Frequent showers and windy as centre of Storm Hannah passes over Ireland

Although Friday morning was very sunny the cloud built up before noon and the first rain shower was observed at 12.14 when in the squall the wind gusted to 23mph.

There followed occasional showers with more overnight and a longer period between 05.00 and 07.50 that brought the daily total to 6.1mm.

The thermometer reached its highest point early in the day on Friday, before the cloud increased, with a maximum of 14.8C at 11.48 being 0.8C above average. Overnight the thermometer fell away to minimum of 5.9C at 05.40 Saturday, which was 1.8C above average.

Saturday saw the wind strength rising as a result of Storm Hannah with the peak gust by 08.00 of 33mph. The cloud began to thin just before 08.00 as the rain band eased eastwards when the sun began to make an appearance.

Update on Saturday at 12.30: peak gust of wind measuring 42mph at 09.09. The wind speed has been easing down over the past hour or so with the 10 minute average reduced from 13mph to 8mph. Wind chill meant it felt 3C cooler.

Further update at 15.36: strongest gust of wind in past hour now down to 33mph as Storm Hannah moves off into the North Sea. The warmest part of the day was mid afternoon when the thermometer reached a maximum of only 11.6C being 2.4C below average, the coolest day since 14th April. Wind chill meant if felt 2C below the ambient temperature.

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