acting at the "keeper open"! Sliced my hand to bits (sheet aluminium) but its fixed!

What contains traces of nuts

mrsnrub2.0 · 28-11-2018 4:09pm

Starting to come alive in Dublin now

stevek93 · 28-11-2018 4:37pm

Fairly windy now here in Dublin Airport

Oscar Bravo · 28-11-2018 4:41pm

Strongest winds of the day here in Castlebar now.

Drumpot · 28-11-2018 4:43pm

mrsnrub2.0 wrote: »

Starting to come alive in Dublin now

187 active on this forum at moment. Wonder if that will spike if Dublin gets an hour or two of Diana's scorn.

Gonzo · 28-11-2018 4:57pm

very windy at Dunshaughlin too and another completely rain soaked day, dark, lights and heating on.

JCX BXC · 28-11-2018 4:58pm

Drumpot wrote: »

187 active on this forum at moment. Wonder if that will spike if Dublin gets an hour or two of Diana's scorn.

According to the Dublin airport TAF, the worst was between 1pm and 4pm, so it's passed.

joeysoap · 28-11-2018 5:08pm

Gusty in Dundalk now .

stevek93 · 28-11-2018 5:16pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

According to the Dublin airport TAF, the worst was between 1pm and 4pm, so it's passed.

Yes quieted down now

Kamili · 28-11-2018 5:17pm

Dreading rush hour in Dublin, hearing reports of a lot of surface water on the N81 and the M50 is chockablock apparently.

Any other reports on what roads are like out there?

https://twitter.com/LiveDrive?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

shmaupel · 28-11-2018 5:19pm

Wet and blustery here in south Donegal after two solid weeks of reasonable weather.

Very glad we aren’t in the firing line proper.

Sounds like a lot of folk had a rough day.

Darwin · 28-11-2018 5:39pm

Will be interesting to see the wind speed stats for today at the various reporting stations - think they get published tomorrow here:
https://www.met.ie/climate/available-data/daily-data

ZX7R · 28-11-2018 5:42pm

The ride into work on the motorcycle was interesting but definitely not the worst I've ridden in glad to be home now

Sycamore Tree · 28-11-2018 6:05pm

Eased off in Galway and the rain stopped. Not a bad day relatively speaking. Actually looks like a nice evening for a walk.

stevenup7002 · 28-11-2018 6:11pm

Had not one, but TWO roof tiles blow off this morning. Absolute carnage and devastation in Clonmel.

Gaoth Laidir · 28-11-2018 6:29pm

This other little low that's forming east of the Azores and will pass over England tomorrow looks like it might have a sting in the tail in the morning. Very strong gradient just off the SW coast of England at 06Z, crossing up through the country during the day. We could see some major winds from this in Brittany and the Channel.

ninebeanrows · 28-11-2018 6:37pm

I have been keenly watching with concern this wave expected to move up the Irish Sea tonight and during the morning. Most models aren't too keen on developing it, over Ireland anyway but the UKMO and its higher res EURO4 illustrate this needs close attention and monitoring this evening and overnight. The area the disturbance is coming from has very sparse data coverage, if the models are analysing this ~5hPa too shallow this could have a significant impact on it track.

There is the still the risk of some nasty winds into the southeast and east Thursday AM, Irish Sea and into NW England probably more at risk but something to keep us interested tonight, old fashioned monitoring!

Here is the latest 12z EURO4, it is currently the most developmental of the main models.

Note (these charts look dramatic with the 1hPa intervals)

@GaothLaidir - I swear i didn't see your post before posting!!

sryanbruen · 28-11-2018 6:41pm

Darwin wrote: »

Will be interesting to see the wind speed stats for today at the various reporting stations - think they get published tomorrow here:
https://www.met.ie/climate/available-data/daily-data

Diana added to my table of comparison with previous storms in terms of maximum wind gusts for selected Irish stations. Diana data is from synop reports.

ninebeanrows · 28-11-2018 6:41pm

The mass of cloud to the southwest of Ireland is what we are focusing on.

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Mount Vesuvius · 28-11-2018 7:38pm

Latest HiRes Arome says we just barely miss the more intense rain but a small change can mean much difference. Still a good bit to fall for the early morning rush hour and no doubt will cause delays in the east.

Gonzo · 28-11-2018 7:53pm

UK Met Office shows Leinster (particularly Meath, Dublin and Louth) with very heavy rain overnight and into tomorrow morning.

After that bands of rain crossing the country each day for the next 5 to 6 days.

Mount Vesuvius · 28-11-2018 8:03pm

The rainfall accumulations on models for the morning show the most rain roughly between 10mm to 20mm perhaps more on high terrain in Wicklow and Dublin. So nothing really to worry about. Just horrible to travel in.

Darwin · 28-11-2018 8:23pm

@Syran, thanks for putting up that table. As a minor weather nerd

, I have kept data on all named storms the last couple of years, this table is great to have.

Meteorite58 · 28-11-2018 9:12pm

Rough enough day around Tralee but no damage that I am aware of, very blustery with driving rain . Gusting over 70 km/h ( 8m ) at my increasingly sheltered site although no leaves on the trees at this time of the year .

9.6mm

Bar low reading of 975.7 hPa

Villain · 28-11-2018 10:11pm

Yep not much agreement on that feature tonight and tomorrow morning.

https://twitter.com/carlowweather/status/1067858272630255616?s=21

ninebeanrows · 28-11-2018 10:30pm

Tonight is a night where buoy observations are critical. When dealing with a rapidly developing wave in an area so sparse with Obs, the ships this system will encounter in the next few hours will give some real data as to where we are.

The latest IR Satellite representation is looking very developmental.

ninebeanrows · 28-11-2018 11:22pm

Youd think that the MetOffice (UMKO) will have to issue some severe warnings tonight as this doesn't look just like a yellow warning. Looks severe for parts of Britain.

M.T. Cranium · 28-11-2018 11:22pm

I would expect 10-20 mm rainfalls from this secondary wave, 30-50 mm will fall over parts of Wales into northwest England, so far the only strong winds associated are from one ship report (39 kt) in the developing warm sector, and you can see the low on satellite imagery close to 48N 9W, heading NNE. Winds may actually fall off to light in the Dublin region as this goes by, shallow surface northerly under a higher level southwesterly making for nasty wind shear on final approach (although at a time when airports may be dormant).

(edit 2350h for better wave position 48N 9W).

Mount Vesuvius · 28-11-2018 11:54pm

Again the very latest Arome shows a glancing blow.

Graces7 · 29-11-2018 7:40am

Blissfully, blessedly quiet out here this morning.... sweet....west mayo offshore island. Whatever happens, we have had this calm.

Gaoth Laidir · 29-11-2018 1:26pm

Today's storm in the UK is stronger than Diana was here yesterday. Highest gusts this morning were 64 knots (119 kph) at Scilly St. Mary's (31 m amsl) and 63 knots (117 kph) at Plymouth (50 m amsl). There was a 67-knot (124 kph) gust at Aberdaron along the Welsh Irish Sea coast, but that's on a 95-metre cliff overlooking the sea.

In France, 64 knots at Point du Raz (72 m amsl) was the highest.

DOCARCH · 29-11-2018 1:43pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Today's storm in the UK is stronger than Diana was here yesterday.

Should have been Deirdre....get the 'D's and confusion out the way....move on to Erik!

M.T. Cranium · 29-11-2018 3:08pm

Some confusion now about strongest gust yesterday, in the "yesterday's weather" section of the website Sherkin Island shows 61 knots rather than 66 as earlier reported, leaving Casement and Roches' Point tied at 62 knots but in the hourly graphs those two peak at 115 km/hr while Sherkin peaks at 122 (supporting the 66 knot value). Not sure if this is quality control or oversight.

Gaoth Laidir · 29-11-2018 6:36pm

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Some confusion now about strongest gust yesterday, in the "yesterday's weather" section of the website Sherkin Island shows 61 knots rather than 66 as earlier reported, leaving Casement and Roches' Point tied at 62 knots but in the hourly graphs those two peak at 115 km/hr while Sherkin peaks at 122 (supporting the 66 knot value). Not sure if this is quality control or oversight.

The 1 pm synop certainly gave 66 knots (34 m/s) as the hourly max gust. Strange.

AAXX 28131 03951 47456 /2420 10126 20099 39854 49879 53061 7225/ 87///
333 85/15 87/50 90710 91134==

piuswal · 30-11-2018 1:47am

DOCARCH wrote: »

Should have been Deirdre....get the 'D's and confusion out the way....move on to Erik!

No, it was named by https://www.ipma.pt/en/, the Portuguese and the agreement is that the first to be affected or impacted name a storm and others carry it on.

DOCARCH · 30-11-2018 6:57am

piuswal wrote: »

No, it was named by https://www.ipma.pt/en/, the Portuguese and the agreement is that the first to be affected or impacted name a storm and others carry it on.

I was talking about the 'storm' that affected south west England and Wales yesterday....that should have been Deirdre.

sryanbruen · 22-12-2018 5:07pm

Now that the data is in, here's the table of comparison including Diana in terms of maximum 10-minute mean wind speeds. Will be doing Deirdre next month.

Data comes from Met Éireann.

Strong winds / Heavy Rain Tues 27 and Storm Diana Weds 28 Nov. 2018

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