Storm Dylan : Sat 30th PM / Sun 31st Dec 2017 AM

Kristopherus

Ventusky showing 90+ mph winds hitting the West Coast from Galway Bay to Erris Head. https://www.ventusky.com/?p=53.31;-7.93;7&l=gust&t=20171231/02

JCX BXC

Gusting to 45kts at Shannon currently despite the TAF listing 43kts as the maximum.

sumtings

Kristopherus wrote: »

Ventusky showing 90+ mph winds hitting the West Coast from Galway Bay to Erris Head. https://www.ventusky.com/?p=53.31;-7.93;7&l=gust&t=20171231/02

Meteociel gust observations for now

Soccarboy11

Very windy right now on the west cork coast, had to bring in the bins because they were getting blown away! Rain has stopped, but more clouds look to be coming.

pad199207

Can hear the wind on the house in Kildare now and the Sky signal is getting patchy

sumtings

Soccarboy11 wrote: »

Very windy right now on the west cork coast, had to bring in the bins because they were getting blown away! Rain has stopped, but more clouds look to be coming.

That matches the above, nothing much showing on the radar at the moment rainwise west of Cork city.

peasant

Kristopherus wrote: »

Ventusky showing 90+ mph winds hitting the West Coast from Galway Bay to Erris Head. https://www.ventusky.com/?p=53.31;-7.93;7&l=gust&t=20171231/02

also showing 110 mph gusts for the Leitrim coast (yes, Leitrim has a coast !) at 04:00h

squarecircles

Kristopherus wrote: »

Ventusky showing 90+ mph winds hitting the West Coast from Galway Bay to Erris Head. https://www.ventusky.com/?p=53.31;-7.93;7&l=gust&t=20171231/02

That's showing a gust of 166 where I live
Winds dramatically increasing here in West mayo

je551e

Strong winds here in Kerry , sounds bad enough

Oscar Bravo

Getting very windy here in Castlebar in the past 20 minutes

Lissavane

peasant wrote: »

also showing 110 mph gusts for the Leitrim coast (yes, Leitrim has a coast !) at 04:00h

Illustrates how ludicrous county based warnings are. Coastal areas will have entirely different wind conditions from inland areas of the same county.

Meteorite58

The center of the rapidly deepening storm should be off the W coast now. Strongest winds an hour or so before they start to impact the coasts.





Latest ICON very similar to last run I would think.

Xenji

First few strong gusts in Castlebar, fire on and whiskey open, should be an interesting few hours.

Odelay

peasant wrote: »

also showing 110 mph gusts for the Leitrim coast (yes, Leitrim has a coast !) at 04:00h

110mph or kph??

peasant

Odelay wrote: »

110mph or kph??

MPH

Meteorite58

Mod Note: Off topic posts removed , stay on topic.

Meteorite58

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/947255120852606976

Oscar Bravo

Max gusts at 11pm shown below (km/h).
Since 11pm Mace Head (Galway) has recorded 96km/h and Newport (Mayo) has recorded 83km/h

JCX BXC

Was some fairly violent gusts in West Clare there, got one of 55kts.

chipsdave

Soccarboy11 wrote: »

Very windy right now on the west cork coast, had to bring in the bins because they were getting blown away! Rain has stopped, but more clouds look to be coming.

Where are you soccarbay11 , Im Rosscarbery direction , blowing up a fair old wind !!

Oneiric 3

Mean speed 21 knots here at the mo with the odd gale gust. Winds veered from SE to S and then to SW about 30 mins ago.

Gaoth Laidir

Midnight:

Belmullet 210° 40 gust 53 knots, 972 hPa
Mace Head 220° 36 gust 52 knots, 977 hPa

Meteorite58

The Jet corresponds with the cloud streak over Ireland curved down into Europe.

Soccarboy11

chipsdave wrote: »

Where are you soccarbay11 , Im Rosscarbery direction , blowing up a fair old wind !!

Same here! Directly across from owenahincha beach so pretty open!

Oneiric 3

Water Vapour image at 11pm, showing a 'dry slot' off the west coast. This could help increase the gustiness of the wind once it moves onshore over the next few hours.



From the Icelandic Met Office.

Meteorite58

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Water Vapour image at 11pm, showing a 'dry slot' off the west coast. This could help increase the gustiness of the wind once it moves onshore over the next few hours.



From the Icelandic Met Office.

Was wondering does it look closer and perhaps set to track nearer or more overland then forecast?

GoneHome

North Cork/South Limerick here and just went outside to check, it's raging, I could hardly close the door as I came back inside

Gaoth Laidir

Belmullet pressure tendency is -11.3 hPa / 3 hours.

Meteorite58

No expert but is that a possible sting jet forming pointing in towards Galway bay ?

Meteorite58

Possible rain around the center of the storm.