Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion Spring/Summer 2024

Thunderstorm warning for western areas of Derry, Fermanagh and Tyrone

A lot of places seem likely to dodge these downpours, which may end up focused in the far west of the warning area. But where they do develop, they'll be moving only very slowly and so could produce a lot of rain, some lightning and a risk of hail. A few places may see 20-30 mm in around 1 hour, and it's possible that up to 40-60 mm could fall in 2-3 hours.

And tomorrows warning is more widespread, east of Lough neagh not included

Areas of rain, perhaps heavy, are likely to develop quite early on Tuesday, probably breaking down into slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms during the late-morning and the afternoon. Showers and storms should ease into the evening.

In some areas 20-30 mm could fall in just an hour or two, with the wettest spots perhaps seeing as much as 50-60 mm. Impacts might be more likely for any places that catch (or caught) Monday's downpours. Hail and lightning may be secondary hazards in places.

As an avid golfer/cyclist and general outdoorsy type I would never ever ever be surprised when Met Éireann get it wrong or change their tune. Happens all the time. I appreciate our location on the globe makes it tricky often to get a forecast correct but their track record of being wrong is spectacular.

First Thunderstorms off the day in North Mayo and Donegal.

if in Dublin look south, worth keeping an eye on its development, quite an impressive sight in my opinion.

Can see some clouds bubbling up to the SW of me here over the Wicklow mountains without any sign of a cap just yet , may just be coastal convergence but interesting all the same.

SSW,the same as yesterday,meaning if they spark,you'll see a met Éireann nowcast for Carlow Kilkenny o

Cells firing up to my NNE, probably over east Leitrim or/and into Cavan.

Absolutely 💯 I'm preparing for power cuts so I've candles and gas stove at the ready

East Leitrim/West Cavan

Current thunderstorms v what's predicted at 7pm

According to the radar,its been raining in and near Hacketstown Co Carlow for near an hour and a half now in a slow moving almost static shower that drifted down from Lugnaquilla

Strong echoes,there would have to be some flooding there if the radar is correct and it is 100's of km's from the warning counties

…. and the view from Dublin

Two small storms passing to the East of Galway City nothing major few rumbles

I seen on twitter another funnel spotted in Derry today