STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast

There is potential for a strong named storm with gusts of up to 110km/h on Sunday with weather experts warning of horrendous conditions at the weekend and next week.

The low system, which if named will be known as Storm Amy, is bearing down on Ireland and could bring a nasty jet stream to our shores.

Cathal Nolan from Ireland's Weather Channel has said the system could become Storm Amy, the first named storm of the season, but as of now it has not been officially named.

He said: "Friday will be a mostly dry day with variable cloud cover and just some sunny breaks to enjoy. This in turn will be followed by a rather overcast day Saturday with heavy rain extending through the day from the west and southwest where it will become windy too.

"Sunday sees a deepening area of low pressure to our west tracking closer towards the southwest. While heavy rain clears the east followed by sunshine and some passing showers. On Sunday night and into Monday southerly gales are expected to develop on southern and eastern coasts as the aforementioned low pushes in across the country bringing heavy showers.
Tuesday and Wednesday will be showery days next week with some of the showers turning heavy, especially on Tuesday.

"That’s all before another deepening low pressure approaches from the west, bringing further strong winds and heavy rain on Thursday of next week. This in turn is followed by a showery day on Friday, before yet another deep low with heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday.

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"All in all a rather strong arm of the jet stream lies across Ireland next week steering and deepening areas of low pressure, three of which will bring gales to coastal areas, gusty winds overland and the outside chance of the first named storm of the 2025/26 storm season. Storm Amy anyone?"

You can track the potential strong winds associated with this weather system below:

Meanwhile, Met Éireann is also forecasting some rather abysmal conditions over the coming days, but crucially, had not named any storm system.

They say "a mobile Atlantic flow will dominate bringing mixed and unsettled weather," adding that Saturday "will be a cloudy day with scattered showers. Outbreaks of rain will arrive into Atlantic counties during the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 16 to 18 degrees and becoming breezy with a freshening southeast breeze."

Their Sunday forecasts reads: "Some uncertainty to the exact detail, however wet and rather windy weather is expected on Sunday morning with widespread rain and fresh to strong south to southeast winds. A clearance to scattered blustery showers and sunny spells will follow by late morning.

"The winds will become southwesterly and gradually moderate. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees. Any showers will mainly affect Atlantic fringes on Sunday night with long clear spells elsewhere. Cool with lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees."

The Met Éireann forecast for the beginning of next week is similarly grim:

"Generally dry and crisp to begin [Monday] with sunny spells, however heavy showers will move into Atlantic counties. Some showers will make their way further east later. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in a moderate, occasionally fresh southwest wind.

"A dull wet day [Tuesday] with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times. Some hill, mist ad coastal fog too. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in mostly moderate southeast winds, breezier though for east and southeast counties."