Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service
Wet and windy this evening with showery outbreaks of rain, heavy in places and accompanied by strong and gusty southeast winds and gales on south and east coasts. Scattered heavy showers will follow as rain clears northwards.
Wind - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service
Wind blows most frequently from the south and west for open sites while winds from the northeast or north occur least often. In January the southerly and south-easterly winds are more prominent than in July, which has a high frequency of westerly winds.
Weather Extreme Records for Ireland - Met Éireann - The Irish ...
Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service, is the leading provider of weather information and related services for Ireland.
Climate of Ireland - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service
In October and November westerly winds from the Atlantic pass over relatively warm seas, and frontal rain and post-cold frontal showers tend to be moderate to heavy. The development of anticyclones extending over Ireland in these months can produce very pleasant weather by day.
Sea Area Forecast - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service
Wind: Decreasing southwesterly force 4 or 5 and gusty imminent. Soon increasing southerly mainly force 6 or 7 and gusty, occasionally gale force 8. Later decreasing southwesterly force 4 or 5. Backing southerly by the end of the period. Weather: Mostly fair. Showery rain soon, followed by scattered showers later.
Mean Wind and Gust - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological …
Mean Wind and Gust Wind chart shows forecast probabilities of hourly 10-metre wind speeds exceeding 55km/h, 65km/h or 80km/h. Gust chart shows forecast probabilities of hourly 10-metre wind gusts exceeding 90km/h, 110km/h or 130km/h.
Upper Air - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service
The predominant wind direction is from the west sector, as can be seen in the wind rose diagram for winds at the 500hPa pressure level.
Annual Climate Statement for 2023 - Met Éireann - The Irish ...
Wind: Eleven named storms directly affected Ireland, storm force winds were reported during storm Noa and storm Fergus. Annual mean wind speeds ranged from 5.8 knots (10.7 km/h) at Ballyhaise, Co Cavan to 14.6 knots (27.0 km/h) at Malin Head, Co Donegal. There were numerous days with gales and strong-gales.
Beaufort Scale - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service
Note: Beaufort Scale wind speed are mean speeds (i.e. the wind speed averaged over 10 minutes).
Waterford City Weather - Met Éireann Forecast for Waterford City, …
Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds will continue to ease through tonight with frost and icy patches setting in. Scattered showers, especially in the west and north with some falls of hail, sleet and snow, will become mainly confined to northwest areas later.