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22nd January 2025
10:17am GMT
Update: 10.35am, January 22.
Met Éireann has now issued a Status Red wind warning for four counties over Storm Éowyn.
Scheduled for 3am to 10am on Friday (24 January), the rare alert applies to Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick.
It reads: "Storm Éowyn: Gale force southerly winds becoming westerly will bring severe, damaging and destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h."
As for the impacts of the conditions, Met Éireann lists:
Red Wind Weather Warning has been issued for: Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick, from Friday 03:00 to Friday 10:00.
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 22, 2025
Please check the graphic below for more information. https://t.co/LLEPQmicHE#StormEowyn #StormÉowyn pic.twitter.com/wNchlk4Dax
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Met Éireann has just issued a Status Orange warning for the entire Republic of Ireland over Storm Éowyn, as a weather expert has said it could be "the worst storm we have seen in years".
Set to take effect from 2am to 5pm on Friday (24 January), the Orange wind alert says that "gale force southerly winds becoming westerly will bring severe, damaging and destructive winds with gusts of up to 130km/h widely, with even higher gusts for a time".
As for the impact of the conditions, Met Éireann lists:
Prior to this, Met Éireann had issued a weather advisory, which is in effect now and valid until 12am on Saturday (25 January).
An Orange Wind Warning has been issued for Ireland, due to Storm Éowyn, beginning 02:00 Friday 24th, valid until 17:00 Friday 24th.
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 22, 2025
Please check the details below. https://t.co/XIjOm8VbJ1#stormÉowyn pic.twitter.com/MKA99rqqkQ
It reads: "On Thursday night and Friday, a deepening Low-Pressure system, Storm ÉOWYN (AY-OH-WIN), is forecast to track across Ireland.
"Very strong to gale force winds are expected across the country with the potential for damaging wind gusts and disruption in places.
"Transitory falls of sleet and snow are expected too, especially across west and northwest counties. High seas and spells of heavy rain are expected also.
"Met Éireann is continuously monitoring the evolving situation and weather warnings will be issued as confidence in the forecast track/intensity of the Low-Pressure system improves.
"Please check the met.ie website and app for updates to forecasts and warnings in the coming days."
The overnight charts for #StormÉowyn are concerning as the high resolution models show damaging gusts across the country and this could be the worst storm we have seen in years. More later. pic.twitter.com/9MLNrZxcjT
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) January 22, 2025
Meanwhile, Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather said in a social media post on Wednesday morning that the overnight charts for Storm Éowyn are "concerning", adding that it "could be the worst storm we have seen in years."
In a follow-up video, he explained: "We have the high-resolution weather models now getting Storm Éowyn into view. It's not a good picture.
"People that followed me for years know I don't like to ramp or be kind of over the top but this is looking like the most significant storm we have seen in years. Damaging gusts right across the country.
"Now looking at some of the various options, the exact track is still a little bit uncertain.
"But really, strong gusts right across the country - over 140km/hr possible."
"There will also be some very heavy rain - over 30mm of rain in parts of the south.
"It will fall as snow in parts of the west and north-west, with the north-west seeing some significant snowfall for a time on Friday. It will turn to rain but there will be lying snow in parts.
"But this storm now looks like the worst storm I've seen in terms of forecast for many years. So, you need to take it seriously.
"You need to plan for power outages. And you need to make sure that you heed the weather warnings that are going to be issued."
Wednesday morning update and Storm Éowyn is looking like a serious storm on high resolution models. Damaging gusts across the country with power outages likely and snow in parts of Northwest for a time. pic.twitter.com/IdlJRYaR8R
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) January 22, 2025
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