Risk of flooding is high for much of Ireland

 

Storm Claudia and associated lows will be passing through tomorrow and into Saturday. Much of the southern portion of the islands has had about 100 mm of rain already this month and the next two days could add another 100 mm. We've had 85 mm so far and are not expecting to add too much -- we're getting mostly wind. 

After this storm passes, we'll be heading into northerlies with the temperatures plummeting to near zero overnight next week. Time to close the polytunnel doors. Winter is here.

The last two nights had spectacular aurora displays in parts of the country but not here -- totally cloudy and very foggy. Not that I would have seen them anyway, as I wasn't up in the middle of the night. Alex had his second cataract surgery yesterday morning, so we were prone to sleeping last night. 

The fog enveloping Croagh Patrick

The aurora in Connemara