This Friday January 24, 2025, the British Isles will be hit by a storm of remarkable intensity. Ireland is placed on red alert.
Winds at 200 km/h in Ireland!
Our British neighbors are preparing to be particularly shaken. This Friday, January 24, 2025, storm Éowyn will hit Ireland head-on, deepening at an impressive speed. It will be powered by a particularly violent jet current (high altitude winds), reaching speeds of more than 300 km/h around 9000m altitude! The latter contributes to accelerating and intensifying the deepening of depressions.
Jet current at more than 300 km/h over Ireland this Friday January 24, 2025 – wxcharts.com
Storm Éowyn promises to cause damage. Winds are expected to reach remarkable speeds, possibly exceeding the threshold. 200 km/h in Connemara (West of Ireland)! THE 150 km/h are likely to be reached and exceeded even inland, particularly in the northern part of Ireland but also locally as far as the south of Scotland! It is therefore a storm of rare intensity who is preparing…
Maximum gusts from Storm Eowyn on the British Isles this Friday January 24, 2025 – meteociel.fr
Therefore, vigilance of RED level has been issued across the entire Irish territory for January 24, 2025. The north of England and Scotland will also be strongly affected and have been placed on orange level alert. The regions of Glasgow and Edinburgh have even been placed in RED level !
Vigilance card valid this Friday January 24, 2025 – Meteoalarm
Éowyn will not strike France
In recent hours, several French media have taken up the subject. Unfortunately, the measure is not always there. In particular, we can read that a “meteorological bomb will hit France”, which is simply false. The corridor of the strongest winds from Storm Éowyn will pass much further north, as we saw above.
Title suggesting that Éowyn will hit France hard – 20 Minutes
In reality, the effects of storm Éowyn will be felt mainly in the north-west of France. However, we will only be talking about a classic gale for the season with gusts reaching 90 to 110 km/h on the exposed coastlines and capes of the Channel, values that are commonplace in these areas and which do not require orange vigilance. . Inland, gusts will rarely exceed 70 to 80 km/h (between Brittany and Belgium).
Maximum gusts expected this Friday, January 24, 2025 – meteociel.fr
Other windy risks in the coming days?
It will be necessary to monitor a new risk of very strong winds reaching the northwest this Sunday, January 26, 2025. Gusts of more than 100 km/h could blow on the tip of Brittany as well as in the English Channel. Regions in the large northern half would be affected until Monday morning with gusts frequently reaching 70 to 90 km/h. This prediction obviously remains to be confirmed.
Maximum gusts forecast for Sunday January 26 and Monday January 27, 2025 – wxcharts.com
In addition to these potential threats of violent winds, it will also be important to monitor rainfall accumulations between now and the start of next week. As shown in the map below, they promise to be significant in many regions, often reaching 30 to 50 mm in the northwest and sometimes 80 mm towards Brittany, the Pays de la Loire or the reliefs. In a context where the soils are humid and certain watercourses are high, the risk of flooding will need to be monitored.
Rainfall totals forecast until Tuesday January 28, 2025 – meteociel.fr
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