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Chunky Pea
24 January 2025 07:27:32

Best measure or not, it is apparently a new record which is the whole point. It is seemingly the strongest gust on record in Ireland. Your comment was about records, I posted one.

Originally Posted by: doctormog 

I was commeting on records in MY part of the west of Ireland. Did you miss that? 

Patrick,

East Galway, Ireland.

scillydave
24 January 2025 07:33:29
Met Eireann reporting that they're not receiving data from a number of key sites on the West Coast due to the severe weather - these include amongst others Mace Head and Bellmullet.

Significant storm surge reported in Galway.

560,000 without power and about 10% of the entire mobile network down.

Currently living at roughly 65m asl North of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Formerly of, Birdlip, highest village in the Cotswolds and snow heaven in winter; Hawkinge in Kent - roof of the South downs and Isles of Scilly, paradise in the UK.

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johncs2016
24 January 2025 07:34:17
Highest wind gusts at Edinburgh Gogarbank are already up to around 48 mph from the SSW and it's already getting a bit wild and noisy here but the conditions are forecast to get a lot worse than that and the Met Office are now predicting the wind gusts at Edinburgh Gogarbank to peak at around 88 mph from the SW at roughly 1pm GMT (14:00 UTC) this afternoon.
The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.

doctormog
24 January 2025 07:40:16

I was commeting on records in MY part of the west of Ireland. Did you miss that? 

Originally Posted by: Chunky Pea 

No, I saw it. As you don’t specify your location in your signature and Mace Head is in the west of Ireland it’s rather hard to say really.

Aberdeen

Current conditions (personal WS) 

Chunky Pea
24 January 2025 07:48:47

No, I saw it. As you don’t specify your location in your signature and Mace Head is in the west of Ireland it’s rather hard to say really.

Originally Posted by: doctormog 

So you just assumed that I live in Mace Hd? I wish! 

My location is in eastern Co. Galway.  It was stated under my profile but seems to be missing for some reason.  I'll update for future ref. 

Patrick,

East Galway, Ireland.

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johncs2016
24 January 2025 07:53:36
I was just watching Gavin P.'s daily 6am forecast and on that, there was a possible highest wind gust of 91 mph showing up for here in Edinburgh.

That would be quite unprecedented for here if that was to come up and so, I'm hoping that this particular model has overdone that as it's still looking likely to be bad enough as it is.

The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.

Crepuscular Ray
24 January 2025 08:01:36
It's incredible that Ireland and The Central Belt has almost shut down for the day. There are 5 million people in the red areas

The strong winds are just arriving here, quite noisy as we approach 50mph but expecting much worse in the coming hours. No bin collections so they are tucked away safely round the back! I've secured everything I can in the garden

It was quite surreal being on a busy double decker bus from town at 6pm yesterday when the disaster alarm sounded on the phones of over 50 people, it's quite a loud alarm with frantic vibration!!

Fingers crossed for everyone

Jerry

Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill

Roger Parsons
24 January 2025 08:18:48
Watch Loch of the Lowes camera: speakers on!

https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/ 

RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.

William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

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ballamar
24 January 2025 08:21:56
Squall line in south looks potent - any reports of strong winds/hail? Looks potential for short lived tornados
johncs2016
24 January 2025 08:33:36
Maximum Wind gusts at Edinburgh Gogarbank now up to around 60 mph from the south with worse yet still to come.

Even as it is though, that already makes yesterday (since it's not 9am GMT (09:00 UTC) yet) our windiest day of the winter so far with today being likely to beat that as the strongest winds are expected to occur well after 9am this morning.

The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.

GezM
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24 January 2025 08:42:16

Met Eireann reporting that they're not receiving data from a number of key sites on the West Coast due to the severe weather - these include amongst others Mace Head and Bellmullet.

Significant storm surge reported in Galway.

560,000 without power and about 10% of the entire mobile network down.

Originally Posted by: scillydave 

I visited that whole area last summer. Beautiful part of the world. Belmullet is in a lovely setting but is very exposed. Even more exposed is Blacksod Lighthouse just on the peninsula below. Not sure where the weather station is but if it was at the lighthouse I expect that would record the highest gusts. 

It would be ironic if the wind recording devices stopped working due to the wind strength today!

Living in St Albans, Herts (116m asl)

Working at Luton Airport, Beds (160m asl)

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johncs2016
24 January 2025 08:57:11
As far as I know, Charterhall in the Scottish Borders is not within our red warning area and yet there has already been a reported wind gust there of around 71 mph from the SSW.

The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.

four
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24 January 2025 08:57:54
It's very gusty here highest so far 74mph at 7am since then it has eased slightly but worst is forecast to be an hour either side of noon.

We are only just in amber warning but typically get 10mph more than met office forecast says and it says 68mph around midday.

North York Moors weather 
Jiries
24 January 2025 08:59:43
Bog standard weather nothing new but very pleasing to see the morning sun as not seen for ages since this nasty HP came. 
four
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24 January 2025 09:01:46
It's noticeable here that exposed hill top sites often get lower gusts that on lee slopes for example you can't get more exposed than Lion Inn at Blakey their peak so far is 59mph

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/IFARNDAL3 

The WX station there is fully exposed to it at the back of the pub though only at about 7 feet above ground, however ground rises up so that's more or less at rooftop height.

North York Moors weather 
four
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24 January 2025 09:05:33
Tan Hill is another classic exposed site that doesn't always beat mine however they have an 87mph already.

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/IRICHM103 

Both these exposed locations have WX stations installed by friend of mine they run on wifi networks there is no normal broadband.

He has about 20 scattered across North Yorks. 

North York Moors weather 
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Retron
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24 January 2025 09:07:03

It would be ironic if the wind recording devices stopped working due to the wind strength today!

Originally Posted by: GezM 

They already have in the west/NW of Ireland. Over on NetWeather they're reporting RTE saying that over 715,000 houses are now without power in Ireland, and there's suggestion that a sting jet was involved (which would explain the 114mph gust, and also the 99 right in the middle of Galway I posted earlier).

Leysdown, north Kent
overland
24 January 2025 09:11:54
BA Flight close to the subsonic record 

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/storm-eowyn-jet-stream-ba-flight-subsonic-speed-130751578.html 

Article states it's a 747 but I think it was an A350 - not sure BA have any 747s as I think they've retired them all?

Mumbles, Swansea. 80m asl
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fullybhoy
24 January 2025 09:20:44
Getting really bad here just outside Glasgow , basically everything is shut down here till around 5pm at the earliest, round about lunchtime could see 80-100 mph winds here 😔 
Alan

Glasgow 165m/asl

johncs2016
24 January 2025 09:31:55

Getting really bad here just outside Glasgow , basically everything is shut down here till around 5pm at the earliest, round about lunchtime could see 80-100 mph winds here 😔 

Originally Posted by: fullybhoy 

Yes, everything here in NW Edinburgh is eerily quiet (apart from the noise from the wind of course) with not a single person to be seen and given that this would normally be a busy weekday, this all reminds me a bit of the 2020/21 COVID-19 lockdowns which was the last time that everything was so quiet an a weekday morning outside of the big holidays such as Christmas.

On this occasion though, this will hopefully mean that just about everyone is adhering to the various warnings which will at least help to minimise any possible casualties from this particular event.

The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.

StoneCroze
24 January 2025 09:36:49

Squall line in south looks potent - any reports of strong winds/hail? Looks potential for short lived tornados

Originally Posted by: ballamar 

Passed through here about an hour ago, was expecting some action, but just a period of heavy rain, very short lived. 

Worst has passed for us and now a benign SW 15Kts. Normal for here!!

Alderney, Channel Islands. (previously known as Beaufort)
GezM
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24 January 2025 09:40:41

Passed through here about an hour ago, was expecting some action, but just a period of heavy rain, very short lived. 

Worst has passed for us and now a benign SW 15Kts. Normal for here!!

Originally Posted by: StoneCroze 

Passed through here around 8am with heavy rain and strong wind gusts. Nothing more than that

Living in St Albans, Herts (116m asl)

Working at Luton Airport, Beds (160m asl)

Rob K
24 January 2025 09:50:09
Tiree reporting 941.9mb at 9am which is the lowest pressure I've seen from Éowyn so far.

Not as low as storm Dirk back in 2013 (Xmas Eve) which reached 936.8mb at Stornoway.

(Incidentally I had assumed Éowyn was an Irish name but apparently it's from Tolkien?)

Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl

"But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand." — Jerome K. Jerome

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fairweather
24 January 2025 09:59:21
Very lucky here. 30 mph, less than forecast. Pleased because both daughters travelling today, one by plane the other by motorway.
S.Essex, 42m ASL
Rob K
24 January 2025 10:22:59

BA Flight close to the subsonic record 

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/storm-eowyn-jet-stream-ba-flight-subsonic-speed-130751578.html 

Article states it's a 747 but I think it was an A350 - not sure BA have any 747s as I think they've retired them all?

Originally Posted by: overland 

Yes it was an A350. Journalists never get anything about planes right - anything bigger than a Cessna is a "jumbo jet"...

Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl

"But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand." — Jerome K. Jerome

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