High winds and heavy rain in places this week (Discussion Thread)

Gusts up to about 110kph on some south/east coasts on this run.





It's not very far away but it's really subject to change so still FI in terms of intensity.

Wicklow Weather wrote: »

I have been watching this system for 4 days and she is still relatively close to Ireland on the ECM but GFS shows its further West and in the latest run further North of Ireland. The ECM Air Pressure is about 965mb. Either way next week from Tuesday through Sunday looks wet, windy and miserable!!!

The low on the 17th? GFS has the center passing right over Ireland, I posted the charts above.

0Z ECM is less severe, brings it down to 984mb on the west coast. 12Z isn't out yet.

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Model trend today is towards a heavy rainfall event lasting 2-3 days, Tuesday to possibly Friday, Munster could potentially see local rainfall totals of 60-100 mm during the period. Will raise to alert status on Sunday if development trend continues.

Yeah, more of a rain than a wind thing since I lasted posted those charts. Still a good deal on uncertainty on exact amounts.

Hows it looking for the south? That heavy rainfall still looking likely?

Looks like a very wet week on tonights MetO fax charts!! - would anyone like to hazard a guess at totals around the country??

Weather forecast read after the 0900 news on Radio 1 gave a gale warning with storm force winds this afternoon in the west. Anyone else hear the forecast or was I imagining the gale warning?

From the gale warning on met.ie

Westerly gales or strong gales at times today from late afternoon onwards on coasts from Carnsore Pt to Mizen Head to Slyne Head with a risk of storm force for a time this evening in the west.

Do you feel they are being cautious and issuing a warning with the wording used on a just in case basis?

Was surprised as I don't recall seeing anything on boards.ie in relation to a potential wind event, however brief it may be.

Tactical wrote: »

Weather forecast read after the 0900 news on Radio 1 gave a gale warning with storm force winds this afternoon in the west. Anyone else hear the forecast or was I imagining the gale warning?

From the gale warning on met.ie

Westerly gales or strong gales at times today from late afternoon onwards on coasts from Carnsore Pt to Mizen Head to Slyne Head with a risk of storm force for a time this evening in the west.

Well here is the 06Z NAE for 3am Tuesday showing strong gales along parts of the coast and storm force winds just off shore.



06Z HIRLAM isn't up on weatheronline so can't compare them.

WRF develops the system too. Here it is later.

Severe gales touching storm force at sea.

Interesting little feature, you can it winding up now on the satellite just off the west coast.

Weathercheck wrote: »

Latest NAE shifts this across the country faster a little bit weaker, still very interesting.

Very much a nowcast situation!

Has strong winds ashore in the west by 9pm!

Seems to be a tricky one for the models. Arrives about six hours faster now than the 06Z showed earlier today. Little bit weaker too but still showing gales for some of the coast there.

Looks nice on Sat24!

diceyd wrote: »

guys could any of yous make an educated guess for the east for thursday,i was going to bring my son to the zoo for his birthday,thanks.

Well,,,M.E. are thinking this;

Thursday and Friday will both be cool with a mix of bright or sunny spells and occasional heavy or prolonged showers of rain or hail with a risk of thunder. Temperatures will reach between 10 and 12 degrees.


Could still be too soon to be spot on though.




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Windy in Castlebar,alot of leafs down!

Weathercheck wrote: »

On the radar you can see the 'hook' of the low stretching into Galway Bay.


Interested to hear any more reports of high winds!

I am just on the edge of that hook you mention. Unfortunately my weather station is playing up so have been unable to post wind speeds. We have just been outside to move some things as we had thought that everything had been secured (we are used to fairly strong winds). The wind had other ideas. It is one of the strongest winds we have had in some time and the gusts are particularly strong.

NW Clare

no change at 21z

SHANNON AIRPORT SW 28 Gust 40

growing interest in that second system that approaches tomorrow night to the south, slowly inching north from run to run.

Also it really goes through an explosive phase of development around T24,

My wind machine in Galway is showing gusts over 40 knots from West North West.

Weathercheck wrote: »

On the radar you can see the 'hook' of the low stretching into Galway Bay.

If we had a visible satellite imagery it would look quite well structured.

Interested to hear any more reports of high winds!

In west Limerick - Kids playhouse had to be rescued after being catapulted to back of garden - some very strong gusts here since last hour or so.

- Tied the trampoline down as soon as I copped on.

Amazing its like as if someone turned off a switch, flat calm suddenly must be the centre of this depression passing over.

A Met Eireann 2258 update
Rain will continue to affect parts of Connacht, Ulster and north Leinster tonight. Some heavy falls are likely and it will be quite cloudy and misty too. In Munster and south Leinster a clearance has already developed, with just the odd shower. However this drier weather will bring with it very windy conditions. Strong to near gale force west to southwest winds will affect these areas but will decrease overnight. Lowest temperatures will range from 4 to 7 degrees. (West to northwest winds will reach gale force or higher for a time overnight on coastal waters from Wicklow Head to Roche's Pt to Slyne Head and on the Irish Sea south of Anglesey.)