Wednesday, 15 October, 2014 Forecasts for Ireland TODAY ... Overcast, moderate southeast winds becoming strong at times near south coast, rain spreading north, some heavier bursts moving through Connacht and Munster this morning, reaching Leinster around mid-day, becoming more showery with a few breaks in the south by afternoon. ... Eventually 10-15 mm rain by evening for most, 5-10 mm east Ulster. Winds increasing to SEly 50-70 km/hr with the stronger gusts near Cork and Waterford. Highs reaching about 15 or 16 C. TONIGHT ... Very mild and breezy with a few showers or intervals of light rain, 3-7 mm on average, lows 11-14 C. THURSDAY ... Variable cloud, warmer and more humid, occasional showers, slight risk of thunder with highs 16-18 C. Moderate southerly winds 40-60 km/hr. Rainfalls rather variable, 5 mm for most, 10-20 mm possible though. FRIDAY ... Mostly cloudy, becoming windy and very mild, periods of rain may become heavy at times, 15-20 mm rain potentially. Lows 13-15 C and highs about 17-19 C. Winds SSW 60-90 km/hr. SATURDAY ... Variable cloud, some sunny breaks, showers more isolated and winds not quite as strong from SSW at 40-60 km/hr. Lows 11-13 C and highs about 18 C. SUNDAY ... Partly to mostly cloudy, mild but turning a bit fresher during the day, passing showers or periods of rain developing. Moderate SW winds. Lows about 12 C and highs about 16 C. MONDAY to WEDNESDAY are likely to remain unsettled and breezy with temperatures closer to normal values, highs 11-14 C. Monday could be the best day with a weak ridge of high pressure developing in the Atlantic flow, but by Tuesday it now appears that Ireland may be facing remnants of Gonzalo, which has become a major hurricane north of Hispaniola, is likely to give Bermuda a direct hit while still quite strong on Thursday night and Friday morning, then a traverse of eastern Newfoundland around Sunday (as a strong tropical storm by then, becoming extratropical). So were likely to be tracking this strong disturbance into the central Atlantic by about Monday and some models show a moderate gradient persisting into Tuesday across Ireland. This could change, but unsettled and breezy looks fairly certain at least into mid-week. Temperatures will remain near normal values towards the end of the week in a continuing westerly flow. My local weather on Tuesday started a bit damp but it turned out very pleasant by afternoon, filtered sunshine through higher cloud and about 17 C. Heavy showers are moving in from the southwest for the daytime hours (Wed). -- Peter for IWO
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 07:02:25 +0000
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