Weather
Free Galway Event This Friday to Reveal Technology Behind Ireland’s Storm Forecasts
17th September 2026 Weather
The Marine Institute will reveal how Ireland uses offshore buoys, ocean observation networks and real-time data to help forecast Atlantic storms at a free public event at Galway City Museum from 1pm this Friday 18 September. How Do We Know…
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) say they have discovered how to decode weather in faraway deep space worlds. The researchers have identified that the weather on a well-studied brown dwarf, “SIMP 0136”, previously linked with Northern Lights-like phenomena, is…
Mayo, Dublin, Galway Very Exposed In First National Map of Climate Hazard
8th September 2026 Weather
Parts of Mayo have “very high exposure” and both Dublin and Galway are among counties most vulnerable to rising sea levels and storm surges due to climate change. A University College Cork (UCC) team has published the first national map…
Austen, Evelyn, Kilian and Miriam are among the seven storm names which Met Éireann nominated for the 21 names released for 2026/2027. Heather, Laoise and Phelim were also nominated by Met Éireann, drawn from a public campaign run last year.…
Scientists have warned that the seas around Ireland and much of Europe are warming beyond a stage that many marine species can tolerate. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) network of scientists forecast severe disruption to ecosystems, with impacts ranging from…
The Loughs Agency is advising anglers to help preserve salmon and trout stocks in rivers following prolonged periods of hot weather across both the Foyle and Carlingford catchments. These extreme weather conditions have led to low river flows, high water…
PredictWind has launched new Global Rain Radar and Hybrid Satellite Imagery tools designed to give sailors a clearer picture of approaching weather systems worldwide. The Auckland-based marine weather forecasting company says the update combines imagery from five major weather satellite…
The National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management (NDFEM) has urged the public to take precautions as Ireland prepares for a spell of exceptionally warm weather, with temperatures forecast to reach 30°C later this week. A yellow high-temperature warning is…
El Niño could have a sudden and chaotic impact on weather patterns right across the globe, a Queen's University Belfast (QUB) climate expert says. An El Niño weather pattern raises global temperatures and worsens rainfall in some regions, and the…
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow gale warning and a small craft warning for all coasts of Ireland as Storm Eddie sweeps in over the island. A Status Yellow wind warning has been specified for five western counties -…
Status Yellow Wind Warning For 'Storm Dave' On Saturday Issued by Met Éireann
3rd April 2026 Weather
A Status Yellow wind warning for Ireland has been issued by Met Éireann, along with a high tide advisory notice for Atlantic and southern coastal counties. The wind warning for Storm Dave is valid from 14:00 hours to 23:00 hours…
A Trinity College Dublin (TCD) expert has said that planning must be put in place as a matter of urgency for extreme weather events on the Irish east coast. Professor Iris Möller, TCD coastal geomorphologist, was responding to the World Meteorological…
Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore has rallied to defend Met Éireann after Storm Chandra, describing as “disgraceful” the criticism of it by a Government minister. “After such dire consequences, I expected Minister for Housing James Browne to address the situation…
Gale Force Winds, Rain and Possible Coastal Flooding Due To Storm Bram on Tuesday
8th December 2025 Weather
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for the island and a Status Orange wind warning for eleven counties from early tomorrow as Storm Bram approaches. Very strong to gale force southerly winds are expected from 0600 hours…
Government approval of the Agriculture, Forestry and Seafood Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan 2025 places new emphasis on the growing risks facing Ireland’s marine and seafood sectors. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, said the…
The former Holyhead Marina — now described as a "landing stage" — bore the brunt of Storm Claudia’s ferocious winds on the North Wales coast on Friday. A bridge connecting to the pontoons was left noticeably askew after the blasts,…
