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Met Éireann headquarters in the Glasnevin area of Dublin. The history of modern meteorology in Ireland dates back to 8 October 1860, when the first weather observations were transmitted from Valentia Observatory on Valentia Island in County Kerry to the British Meteorological Office. A network of weather stations was established around the ...
University College Dublin. Occupation (s) Meteorologist, presenter. Years active. 1988–2023. Evelyn Cusack (born 3 November 1957) is an Irish former meteorologist who served as the Head of Forecasting from 2018 at Met Éireann, where she worked from 1981 until her retirement in 2023. She is the longest-serving weather presenter on RTÉ.
Weather predictions. Michael Gallagher is an Irish postman from County Donegal, known for accurately predicting weather-related events in Ireland. He studies the behaviour of animals and plants to determine the nature of the weather. His predictions have been disputed by Met Éireann and their scientific methods yet he says between 70 and 80 ...
The climate of Ireland is mild, humid and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes. Ireland 's climate is defined as a temperate oceanic climate, or Cfb on the Köppen climate classification system, a classification it shares with most of northwest Europe. [1] [2] The island receives generally warm summers and cool ...
Gerry Murphy (weather forecaster) Gerry Murphy (born 1968 or 1969) [1] is an Irish meteorologist with Met Éireann, best known for his appearances on RTÉ. [2] After graduating with a degree in Experimental Physics from University College Dublin in 1990, [3] Murphy joined Met Éireann in 1992. [2] He received meteorological training in Reading ...
Gerald Fleming. Gerald Fleming (born 20 November 1957) is an Irish former meteorologist and weather presenter. He joined Met Éireann in 1980 and worked as co-ordinator of the RTÉ Television weather team. He served as Head of Forecasting in Met Éireann until his retirement in December 2017. He is now involved with the World Bank and travels ...
The Met Office is one of only two World Area Forecast Centres or WAFCs, and is referred to as WAFC London. The other WAFC is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and known as WAFC Washington. WAFC data is used daily to safely and economically route aircraft, particularly on long-haul journeys. The data provides details of wind speed and direction ...
Geography of Ireland. Ireland is an island in Northern Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean. The island, of up to around 480 km (300 mi) north-south, and 275 km (171 mi) east-west, lies near the western edge of the European continental shelf, part of the Eurasian Plate. Its main geographical features include low central plains surrounded by ...