Hurricane Humberto has officially been classed as a Category 5 hurricane and its remnants may yet have a significant impact on Ireland
The remnants of Hurricane Humberto could impact Ireland towards the end of this week(Image: tropicaltidbits.com)
The remnants of Hurricane Humberto could have an adverse impact on weather conditions in Ireland towards the end of this week and into next weekend.
Humberto, which has officially been classed as a Category 5 hurricane and has prompted warnings from the US National Hurricane Center for the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda and parts of the US east coast, is set to track northwestward over the Atlantic Ocean in the coming days.
Met Éireann had warned that the presence of Humberto, which will become an ex-hurricane as it tracks across the Atlantic, has caused “a good deal of uncertainty” in the forecast.
Humberto has been officially classed as a Category 5 hurricane(Image: National Hurricane Center)
That forecast suggests there will be unsettled conditions and plenty of heavy rain from Tuesday onwards, with the potential impact of Humberto not likely to be known until the end of next week heading into next weekend.
In a Saturday night update on X, Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather said that Humberto “needs watching” in terms of the capacity of the remnants of the hurricane to impact conditions here in a week’s time.
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With or without added adverse conditions from ex-Hurricane Humberto, the outlook for the coming days is pretty bleak amid a likely return to the wet and windy conditions that dominated early September before a welcome relief in recent days.
After relatively pleasant days on Sunday and Monday, Met Éireann has said there will be “frequent rainfall” from Tuesday onwards, which will be “most persistent across the west and north”.
Temperatures will be slightly above normal for this time of year and it will feel quite mild at times, but it will be breezy too, with the unsettled conditions set to persist until at least next weekend.
Check out the Met Éireann forecast for the week ahead below.
Sunday
A dry and bright day for most with isolated showers and spells of sunshine. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in a light westerly or variable breeze.
Tonight will be dry with clear spells at first, along with some mist and fog. Cloud will increase from the west overnight with patchy light rain and drizzle moving into western coasts by morning. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees, though it will turn milder by morning, in light southerly winds.
Monday
A cloudier start on Monday with plenty of dry weather, though isolated patches of light rain and drizzle will spread eastwards across the country. There will be occasional bright spells in the midlands and east. Highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees in light to moderate southerly winds, fresh on western coasts.
Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading from the west early in the night. A milder night with lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in light to moderate southerly winds.
Tuesday
A dull and damp day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. The best of any dry spells will be in the east and southeast. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in moderate south to southwest winds.
More persistent rain will spread from the west early on Tuesday night, becoming patchier by morning. Feeling mild with lowest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees in moderate southerly winds.
Wednesday
A cloudy start to October with rain and drizzle, most persistent in the west and southwest. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Thursday
Wet and breezy with continued rain, turning heavy at times across the southwest, west and north. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Further outlook
Remaining unsettled for Friday and the weekend with further spells of heavy rain and windy conditions at times.
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