Storm Ashley, Europe’s first storm of the season, was officially named on Friday, October 18, 2024, and is on track to explode in power, with coastal Ireland bracing for hurricane-force winds and rain by Saturday and Sunday. Forecast models take Ashley’s center over Scotland on Sunday afternoon (LT) before the storm races toward Norway and Sweden.
Storms Elin and Fergus hit Ireland on December 9 and 10, 2023, bringing severe weather conditions across the country. In Leitrim Village, the impact was particularly devastating, with a possible tornado causing extensive damage to buildings and vehicles, uprooting trees, and leading to minor injuries.
Storm Ciarán is poised to exacerbate flood conditions in Ireland on November 1, 2023, and in the UK on November 2, 2023. The storm was named by the UK Met Office on October 29, 2023, and is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to both countries.
Storm Babet is forecasted to bring heavy rains and severe winds over parts of Ireland on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, and the United Kingdom on Thursday and Friday, October 19 and 20, triggering the UK’s first Red warning for rain since February 2020.
Storm Agnes formed on September 25, 2023, as the first named system of the 2023/24 North Atlantic storm season. Agnes is set to bring severe winds and waves to Ireland and the UK on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Forecasters are particularly concerned due to unusually high sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic, which are contributing to the storm’s rapid intensification.
Ireland experienced its wettest March on record last month, with 173.3 mm (6.8 inches) or 169% of the average for the month. The wettest March followed on from what was confirmed provisionally as the fourth driest February on record. Before last month, the previous wettest March was in 2019.
A rare meteotsunami hit the coast of SW Ireland on June 18, 2022. The phenomenon started during early morning hours and lasted well into the afternoon. It was reportedly felt as far away as France, Cornwall and Wales, U.K.
The UK Met Office has named two low pressure systems on February 14, 2022 — Dudley and Eunice. Both are expected to bring spells of very strong and damaging winds to Ireland and the United Kingdom this week. Storm Dudley will bring strong winds to northern and…
A powerful deep low-pressure area moving in from the Atlantic Ocean hit Ireland on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 7 and 8, 2021, bringing severe winds and heavy rain. At the height of the storm, more than 60 000 customers were without power. Storm Barra was named…
A deep low-pressure area moving in from the Atlantic Ocean this week has been named Storm Barra by Met Éireann on Sunday, December 5, 2021, due to the level of impacts expected for the Republic of Ireland. After impacting Ireland, Barra will bring strong…
