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The "orientation of the jet stream towards the end of the week will support the development of deep low pressure systems to track near Ireland this weekend". Leah Farrell/Rollingnews.ie

'Powerful' Atlantic jet stream to bring strong winds and unsettled weather to Ireland

Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory for Thursday night and Friday.

AN ATLANTIC JET stream causing strong winds is likely to bring “unsettled conditions” to Ireland later this week. 

Met Éireann has said that the “orientation of the jet stream towards the end of the week will support the development of deep low pressure systems to track near Ireland this weekend”.

It will mean “unsettled conditions bringing wet and possibly very windy weather at times from Friday onwards”.

The national forecaster has issued a weather advisory for Thursday night and Friday to say that “very strong winds” are likely, as well as high seas and spells of heavy rain. 

In the UK, the Met Office has warned of disruptive weather and potentially the “strongest winds of the winter so far”.

Met Éireann is forecasting mostly cloudy weather today but a brighter day tomorrow, though it will start off cloudier in the south and east with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.

It’s expected to turn colder from Tuesday night, though Wednesday should be a brighter day with some sunny spells and scattered showers.

Thursday morning is set to be wet with widespread rain that will clear to scattered showers and sunny spells in the afternoon with a chance of hail.

Current indications for Friday, Met Éireann says, suggest that it will be a very windy day with near gale force southwesterly winds developing, potentially reaching gale force in places. There will likely be heavy rain that possibly turns to sleet or snow locally. The rain should clear later to sunshine and showers through the day.

The weather is expected to remain very unsettled at the weekend with strong winds and the potential for further heavy rainfall.

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    Mute Brian k.
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    Jan 20th 2025, 2:11 PM

    A normal wet and windy day in Ireland. It’s been happening for years well before they started recording events back in the early 1676.

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    Mute John
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    Jan 20th 2025, 2:39 PM

    @Brian k.: can’t beat a bit of scaremongering though

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    Mute Jack Hayes
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    Jan 20th 2025, 2:54 PM

    @John: No need to be scared by a weather forecast. We’ve had them for many, many years also. If you scared, talk to a parent, a partner or any responsible adult. Hopefully you’ll get past the stage of believing that information is scaremongering. I wish you the best on your journey of person growth and maturity.

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    Jan 20th 2025, 4:56 PM

    @John: true lol

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    Jan 20th 2025, 5:22 PM

    @Brian k.: Where in the article does it claim it to be abnormal? You’re arguing against something that wasn’t said.

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    Jan 21st 2025, 8:17 AM

    @Tom O’ Donnell: People build all sorts of opposition for their competitive egos (honestly its very entertaining)… BUT there is the famous storm of January 1839, that ripped up much of Dublin, thousands of homes destroyed, multiple fatalities, etc. Currently winds are 180km, no doubt by the time they hit (if they do) that figure will have dropped. It’s exciting for people who are into it (like anything) so comments above are just basic simp reactions to peoples interest,

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    Jan 20th 2025, 1:05 PM

    We had a ‘red warning’ wager on, but looking like it’s not to be. Matter of time before one of these Atlantic monsters hits us tho.

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    Mute Dere
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    Jan 20th 2025, 1:30 PM

    @Thesaltyurchin: yeah most are streaming north of us….must be fun to live in the Faroe Islands.

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    Mute Stanley Marsh
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    Jan 20th 2025, 3:52 PM

    @Thesaltyurchin: This has been on the cards since last Wednesday and the current charts look like it will be a very nasty low with us taking a direct hit.

    Not only that but there’s another potential storm hitting us on Monday.

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    Jan 20th 2025, 5:29 PM

    @Stanley Marsh: Apparently its a one two combo! My partner is a fanatic storm chaser type so we’re all in on the bets when she puts the flair up, lol… @Dere: Always seems to slip by Iceland too.

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    Jan 21st 2025, 8:09 AM

    @Dere: Apparently it’s back in the room? There was a rant here this morning about Ai weather models and palpable excitement that the €20 was back on the table! :)

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    Jan 20th 2025, 2:40 PM

    Will the taoiseachs inaugration have to be held indoors.

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    Mute Jack Hayes
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    Jan 20th 2025, 2:56 PM

    @Willie Marty: It’s usually outdoors then, is it?

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    Mute Shane O Mac
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    Jan 20th 2025, 3:58 PM

    Nah that’s just the new government trying to settle in, gonna be another 5 years of turbulence.

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    Mute P. V. Aglue
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    Jan 20th 2025, 3:00 PM

    At least cork will float

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    Mute Michael o Dwyer
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    Jan 20th 2025, 3:52 PM

    Ah nuts

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    Mute Shaun
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    Jan 20th 2025, 3:57 PM

    Watch out you could be blown about but bring some lead in your pockets and you should be fine.

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