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

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.

[Deleted User] · 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

[Deleted User] · 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

Meteorite58 · 03-05-2021 8:58pm

Calming down a bit now here near Tralee, gusted over 70 km/h and split a tree in half in my garden

Could have been worse.

Just 5.0mm here

TTTT · 03-05-2021 9:04pm

Went to Ballybunnion in Kerry this afternoon. Parked the car.
Got out.
Got sandblasted.
Got back into the car.

Haven't experienced a direct onshore wind like that in a long time. Sitting watching the surf and empty beach was weird on May bank holiday.

ronman · 03-05-2021 9:08pm

Strongest winds all day at the moment in noth galway and turned north direction. Has to be gusting near 100. Exposed location. It has really picked up in the last 30 mins.

NIMAN · 03-05-2021 9:19pm

Went out to put some extra weight on the trampoline.

Seems to be getting rougher again now.

An Ri rua · 03-05-2021 11:13pm

An absolute sh1tfest of a day outside Tullamore. The winds gusting possibly stronger now than earlier today.
Up on a hill. Might as well be in a lighthouse..would drive you gaga.

Neddyusa · 03-05-2021 11:20pm

Not too bad a day here in Roscommon. Wet in the morning, windy in the afternoon. My gauge stopped recording but I believe we had less than 15mm and the sun shone for a good few hours. Better than many days last Summer snyway!

pauldry · 04-05-2021 12:00am

Still on the look out for Thursday. Snow possible in Britain. Only 7 to 10c in Ireland and subzero night.

Gonzo · 04-05-2021 12:05am

very heavy bands of showers here all evening and very squally winds, easily the worst day of the year so far.

SouthWesterly · 04-05-2021 12:09am

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Calming down a bit now here near Tralee, gusted over 70 km/h and split a tree in half in my garden Could have been worse.

Just 5.0mm here

Had 10mm over my way with 14mm this month.
Only had 11mm in April.

SouthWesterly · 04-05-2021 12:10am

TTTT wrote: »

Went to Ballybunnion in Kerry this afternoon. Parked the car.
Got out.
Got sandblasted.
Got back into the car.

Haven't experienced a direct onshore wind like that in a long time. Sitting watching the surf and empty beach was weird on May bank holiday.

Regularly get that in Banna.

Maybe I just go there a lot:)

Artane2002 · 04-05-2021 12:41am

pauldry wrote: »

Still on the look out for Thursday. Snow possible in Britain. Only 7 to 10c in Ireland and subzero night.

The GFS 18z has nothing above 13c right until May 17th, the 12z was similarly cool, with a continuation of overnight frosts and temperatures generally struggling to get past 11c. The other models are not as cool as the GFS however.

Graces7 · 04-05-2021 6:42am

Storm Maybug(***) just keeps on giving!

After a loud night out here, a deafening hailstorm around half past five. Calmer just now but no trust left....

And SO COLD! I am going to have to order a bag of coal. IN MAY. That really goes against the grain... NB they have snow in parts of Canada.

West Mayo offshore

Wine Goddess · 04-05-2021 8:06am

SouthWesterly wrote: »

Regularly get that in Banna.

Maybe I just go there a lot:)

Banna!!! Top of my list of beaches to go to once restrictions are lifted......so jealous you can go regularly!

Beechwoodspark · 04-05-2021 9:18am

Very windy all night in north Kildare

One of the kids was up most of the night taking readings and measurements on their new weather station that Santa brought.

The wind really was quite strong for this time of year.

pauldry · 04-05-2021 10:15am

According to Radio parts of Europe has their coldest April in 35 years.

Whats our coldest May? Will this May beat it? I think I remember one that had IMT around 9c but not sure when. 1995 was a brutal May before a good Summer. Can we have a repeat please!

Graces7 · 04-05-2021 10:35am

I was just out at the back taking vegetable peelings to the compost ( home made chicken soup!) ; a field away from the ocean ..north...

Herds of white horses galloping inshore at high speed, with white sheep racing alongside and underneath them. . Blue sky and sunshine..

Too bitter cold to linger long. But total beauty.

West Mayo offshore

Chris_5339762 · 04-05-2021 1:00pm

11c in Cork now, nice and sunny. But the wind outside would cut you in half. Ordinarily this would be excuse enough to head somewhere (anywhere) nicer but not this year.

Gonzo · 04-05-2021 1:17pm

just had a very heavy hail shower which left a brief covering on pavements. Very strange to see this in May.

Alun · 04-05-2021 1:55pm

Serious hailstorm just now here in Bray too.

loughside · 04-05-2021 2:15pm

Alun wrote: »

Serious hailstorm just now here in Bray too.

Know what you mean !!

https://streamable.com/gd7kd3

(mid Co.Down)

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

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