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As the second of two winter storms this weekend sweeps in off the Atlantic, an orange warning has been issued for Connacht by Met Eireann. A yellow warning is in place for Storm Fergus for the rest of the island.…

Galway Bay Sailing Club (GBSC) has shared with Afloat.ie photos of before and after its clean-up operation following the devastation caused by Storm Debi last week. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, some 20 boats and dinghies parked at the club…

In an update on Storm Debi, Galway City Council has warned of flooding, overtopping, damage to exposed and vulnerable structures, disruption to services and transport, power outages, and fallen trees/ branches. A red weather alert has been issued by Met…

Met Éireann has issued a Status Red wind warning for counties Clare, Galway, Roscommon, Offaly, Westmeath for Monday (13 November) with the arrival of Storm Debi. And a Status Orange warning will be in effect on and off the East…

Storm Ciarán’s impact on France has been so severe that ESB Networks crews from Ireland have set sail for the French north-west coast to offer assistance. High winds associated with the storm resulted in over a million homes losing electricity…

Storm Ciaran is set to sweep across the north-west quarter of France, on Wednesday night. Atlantic Storm Ciaran will blast a powerful windstorm into Ireland, the UK, and France on Thursday, with more storms as we head into next weekend.…

The Rivers Trust has issued advice to the public ahead of the potential flood impacts of Storm Babet on Northern Ireland waters over the next few days. Yellow weather warnings have been issued across the rest of the week for…

Leading Irish/Northern Irish scientists feature in the new list of storm names released by Met Éireann and British and Dutch counterparts. Among them is “Lilian”, after Lilian Bland, an Anglo-Irish journalist and the first woman in Ireland to build and…

Sailors on the west coast who have a clear eastern horizon should have some of the best views of the “super blue moon” which may be visible over Ireland for the next three nights. Astronomy Ireland says that having a…

The Clontarf Baths have been left “destroyed” by the impact of Storm Betty as it passed over Ireland late on Friday and early Saturday (18-19 August), as RTÉ News reports. A lifeguard at the baths who joined the clean-up operation…

Seafarers may have the best views of a supermoon which will be visible over Ireland for the next couple of nights. Tonight (Tuesday, August 1st) offers the best chance of viewing the Sturgeon moon, which will be visible also on…

A Met Éireann summary of climate averages over 30 years has found that Ireland's average mean hourly wind speed ranges from nine knots at Shannon Airport to 15 knots at Donegal’s Malin Head. It’s one of a number of facts…

Met Éireann says that June 2023 is the hottest June on record, while the recent marine heatwave has brought extreme sea-surface temperatures to Irish shores. Met Éireann says that provisional data shows that Ireland has experienced its first June with…

Did you know that Met Éireann calculates the weather every 2.5 kilometres, whereas the global models accessible on mobile phones are calculated every nine or every twelve kilometres? The one exception to that is the Norwegian forecasting service, used by…

As the North Atlantic is beset by a marine “heatwave”, a new climate dataset project aims to inform adaptation to changing weather in Ireland. The “Translate” project involving Met Éireann combines all previous climate projects “of relevance” for Ireland to…

Scientists warn that an “unheard of” marine heatwave in the waters off Ireland and Great Britain poses a significant threat to marine wildlife and plant life. As the Guardian reports, the emerging El Niño conditions in the North Atlantic and…