Storm Deirdre - Saturday 15 December 2018

SleetAndSnow

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1073988508958842880

scottigael

Thought the storm was a lame duck till about half an hour ago when it arrived here in Laois and brought some really aggressive howling wind now.

ninebeanrows

squarecircles wrote: »

different era
less people on the move
less infrastruture motorways etc
lack of public health and safety culture.


times change
perceptions change.
the weather doesnt

today was a pile of cack.

Jasus- chill out there. Mank day out there 80 knot gust off south coast and worst gradient yet to move in

thecomedian

Clam in south Kildare. Good bit of rain earlier but it cleared up at 2, just a wet day really.
Though I waiting for the wind to pick up in the next 30 minutes.

Sycamore Tree

Wind picking up in Galway finally. Not much rain during daylight hours but it feels wet out there. Time for a run!

thecomedian

The wind has arrived!

cml387

Barometer here in Clonmel is now rising at 2.8hPa per hour.
Now beginning to hear wind rising again. Not a major rain event though.

Gaoth Laidir

munsterlegend wrote: »

Up the south east or in Cork too? Relatively calm where I am in north cork now.

More the east up to around 9 pm.

secman

Squall coming through now inland from Cahore Wexford, Windows rattling with the gusts, heavy rain too.

Gaoth Laidir

Jersey Met aviation chart. The satellite loop shows a sting jet just getting into SW Wales now.

littlema

Deirdre sent her cleaner to wash the windows at the front of the house this morning in torrential rain, God help her.
Now she’s decided to come herself to the back of the house, driving the wind chimes mental and lashing the windows with horizontal rain.
‘‘Twas warm at 12*c today, but dropped to 5*c now and the pressure rising opposite that.
Can’t give an accurate rain fall amount as the Lidly-Didly station is a bit crap!!;)

Shadylou

Calm and a bit damp here in cork city, dont understand the weathrr warning here at all??

Gaoth Laidir

Gusts at 6 pm:

48 - Johnstown Castle
47 - Newport
46 - Waterford Airport
45 - Oak Park, Mace Head

Meanwhile gusting to 62 knots at Pembrey Sands, south Wales (3 m amsl) as that stingjet-type feature hits.


METAR EGOP 151750Z AUTO 22048G62KT 7000 // BKN023/// SCT039/// 10/07 Q0995=
METAR EGOP 151650Z AUTO 21044G61KT 8000 // FEW028/// BKN032/// 10/07 Q0994=
METAR EGOP 151550Z AUTO 18028G42KT 6000 // BKN009/// BKN018/// 11/10 Q0994=

Xenji

36.2mm of rain so far in Castlebar today, but only a max gust of 65 km/hr.

RedPeppers

In Galway city here no wind all day of any note and not a lot of rain either

Cork Boy 53

Looks like it`s all over for my part of the country at least. Sky clearing and a bright half full moon shining. Pretty much an hour long event here and nowhere near what I was expecting.

froog

complete non event in cork.

highdef

High winds and heavy rain now. Some very strong gusts. North Kildare

Gaoth Laidir

Pressure readings at Custume Barracks, Athlone

17:33 - 985
17:41 - 986
18:00 - 987

bassy

started here a hour ago in north kk its battering wind and rain.

mickmackey1

Pure damp squib of a "storm" :rolleyes:

pad199207

Really picking up in N Kildare now

Muscles Schultz

froog wrote: »

complete non event in cork.

Non event everywhere. Another warnings farce

mloc123

pad199207 wrote: »

Really picking up in N Kildare now

Yup, letterbox rattling now

pad199207

Muscles Schultz wrote: »

Non event everywhere. Another warnings farce

You couldn’t be more further from the truth. Howling here in N Kildare

highdef

Wind is a lot stronger than I was expecting. Some very high gusts, some approaching violent force. I expect a lot of tree limbs down in the local area. Not an evening to be driving!

Graniteville

Feck - Large tree just uprooted itself at end of driveway

Rural Mid Kildare.

bassy

how long is to last for ?.

Seriously strong gusts here.

Lifted a loose bundle of 2x1 lengths of timber I had on the drive and scattered them.

Wind is whistling around the house.

South Coastal Wexford

pad199207

Christmas light flying off buildings in Naas Main St at the moment. Rain very heavy.