Storm Gareth: Tues 12 /Weds 13 March 2019 (Orange Warning for NW)

sryanbruen · 12-03-2019 12:55am

Maximum gusts (kph) at Irish stations up to 2300 UTC on 11th Mar 2019

Belmullet 108
Malin Head 97
Finner Camp 94
Roches Point 94
Sherkin Island 90
Cork Airport 90
Mace Head 90
Casement Aerodrome 90
Valentia Observatory 87

Meteorite58 · 12-03-2019 1:19am

Looks like the heaviest part of that squall line feature is heading towards Cashel / Clonmel area and possibly on towards around Kilkenny after.

pad199207 · 12-03-2019 1:25am

That is one huge storm system

sReq | uTeK · 12-03-2019 1:33am

Wind very bad here in south dub

pad199207 · 12-03-2019 1:35am

Winds seems to be picking up ahead of this squall line. It’s still a bit away.

Meteorite58 · 12-03-2019 1:39am

ICON's latest run 21z showing stronger winds then earlier , very winy overland also but ARPEGE 18z not as strong as it's earlier runs ?

Still meed to see what the morning runs produce.

gozunda · 12-03-2019 1:48am

antodeco wrote: »

That squall line really is a thing of beauty!

Passed through with some almighty gusts. Interesting temperature rose to a balmy 11c @ (before squally bit ) and then when wind direction changed away from ssw temperatures dropping fairly fast.

pad199207 · 12-03-2019 1:52am

Right on the doorstep now.

Little snowy old me · 12-03-2019 1:59am

Winds have increased here dramatically in Palmerstown, west Dublin in the last 5 minutes after a brief easing. Radar showing the squall is approaching and over me in the next 20 minutes or so. No point in going to bed. May as well see what it brings.

bassy · 12-03-2019 2:14am

Heavey rain and wind here in north kilkenny

Little snowy old me · 12-03-2019 2:16am

Waste of time. Nothing dramatic. Goodnight

Larbre34 · 12-03-2019 2:24am

Squall currently going through here like a b@stard. D15.

emo72 · 12-03-2019 2:24am

Lucan squall incoming. Epic

And it's gone.

mangobob · 12-03-2019 2:31am

Just hitting Dublin 16 now. Nothing remarkable so far......

Ultimate Seduction · 12-03-2019 2:35am

Wtf is a squall? On this forum a few years now never heard that word

[Deleted User] · 12-03-2019 2:48am

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Wtf is a squall? On this forum a few years now never heard that word

A storm. Often involving a lot of rain.

Very windy in Dublin 18.

italodisco · 12-03-2019 2:49am

My god nthat was fierce down in North strand D3

pad199207 · 12-03-2019 2:50am

Decent enough squall went through in Kildare with hail and setting off alarms.

crusier · 12-03-2019 2:50am

A squall - I think it's a white woman kidnapped by Indians and used for cooking and things!

Gaoth Laidir · 12-03-2019 3:00am

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Wtf is a squall? On this forum a few years now never heard that word

This isn't a squall line, it's just the cold front. A squall line is a specific type of line of thunderstorms formed through convective processes, but this isn't one. It woke me up a while ago with rain bashing against the window but it's gone quiet now.

Larbre34 · 12-03-2019 3:02am

denartha wrote: »

A storm. Often involving a lot of rain.

Very windy in Dublin 18.

Its not that.

pad199207 · 12-03-2019 3:05am

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

This isn't a squall line, it's just the cold front. A squall line is a specific type of line of thunderstorms formed through convective processes, but this isn't one. It woke me up a while ago with rain bashing against the window but it's gone quiet now.

Just a squall so ? I didn’t realize a squall line had to contain convective characteristics.

[Deleted User] · 12-03-2019 3:11am

Larbre34 wrote: »

Its not that.

Then please educate me.

Uthur · 12-03-2019 4:06am

tis windy and also somewhat rainy in dublin x)

DOCARCH · 12-03-2019 7:04am

For those considering/asking 'was that it?', the orange warning for high winds (for the NW) only comes into effect at midday today.

Graces7 · 12-03-2019 7:23am

KingJeremy wrote: »

Nothing from Graces7 in a long time . I miss her descriptive weather updates from the Mayo offshore outpost. I hope she’s ok and has the hatches battened down in preparation for Gareths arrival

i am here... having a very bad time healthwise so down to bare essentials...not been offisland etc since before christmas and keeping myself and cats fed etc is the main thing..

and of course I logged on when the storm was announced. where else but boards ie weather to get real info..

I mean really !!!

Has been a long had battle this month weather wise. These are far beyond our usual winter gales. seems almost always at night...one blew out the door and a window of the old house alongside ... a bit of the roof hit my window hard.

Last night the orange marine hit us hard. Loud and obnoxious after a day of marble sized hailstones.. Y'day the door got away from me; slammed hard against the house and took every last bit of strength i had to get it closed again. Raw energy.... when it gets light will put turf and other soft heavy stuff behind it. not a power to be taken lightly.

else all prepared here. Looks to be going to be a bad one. will be around today all being well and I am praising westnet, our local internet server as never a flicker and the dish is on the exposed north gable end.

stay safe, please.

Graces7 · 12-03-2019 7:25am

DOCARCH wrote: »

For those considering/asking 'was that it?', the orange warning for high winds (for the NW) only comes into effect at midday today.

coastal and offshore have had orange gales last night. still roaring out here. hoping for a brief lull before Gareth breaks in. a little quieter just now but keeps breaking into sudden hail storms.. west mayo offshore outpost

M.T. Cranium · 12-03-2019 7:35am

This will be a long duration event for exposed areas of the northwest but the peak appears to be around 7 to 10 p.m. from gradients on most guidance. However, these things usually build up in waves so it won't be that straight-forward.

Graces7 · 12-03-2019 7:51am

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

This will be a long duration event for exposed areas of the northwest but the peak appears to be around 7 to 10 p.m. from gradients on most guidance. However, these things usually build up in waves so it won't be that straight-forward.

Getting whiles of total silence, then sudden growls and snarls. and yes in for a long haul today. deeply thankful for good forecasting as i got extra turf etc in ready. Very rare to have fires lit in mid march.

irelandspurs · 12-03-2019 8:07am

silent in Portarlington, except the wife has just got up so won't be for much longer.

Storm Gareth: Tues 12 /Weds 13 March 2019 (Orange Warning for NW)

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