Oh no, this is NOT what we want to hear.
We’ve had a reasonably good run of things weather wise over the last couple of months.
It was incredibly warm through June and July and while we may have endured a few more spells of rain of late, the weather has been fine.
But that is all set to come to a shuddering halt as a weather forecaster is predicting a hurricane for the week of the Ploughing Championships.
Cathal Nolan of the Midlands Weather Chanel said: “Over the past number of days I have been monitoring the projected path of hurricane Helene, with the latest guidance from the available weather models indicating that the remnants of hurricane Helene will impact Ireland sometime between next Tuesday and Wednesday.
“It’s important to stress that by then Helene will have been downgraded to a post-tropical depression, having lost its hurricane status crossing much cooler waters in the Mid-Atlantic.
“However, projected wind speeds across southern and eastern areas of country could still well see gusts between of 110-130 kph.
“Heavy rain may be an additional threat depending upon the location, track and intensity of Helene.
“This is a developing situation, and one which requires careful monitoring over the coming days.
“At present it doesn’t look as though Helene will be as powerful as hurricane Ophelia, however all precautions will be taken when monitoring this storm.”
Last October, Hurricane Ophelia caused considerable damage to Ireland when it battered us.
Here’s hoping it isn’t as bad again!
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