{"id":249013,"date":"2025-09-05T13:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/?p=249013"},"modified":"2025-09-05T13:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:14:01","slug":"storm-amy-to-slam-ireland-and-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/news\/storm-amy-to-slam-ireland-and-uk","title":{"rendered":"Powerful Atlantic Storm Amy to Slam Ireland and UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Powerful Atlantic Storm Amy to Slam Ireland and UK This Weekend \u2014 Dangerous Winds and High Waves Expected<\/h1>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-198401\" src=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uk.webp\" alt=\"Storm Amy Large waves\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uk.webp 1920w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=169,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uk.webp 300w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,height=338,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uk.webp 600w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=432,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uk.webp 768w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536,height=864,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uk.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=150,height=84,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uk.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h2>\ud83c\udf2a Storm Amy \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>powerful North Atlantic storm<\/strong> is on track to hit <strong>Ireland and the western <a href=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/weather-in-world\/77-united-kingdom\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"123\" title=\"Weather in UK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK<\/a> this Sunday<\/strong>, bringing <strong>gale-force winds, torrential rain, and huge waves<\/strong>. Meteorologists warn that this could be the <strong>first named storm of the 2025\/26 Atlantic storm season \u2014 Storm Amy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf2a Powerful Atlantic Storm \u201cAmy\u201d to Slam Ireland and UK This Weekend \u2014 Dangerous Winds and High Waves Expected<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J31DYPnNeT\">https:\/\/t.co\/J31DYPnNeT<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ukweather?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ukweather<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ukstorm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ukstorm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ireland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ireland<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Britain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Britain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zdS2e1pJW4\">pic.twitter.com\/zdS2e1pJW4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; City Weather (@ukcityweather) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ukcityweather\/status\/1963908367279063449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the latest <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/news\/europe-weather-week-ahead\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"175\" title=\"week ahead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK weather<\/a> forecasts<\/strong>, a rapidly deepening low-pressure system will surge below <strong>980 mbar<\/strong>, fueling dangerous wind fields across <strong>Ireland, Northern Ireland, and western Scotland<\/strong>. Gusts could exceed <strong>80 mph (130 km\/h)<\/strong> along exposed coasts.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0a <strong>Marine warnings<\/strong> are in effect as waves up to <strong>8\u201310 meters<\/strong> are expected to hammer the Irish coast. Heavy rainfall could bring <strong>localized flooding<\/strong>, with totals reaching <strong>40\u201350 mm<\/strong> in some regions between Saturday and Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Meteorological agencies \u2014 <strong>Met \u00c9ireann, the UK Met Office, and KNMI<\/strong> \u2014 are closely monitoring the storm\u2019s trajectory. If officially named <strong>Storm Amy<\/strong>, it would mark the first system of the season, running from <strong>September 2025 to August 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Key impacts expected:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gale to severe gale winds (70\u201380 mph)<\/li>\n<li>Heavy rain squalls across Ireland and western UK<\/li>\n<li>Coastal flooding risk due to storm surge<\/li>\n<li>Significant travel disruption and ferry cancellations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Residents are urged to <strong>follow Met Office and Met \u00c9ireann warnings<\/strong> as the situation evolves. This storm could become one of the <strong>most impactful early-season weather events<\/strong> in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bitltd.pogodnik\">Free Weather App<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful North Atlantic storm is on track to hit Ireland and the western UK this Sunday, bringing gale-force winds, torrential rain, and huge waves. 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