Atlantic Storm Watch: December 2013

cyclops999

Starting to ramp up now in Athlone

Mr Cumulonimbus

Spring Onion wrote: »

I'll climb the reek with you if you're up for it. I can be there in 90 mins.

And hang glide down around 6am if it's as bad as predicted by then........

EDIT: wind gusts would be easily 100+ mph up at the top I'd say.:D.

snowstorm2013

On the coast in north sligo. Winds starting to hit gale force. Heavy squally showers.

howyanow

I am due to drive from dublin to galway tomorrow,can't hit the road until around 6pm.can any one indicate how bad conditions are likely to be at that time of the evening?will drive down christmas morning if its going to be dangerous to be on the road

mickyfitzy2

What's the general consensus on Friday/Saturdays system? something similar, 60-80 kph sustained winds, gusts 100-120 kph?

Spring Onion

howyanow wrote: »

I am due to drive from dublin to galway tomorrow,can't hit the road until around 6pm.can any one indicate how bad conditions are likely to be at that time of the evening?will drive down christmas morning if its going to be dangerous to be on the road

You'll be grand, it will have eased off by then. Just keep both hands on the steering wheel. Safe trip.

shmaupel

Wind picking up all of a sudden here. Just south of Donegal town.

davidsr20

Windy now in Galway but nothing too severe yet anyway. Starting to feel a bit colder now too.

Tae laidir

Latest 21:00 Met Éireann Report.
Temp 10 deg Dublin stations & Johnsown Castle.
Temp 5 deg Belmullet, Knock & Mace Head.
Max Gust 59 Knots (109 kph) (Mace Head).
No other stations over 50 Knots.

Latest 22:00 Met Éireann Report.
Temp 9 deg Dublin Airport, Pheonix Park, Dunsany, Oak Park & Johnstown Castle
Temp 4 deg Belmullet, Knock Airport & Claremorris.
Max Gusts Mace Head 54, Sherkin 52.
No other stations over 50 Knots.

force eleven

Barometer bottomed out at 960.7. Now rising. And the wind rising accordingly. But nothing out of the ordinary so far.

maquiladora

Met Eireann chart for midnight shows the secondary low that will bring the strongest winds only starting to appear. So it will be hours after midnight before that even reaches the west coast let alone inland areas.



(This image will update to show 1am etc.)

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKGgo9mlaEE

Why so windy there?

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_lDQMoC2Ko

I've never been on a plane ,is that normal

hju6

Winds just picked up in Mullingar

Spring Onion

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

I've never been on a plane ,is that normal?

Nabber

I just watched a planes wing do nothing for 92 seconds


Shows how boring the weather has been in Dublin.

cotton

Extremely calm here in Greystones atm.

I really hate asking the question of what's it going to be like in my area but I've a really ill cat that has to travel to the vets tomorrow. He's a rescued feral who cannot stand the car at the best of times & is terrified or wind or any loud noises so need to plan the timing.
East coast tomorrow?

iora_rua

Getting fairly lively and gusty in West Limerick. Hope the roof tiles stay where they're at! Just off to the leaba - but would I be better off sitting here counting the Rosary beads?

Conmaicne Mara

If anything, it sounds like the wind has eased off here in West Connemara in the last while.

JanuarySnowstor

Temp falling quickly now in cork currently reading 5c.
Going by the charts we should be seeing snow falling after about 1am

maquiladora

cotton wrote: »

Extremely calm here in Greystones atm.

I really hate asking the question of what's it going to be like in my area but I've a really ill cat that has to travel to the vets tomorrow. He's a rescued feral who cannot stand the car at the best of times & is terrified or wind or any loud noises so need to plan the timing.
East coast tomorrow?

Any strong winds should ease off in the early afternoon.

dexter647

It is getting wild out there but I have a roaring fire and plenty of xmas drink in so everything is ok:D...On a serious note though lets just hope this passes without to much disruption.

Cuddled

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_lDQMoC2Ko

I've never been on a plane ,is that normal

What are we supposed to be looking at?

Pretzill

Wind beginning to.gust a little south sligo and has become a lot chillier - could be this drafty house though too.wild to go.out and check barometer! It was wet, calmish and warmish up until an hour ago - looks like the storms a coming...

cotton

maquiladora wrote: »

Any strong winds should ease off in the early afternoon.

Thanks, myself & Lucas really appreciate this.

kingshankly

Driving the first train out in the morning please god there's not too much damage

Marcus Halberstram

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_lDQMoC2Ko

I've never been on a plane ,is that normal

I've been on worse coming into Cork. Never again. We landed practically sideways. Scared the living **** out of me!

robclay26

Winds getting stronger here west of Trim, Co. Meath. Some strong gusts

Hooter23

Does anyone have a chart that shows the secondary low as its hits the west ?

Weather in Galway has gotten very stormy now !

BorneTobyWilde

Cuddled wrote: »

What are we supposed to be looking at?

I have no idea, to me the plane drops many feet in a spit second, up and down.
But like I said I've never flown