Wednesday 21 April, 2021
Met Éireann has said that the start of next week will be “bitterly cold and wintry”.
The naming of storms has been shown to raise awareness of severe weather and help people stay safe.
A Status Orange wind warning is in place as Storm Brendan hits Ireland.
The Shannon Airport rainfall radar was forced offline several times last year.
Forecasting the weather is a complicated business, so this week on The Explainer we’re looking at how Met Éireann decides on whether a warning should be status yellow, orange, or red.
The head of forecasting at Met Éireann said the storm had been “over-sensationalised” prior to reaching Ireland.
Weather conditions are set to be mild next week.
A separate rainfall warning is in place for 10 counties today.
The role has been left vacant since Gerald Fleming retired back in December.
Gale force winds of up to 110km/h could occur over the coming days, Met Éireann has warned.
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
A storm? Channel 4′s weatherman reckoned it was tantamount to “naming raindrops”.
Jean, Evelyn, Nuala, the Gerrys et al – we salute you.
People have been complaining to Met Éireann about forecasters not dressing appropriately for the weather.
Forecasts based on things like moon cycles and the behaviour of animals simply aren’t scientific, Cusack says.
With help from his hero Evelyn Cusack.
Did you say ‘dry with sunshine’ Evelyn?
RTE should just replace every weather forecast with this picture.
Good news, just in time for Valentine’s. (We just need to get through the next 48 hours of rain, unfortunately).
If you were watching the Nine News last night, you got SCHOOLED.
It’s a question we don’t always get to ask in Ireland, so we turned to Met Éireann legend Evelyn Cusack for the answer.
