Key Features:
Check for any active weather warnings for the Marine (Small Craft and Gale Warnings), National (Rain, Wind, Temperature, Snow, Ice and Fog) and Environmental (Pollen, UV and Potato Blight).
Interactive animated maps of rainfall radar, rainfall , temperature , wind and pressure forecasts for up to 7 days.
The high resolution rainfall radar updates every 5 minutes.
The rainfall, temperature, wind and pressure forecasts are derived from high resolution Numerical Weather Prediction models.
An Outlook to provide the user with a brief overview of the expected weather for any location in the country for the next 7 days.
Geolocated forecast. The app utilises the GPS functionality of your mobile device to provide a 7 day detailed forecast for your exact location. The user can scroll the detailed forecast and examine the forecast for expected warnings, weather, temperature, wind and rainfall amounts.
The latest weather observations near your location.
The National and Regional Forecast for Today and Tomorrow as well as the Outlook for the country for the next 5 days. These include animated maps which display the forecast weather, temperature and winds.
The Marine Section includes the Sea Area Forecast for the next 24 hours.
The latest reports from around the coast in the Coastal Reports.
The Sea Crossings Forecast which gives the expected state of the sea for the next 24 hours for 5 routes from Ireland.
The Inland Lakes forecast, which provides the expected wind, weather and visibility for 6 inland lakes.
The Farming Commentary which provides information on rain, temperature, sunshine amounts, drying conditions, spraying and field conditions for the past and the coming week.
This app is designed to work on iOS 10 and higher.
About Met Éireann
Met Éireann, Ireland's National Meteorological Service, is a line division of the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and is the leading provider of weather information and related services in the State. Its mission is to monitor, analyse and predict Ireland's weather and climate and to provide a range of high quality meteorological and related information to the public and to specific customers in, for example, the aviation and agricultural sectors. As a scientific and technical organisation, it strives to utilise the latest technological and scientific advances in order to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and accuracy of its forecasts.
Would like to see personalization (Fahrenheit option, saved locations list, etc.), updated design and functionality, a legend for the wind forecast map. Perhaps some use from the “latest satellite” which is just a 2D render of the island; not a satellite image.
