Heavy out-of-season rain in July has created a spectacular waterfall at Slieve Blooms in Glenbarrow.
Visitors to the Laois beauty spot captured winter-like flows of water at the falls on July 15. See below the video tweeted by Kim Timlin who said the Barrow River was in full flow.
Glenbarrow in full flow today!! @LaoisWeather @LaoisNews @turismo_laois pic.twitter.com/UV8KB3EVXw
โKen Timlin (@timlin_ken)
July 15, 2023
The Public Works Offices publish river levels in real time online. It showed the level at the Borness gauging point on the River Barrow near Mountmellick jumping over a meter to nearly 1.5 meters between 14 and 16 July.
The OPW reported that the Barrow level in Portlarington increased fivefold between July 14 and 16, when the level in the town of Laois Offaly peaked at almost 1.8 meters. This is less than one meter from the mean flood level for the city of 2.4 meters.
Met รireann's agriculture section said rainfall amounts over the past seven days were well above normal across the country, at between 2.5 and 5.5 times the average for the time of year on record.
The largest deviation from normal was recorded not far from Laois in Oak Park Co. Carlow, where 71.4mm was recorded, about 5.5 times the average.
No big improvements are on the cards for next week with more showers and squalls with wetter-than-average conditions expected in most areas.
Met รireann advises people to expect between 20 and 50mm in general, which is one to three times the normal amount.
Met รireann's national outlook says it will remain unsettled or changeable with temperatures a bit below average for the time of year.
Met รireann National Forecast aired at 12:37pm on July 16 below the tweet.
Boringโ๏ธ, humid๏ธ and windy๏ธ today and tomorrow with widespread and occasionally heavy bouts of rain.
Scattered heavy rains โ๏ธ continue on Sunday.
Fairly stormy with fresh, gusty winds from the east, gradually turning west.
Afternoon temperatures๏ธ in the mid to high teens. pic.twitter.com/Au57MOfs2I
โ I met รireann (@MetEireann)
July 14, 2023
Sunday: Periods of sun and showers this afternoon and night. Some showers will be heavy, especially in parts of the east and south, with the possibility of a few isolated thunderstorms. Maximum temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees. Stormy at times with mostly moderate winds from the west, cool at times near the coasts.
The showers will be isolated at night and there will be good dry and clear periods. Some fog may develop as winds ease the light. Minimum temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.
Monday: A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. It will become mostly cloudy in the southwest tonight and rain will develop here towards the end of the day. Maximum temperatures of 17 to 19 degrees with a light breeze, occasionally moderate, from the west.
Getting wet in most areas overnight with very heavy rain in Munster. It is likely to stay dry in the northernmost areas. Southerly winds will be almost calm for most, but then they will refresh in the south. Lows from 9 to 13 degrees.
TUESDAY: A rainy day with rain in the morning, heaviest in the south, followed by heavy showers in the afternoon. Drier, brighter weather will slowly follow from the west into the afternoon. Highs of 16 to 20 degrees, warmer in the south. Breezy along south as well, with light to moderate winds elsewhere.
Heavy rain will persist in eastern areas for a while before clearing. A mostly dry clear night elsewhere with the odd shower. Light to moderate northwesterly winds. Minimum temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees.
WEDNESDAY: After a mostly bright morning, a small cloud will form during the day with scattered showers developing. Light to moderate northwesterly winds with highs of 16 to 19 degrees. There will be occasional showers Wednesday night with long clear intervals. Nighttime lows of 7 to 10 degrees.
THURSDAY: Another day of scattered showers with a mix of cloudy and bright periods. Highs of 15 to 18 degrees with light or moderate northwesterly winds.
ADDITIONAL PERSPECTIVE: Similar conditions Friday with more showers, maybe more cloudy.
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