Weather expert issues storm warning as 'very, very strong winds' to hit Ireland
Alan O'Reilly, the hobbyist meteorologist who runs the popular Carlow Weather social media pages, issued a weather update to his followers on Monday evening (July 28) and revealed current models show that "very, very strong winds" are currently forecast to batter the country next Tuesday (August 5).
O'Reilly said that both the GFS and ECMWF weather charts show a risk of a low pressure storm making landfall here following the August Bank Holiday weekend, although the weather expert conceded that forecast 'could chop and change' over the coming week.
In a video message to his followers, O'Reilly said: "Monday evening, we have some rain moving in from the west going across the country. Rainfall amounts generally low, but there will be some rain.
"Tuesday and Wednesday, there will be a lot of cloud [with] some scattered showers. If you are going to the Galway Races bring that brolly or raincoat, but not a lot of rain.
"Thursday we will see more in the way of sunny spells, but still some showers as well on Thursday."
O'Reilly said that current indications suggest the August Bank Holiday weekend will start off dry with some good sunny spells expected on Friday. However, a spell of rain is forecast to arrive on Saturday, with stormy conditions then predicted to hit on Tuesday.
"The good news is Friday's looking pretty good with good sunny spells and not too many showers, so a good start to the long weekend," he said.
"Saturday looks okay until a risk of rain moving in from the northwest. Now the worst of that (is) probably over Saturday night into Sunday, but the timing and intensity of that is something to keep an eye on.
"Sunday then, very uncertain yet but it looks like it could be a mix of showers as well.
"Monday then really, really uncertain. The GFS weather model bring a low with wind and rain moving in from Monday.
"The ECMWF weather model, the European one, keeps that away but when it comes [to] Tuesday, very, very strong winds right across the country.
"Now, it's a week out, it's very uncertain and so it's going to chop and change, but the GFS and the ECMWF are both showing a risk of a low pressure storm moving us towards Monday, Tuesday, hopefully Tuesday.
"But I wouldn't get too worried at the moment, but it's certainly something to keep an eye on."
Despite the potential for a storm to arrive next week, O'Reilly said that there is some positive news on the weather front, with current indications suggesting that the storm conditions will be followed by a spell of high pressure which will usher in clear skies, light winds, and generally settled conditions.
"The good news is once that clears high pressure looks likely to move in for next week," he told his followers.
"So it might be a short term loss in terms of some wind and rain but then high pressure moving in.
"So fingers crossed that we get the high pressure and the low pressure stays to the north."
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