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On 21 January 2025, the UK Met Office and associated organisations in Europe used the name "Éowyn" for the fifth storm of the 2024–2025 season. Éowyn is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings and the name was taken from a list based on suggestions by the public.
Storm Herminia brings gusts of up to 83mph to the UK as Met Office yellow weather warnings continue
Met Eireann said gusts of up to 80mph had been recorded at Sherkin Island and Mace Head off Ireland’s west coast at 2am on Friday. Two red weather warnings will be in place into Friday afternoon ...
Met Office lifts weather warning as forecast update issued. 13:00, Tara Cobham. The Met Office’s weather warning has now been lifted. The yellow warning for rain was in place until midday today.
Met Éireann uses the HIRLAM weather model for short-term forecasts (up to 48 hours). This model is developed cooperatively by multiple European weather services. Met Éireann runs a 10 km resolution HIRLAM model four times daily. The operational running of this model has been managed by the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) since ...
Rainfall in Ireland normally comes from Atlantic frontal systems which travel northeast over the island, bringing cloud and rain. Most of the eastern half of the country has between 750 and 1,000 mm (29.5 and 39.4 in) of rainfall in the year. Rainfall in the west generally averages between 1,000 and 1,250 mm (39.4 and 49.2 in).
The Met Office has said that spells of rain, sleet and snow will develop late on Saturday before clearing through Sunday. Coastal areas will likely see rain, but inland and over higher ground ...
The 2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season was the second instance of the United Kingdom's Met Office and Ireland's Met Éireann naming extratropical cyclones. Substantially less active than the previous season, the season succeeded the 2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season and preceded the 2017–18 European windstorm season.