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WE’RE STILL (MILDLY) optimistic that the weather may get better for the bank holiday weekend – but things aren’t boding well.
Quite the opposite, in fact: Met Eireann has taken the rare step of issuing an orange alert today to warn of seriously heavy rain throughout the country, while European forecasters have predicted that’s a chance of a tornado in Ireland (yes, really).
Forecasters say that up to 70 mm (7 centimetres) of rain may fall in parts of Munster and Connacht , while Leinster, Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan can expect between 30 and 50 mm over the course of the day. This may lead to flooding in some parts of the country.
Met Éireann’s rainfall radar shows a large clump of rain currently hitting the middle of the country:
(Image: Met Éireann)
And as if that weren’t enough (sorry), European storm forecasters have warned there’s also a risk that tornadoes could hit Ireland today.
The European Storm Forecast Experiment (Estofex) has issued a level 1 warning for the country, predicting severe wind gusts and tornadoes due an ‘intense’ weather pattern.
The Road Safety Authority has advised road users to take extra care today. “The changeable weather that’s being forecast for the coming days will present some very challenging road conditions for road users,” said RSA CEO Noel Brett.
He urged drivers to allow extra time to complete their journey, to use dipped headlights, and to keep a safe distance from other vehicles to allow a greater breaking distance.
(Image: Extofex.org)
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It’s like the heat wave never happened, a distant memory
During the heat wave the farmers were complaining about no rain.now they’ll be complaining about it been to wet
Your point been Nelly?
*being
I think it’s fairly obvious what Nelly’s point is- Farmers are whingers regardless of the weather
What the fliuch.
What have farmers got to do with wether?
I think their job depends on it
So do painters, landscape gardeners,
@spud- eh a lot! Their income depends on the produce they grow which relies on the weather.
In fairness, you would think a spud would have better knowledge of a farm
It’s funny that someone called spud has no clue the effect weather has on farmers produce.
Land is as hard as a rock, flash flooding is on concern, the rain is welcomed after such a dry spell, I think it’s the lack of understanding of the lay person that adds a lot of confusion and stereotyping to the needs of the farming community. Comments like the ones above which are unfounded and are the ramblings of some one that is so far removed from such an institution would be better sticking to subjects they might have a clue about.
Though not a farmer myself their point is obvious.
In farming there is a fine balance. The top layer of ground can dry up relatively quickly 5 – 7 days.
After a prolonged dry period when rain does come there is high risk of water logging. This results in plants effectively drowning.
(Just thought I would add a little fact based intelligence to the debate)
Jaysus lads I know the farmers are complaining about the weather whether it’s too wet/dry/hot/cold but the truth of the matter is we rely on the very same whingers to maintain our food supply. Easy in the city to forget that most of our food does actually originate from farmers fields.
Its just as well you are not a farmer,their living is dependent on the weather.
Nelly no farmers complaining out this way they were loving it! And all the hay it brought!
If you didnt get your turf dragged during the good spell, you deserve to go cold this winter.
I got to thinking that the heat wave was going to go on for ever…Just like the Celtic Tiger. Threw out all the rain-macs and umbrellas.
The Blur gig tonight should be interesting.
MAY lead to flooding And if you are caught out in it you might get wet
Ta se an fliuch are fad!!
There was an Orange alert in Belfast a few weeks ago
A deluge of fat men in bowler hats and sashes
I was watching the BBC weather forecast yesterday and it was all Southwesterly this and Celsius that.
In Ireland we just get 3 options “You’re grand”, “A bit of rain, bring an umbrella” or “Feck that, stay in bed”
Good sunny spells with scattered showers and light to moderate winds. It covers all the basics.
Met Eireann could run that every day and, so far as I know, may actually do so.
If it doesn’t rain between the showers there’ll be some fine spells.
I think I’ll leave watering the hedges today
Met Eireann me hole
Wow stunning intellect keith.
Tornado Thursday?
So, Blur tonight might actually be a blur!! Nooooooooooooo
Calm down, guys. It’s not the easiest thing in the world to jazz up a gloomy weather forecast into an article you might actually want to read.
“A chance of a tornado in Ireland (yes,really)”
We have had tornados in Ireland before. On more than one occasion.
Is that it?? OK good point. Well done.
Must get the water proof sun location out.
looks like rain Ted!
Will the journal do a ” best pictures of the rain sent in by readers”?
So don’t bring out your brolly today and wear the platforms to keep you grounded
I think you might be confusing tornados with thunder and lightning
John you obviously don’t look at the news. A few years ago a tornado passed through Clonee and flipped a few cars, not long after that footage of a tornado in Donegal was all over the news. Lightening is caused by the transfer of charge between ice particles from the upper atmosphere colliding with warmer water droplets rising up through the atmosphere. Thunder is basically the superheated air around a stream of electrons being compressed and vibrating causing a resonating effect between air currents. So no, I’m mistaking tornados with thunder and lightening.
You’re mistaking yourself for Aurilton though!!! #Fail
Would you not be better insulted than grounded in lightening?
Ooh Gary & John…. Keep your hats on!! Just in case the comment was for moi …. Platforms have chunky heavy soles and they stop you being blown away by a strong wind!!
A lot of hot air in the atmosphere this morning ;)
I’m curious. What exactly is ‘lightening’? ;)
Nobody likes to be insulted.
Aurilton, I didn’t say anything about your comment. My comment was aimed at John.
John, I just realised your comment may not have been aimed at my original comment. It appeared under my first comment. Apologies if I got it wrong.
Ryan O’ I think you are right. If fairness people should put the name of the person down on the comment.
My poor hens. Last time it was that windy one of them laid the same egg twice!
Thirty degrees and blue skies here in London :-P
30 thumbs down :D
lol
BLURNADO!
Ta se an fhliuch.
33°C in London today. Can we swap please? I hate the heat and humidity. I would rather be in Ireland, actually I am going to Ireland Mid-August. I Can’t wait!
Quick to the Ark with us!
No way!
The unicorns scare me.
Well since it says on the estofex website that the maps are not accurate I’d doubt it
Deadly
era yolo
Rain Rain, Go Away, Don’t come back for another year.
Tropical weather and tornadoes in the same month.. where else would you get it
The wonderful land of Oz?
In the late 30s in central London now.
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