Wind and Rain Warnings : Sat 10-2-18

GoneHome · 10-02-2018 8:38pm

Wind has really picked up here in last twenty minutes, lights flickering, North Cork/South Limerick

Meteorite58 · 10-02-2018 8:45pm

Where did it get the strong gust at Belmullet? The highest I make it for there is 27 knots.

Computer graphic gone a bit wonky, highest gust in Bellmullet 25 km/h since early morning.

sparrowcar · 10-02-2018 8:55pm

Wind really picked up last 10 mins in swords.

mangobob · 10-02-2018 9:15pm

Absolutely howling here in Dublin 16 at the moment. Really feels as bad as Ophelia. Banging and creaking in the rafters in quite an alarming way.

As an aside, I have been monitoring ventusky during every storm so far this year. On each occasion, the area between Tallaght and Sandyford (of which D16 is smack in the middle of) always comes in for the strongest gales, much stronger than north Dublin and other areas of Leinster. I am pretty ignorant when it comes to meteorology. Would anyone be kind enough to enlighten me as to why that is?

Meteorite58 · 10-02-2018 9:16pm

Windy in Tralee now gusting near 70 km/h, 10 min avg 32 km/h

Rougies · 10-02-2018 9:40pm

mangobob wrote: »

Absolutely howling here in Dublin 16 at the moment. Really feels as bad as Ophelia. Banging and creaking in the rafters in quite an alarming way.

As an aside, I have been monitoring ventusky during every storm so far this year. On each occasion, the area between Tallaght and Sandyford (of which D16 is smack in the middle of) always comes in for the strongest gales, much stronger than north Dublin and other areas of Leinster. I am pretty ignorant when it comes to meteorology. Would anyone be kind enough to enlighten me as to why that is?

We do get relatively strong winds in the area if the wind is SWerly. I'm almost sure it's due to the Wicklow mountains deflecting the wind around them causing an area of higher windspeed on the flank.

If the winds are southerly, we're sheltered by the mountains and windspeed is much lower.

Gaoth Laidir · 10-02-2018 9:42pm

It sounded pretty windy here in Celbridge the past hour but nearby Casement only reported 45 knots, which is probably about right for here too. Dublin Airport 47 knots.

Storm 10 · 10-02-2018 9:52pm

Rescue 115 from Shannon just finished a tasking from the Aran Islands to Galway Hospital in terrible weather, heavy rain and very strong wind, great service

George Sunsnow · 10-02-2018 9:53pm

Max gust here near Arklow this evening so far is 46.3kmh wsw
That's from an anemometer at 15ft exposed to that direction
It sounds louder indeed

Meteorite58 · 10-02-2018 9:55pm

Oscar Bravo · 10-02-2018 10:21pm

9pm

Mace head gusting 50 knots
Casement 50 knots
Shannon 48 knots
Valentia 47 knots
Valentia 47 knots
Dublin airport 43 knots

Storm 10 · 10-02-2018 10:23pm

Very windy in Galway now

Itssoeasy · 10-02-2018 10:23pm

The wind has really picked up in cork city.

TheRiverman · 10-02-2018 11:24pm

Windy here in West Offaly.This f...ing winter has been with us since last September,same again for next week:eek:

Meteorite58 · 11-02-2018 1:37am

Making it's way into the North Sea now . Still quite blustery over here near the Kerry coast especially in the last squally shower.

In my opinion after the ARPEGE / AROME corrected themselves in the last run proved to be quite close, just a bit over done it around the E. Not bad though . WRF not bad if a bit under especially on Atlantic coasts .

Got up to 97 km/h in Mace Hd, 94 km/h Casement, 84 km/h Shannon, 83 km/h Oakpark , 83 km/h Valentia

Wind and Rain Warnings : Sat 10-2-18

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