Sryan Bruen
@sryanbruen.bsky.social
Mad into weather and tech capturing any interesting sky phenomena.
Heron with this morning's sunrise glowing in the back at Clontarf - can you spot Poolbeg Lighthouse?
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Heron with this morning's sunrise glowing in the back at Clontarf - can you spot Poolbeg Lighthouse?
Bright sunbeams over Poolbeg Lighthouse this morning from Clontarf.
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Bright sunbeams over Poolbeg Lighthouse this morning from Clontarf.
The aurora borealis at Poolbeg Lighthouse last night. Didn't quite get the aurora in line with the lighthouse this time like October 2024 as the oval was turning over to North America by the time it arrived but it's nice to get hints of it again here.
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The aurora borealis at Poolbeg Lighthouse last night. Didn't quite get the aurora in line with the lighthouse this time like October 2024 as the oval was turning over to North America by the time it arrived but it's nice to get hints of it again here.
10 years today, the UK & Ireland named a storm officially for the first time ever which would be Storm Abigail.
This system was made to clear up confusion in public perception from tracking severe weather following the St. Jude Day storm in Oct 2013 and the stormy winter after.
This system was made to clear up confusion in public perception from tracking severe weather following the St. Jude Day storm in Oct 2013 and the stormy winter after.
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
10 years today, the UK & Ireland named a storm officially for the first time ever which would be Storm Abigail.
This system was made to clear up confusion in public perception from tracking severe weather following the St. Jude Day storm in Oct 2013 and the stormy winter after.
This system was made to clear up confusion in public perception from tracking severe weather following the St. Jude Day storm in Oct 2013 and the stormy winter after.
Amusingly, the first 5 days of November 2025 provisionally have the same running CET as the first 5 days of November 2010 with 12.2C.
Yesterday 5th Nov 2025 was the 2nd mildest Nov day on record for CET too, only 5th Nov 1938 was milder.
Yesterday 5th Nov 2025 was the 2nd mildest Nov day on record for CET too, only 5th Nov 1938 was milder.
November 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Amusingly, the first 5 days of November 2025 provisionally have the same running CET as the first 5 days of November 2010 with 12.2C.
Yesterday 5th Nov 2025 was the 2nd mildest Nov day on record for CET too, only 5th Nov 1938 was milder.
Yesterday 5th Nov 2025 was the 2nd mildest Nov day on record for CET too, only 5th Nov 1938 was milder.
10 years since a record-breaking mild/warm November day for both the UK & Ireland. The high temps were primarily foehn induced including 20.1C at Dooks (Co. Kerry) and 22.4C at Trawsgoed (Ceredigion).
The old records were:
21.7C Prestatyn
20.0C Rathfarnham Castle
4th Nov 1946
The old records were:
21.7C Prestatyn
20.0C Rathfarnham Castle
4th Nov 1946
November 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
10 years since a record-breaking mild/warm November day for both the UK & Ireland. The high temps were primarily foehn induced including 20.1C at Dooks (Co. Kerry) and 22.4C at Trawsgoed (Ceredigion).
The old records were:
21.7C Prestatyn
20.0C Rathfarnham Castle
4th Nov 1946
The old records were:
21.7C Prestatyn
20.0C Rathfarnham Castle
4th Nov 1946
Meteociel says 06-06 max on 24th Sep 2012 was 9.7C whilst 00-00 max was 10.4C. That was a horrendous day of persistent heavy rain under the remnants of Nadine.
70.5mm fell at Malahide Castle that day.
70.5mm fell at Malahide Castle that day.
October 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Meteociel says 06-06 max on 24th Sep 2012 was 9.7C whilst 00-00 max was 10.4C. That was a horrendous day of persistent heavy rain under the remnants of Nadine.
70.5mm fell at Malahide Castle that day.
70.5mm fell at Malahide Castle that day.
140 km/h+ gusts for the east and southeast. I've not seen winds that strong here since January 2007. Yeah right, I think the GFS is letting off some steam this morning 🥴
October 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
140 km/h+ gusts for the east and southeast. I've not seen winds that strong here since January 2007. Yeah right, I think the GFS is letting off some steam this morning 🥴
Possibly one of the craziest charts I've seen in a little bit. Mad temperature gradient fuelling a dartboard low over Ireland on November 1st/2nd on GFS 06z.
Long time away, nothing to be concerned over at this point. Just wanted to highlight it for posterity.
Long time away, nothing to be concerned over at this point. Just wanted to highlight it for posterity.
October 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Possibly one of the craziest charts I've seen in a little bit. Mad temperature gradient fuelling a dartboard low over Ireland on November 1st/2nd on GFS 06z.
Long time away, nothing to be concerned over at this point. Just wanted to highlight it for posterity.
Long time away, nothing to be concerned over at this point. Just wanted to highlight it for posterity.
On this day in 2003, Dublin had severe thunderstorms including flooding, large coverings of hail and Wicklow Mountains had rare deep October snow.
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
On this day in 2003, Dublin had severe thunderstorms including flooding, large coverings of hail and Wicklow Mountains had rare deep October snow.
This is how cloudy October 2025 has been so far. Numerous places in the north still with less than 10 hours for the month to date (atrocious 19 days in for any month of the year). Most less than 40% of their Oct average.
If this sustained, it'd be a record dull Oct for the UK.
If this sustained, it'd be a record dull Oct for the UK.
October 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This is how cloudy October 2025 has been so far. Numerous places in the north still with less than 10 hours for the month to date (atrocious 19 days in for any month of the year). Most less than 40% of their Oct average.
If this sustained, it'd be a record dull Oct for the UK.
If this sustained, it'd be a record dull Oct for the UK.
Mount Dillon reported the first air frost of the season in the Republic of Ireland this morning with an air temp of -0.6C.
This is earlier than average but is well within the expected timeframe considering natural variability whereas 2024 was the earliest since 2010.
This is earlier than average but is well within the expected timeframe considering natural variability whereas 2024 was the earliest since 2010.
September 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Mount Dillon reported the first air frost of the season in the Republic of Ireland this morning with an air temp of -0.6C.
This is earlier than average but is well within the expected timeframe considering natural variability whereas 2024 was the earliest since 2010.
This is earlier than average but is well within the expected timeframe considering natural variability whereas 2024 was the earliest since 2010.
A successful night for my first camera club talk with Rathcoole Camera Club. Was a great experience to share my knowledge and background in weather as a means of getting every landscape shot to be perfect and of high standard conditions wise.
📸 Finamaria
📸 Finamaria
September 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A successful night for my first camera club talk with Rathcoole Camera Club. Was a great experience to share my knowledge and background in weather as a means of getting every landscape shot to be perfect and of high standard conditions wise.
📸 Finamaria
📸 Finamaria
Epic sunrise this morning at Laytown, Meath.
September 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Epic sunrise this morning at Laytown, Meath.
The North Bank Lighthouse under a sky of noctilucent clouds.
We maybe well past NLC season but I'm still unloading and recovering from this epic June night.
We maybe well past NLC season but I'm still unloading and recovering from this epic June night.
September 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The North Bank Lighthouse under a sky of noctilucent clouds.
We maybe well past NLC season but I'm still unloading and recovering from this epic June night.
We maybe well past NLC season but I'm still unloading and recovering from this epic June night.
Recent photos from Tuesday of the Peruvian Navy ship BAP Unión leaving Dublin.
September 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Recent photos from Tuesday of the Peruvian Navy ship BAP Unión leaving Dublin.
Rather crazy how the Sep CET is tracking this much above average (1961–1990) yet it’s felt positively chilly to me. A sign of how much I’ve been acclimatised or getting too comfortable with the extraordinary persistence summer warmth.
September 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Rather crazy how the Sep CET is tracking this much above average (1961–1990) yet it’s felt positively chilly to me. A sign of how much I’ve been acclimatised or getting too comfortable with the extraordinary persistence summer warmth.
This is not a complete map but this shows the year of the warmest summer mean temperature on record for a selection of Irish stations. 1995 is still by far the warmest summer on Irish record on a more nationwide scale compared to the Met headlines that have been spreading. 1/
September 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is not a complete map but this shows the year of the warmest summer mean temperature on record for a selection of Irish stations. 1995 is still by far the warmest summer on Irish record on a more nationwide scale compared to the Met headlines that have been spreading. 1/
Summer 2025 was provisionally the warmest summer on record since 1900 in Ireland narrowly beating the all-time king that is 1995. The difference made by a much warmer June than 1995 overall (it was only the last 10 days of June 1995 that were warm).
September 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Summer 2025 was provisionally the warmest summer on record since 1900 in Ireland narrowly beating the all-time king that is 1995. The difference made by a much warmer June than 1995 overall (it was only the last 10 days of June 1995 that were warm).
Looks like St. Catherine's Point on the Isle of Wight had tropical night conditions with a min of 20.3C between 09 UTC yesterday morning and 09 UTC this morning.
This makes it the 2nd tropical night in 2025 so far in the UK, not a remarkable figure at all but will we have more?
This makes it the 2nd tropical night in 2025 so far in the UK, not a remarkable figure at all but will we have more?
August 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Looks like St. Catherine's Point on the Isle of Wight had tropical night conditions with a min of 20.3C between 09 UTC yesterday morning and 09 UTC this morning.
This makes it the 2nd tropical night in 2025 so far in the UK, not a remarkable figure at all but will we have more?
This makes it the 2nd tropical night in 2025 so far in the UK, not a remarkable figure at all but will we have more?
2025 will soon join the years where the UK had a max temp of 30C or greater in all three meteorological summer months (JJA).
(The further back the more the data becomes limited so may not be the actual max for that month and some pre-1961 converted from whole Fahrenheit).
(The further back the more the data becomes limited so may not be the actual max for that month and some pre-1961 converted from whole Fahrenheit).
August 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
2025 will soon join the years where the UK had a max temp of 30C or greater in all three meteorological summer months (JJA).
(The further back the more the data becomes limited so may not be the actual max for that month and some pre-1961 converted from whole Fahrenheit).
(The further back the more the data becomes limited so may not be the actual max for that month and some pre-1961 converted from whole Fahrenheit).
Malin Head with the max gust of 104 km/h for #StormFloris as of now in Ireland.
Also a sustained wind of 76 km/h, its highest since 80 km/h during storms Ellen and Francis in August 2020. Only 9 August days here have had a stronger sustained wind since 1955.
Also a sustained wind of 76 km/h, its highest since 80 km/h during storms Ellen and Francis in August 2020. Only 9 August days here have had a stronger sustained wind since 1955.
August 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Malin Head with the max gust of 104 km/h for #StormFloris as of now in Ireland.
Also a sustained wind of 76 km/h, its highest since 80 km/h during storms Ellen and Francis in August 2020. Only 9 August days here have had a stronger sustained wind since 1955.
Also a sustained wind of 76 km/h, its highest since 80 km/h during storms Ellen and Francis in August 2020. Only 9 August days here have had a stronger sustained wind since 1955.
It will also be interesting to see the minimum pressure for #StormFloris. The lowest August mean sea level pressure on record in the UK since 1960 is 972.8 hPa on 30th August 1992.
Athenry (Galway) in Ireland had 966.4 hPa on 20th August 2020 during Storm Ellen.
Athenry (Galway) in Ireland had 966.4 hPa on 20th August 2020 during Storm Ellen.
August 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It will also be interesting to see the minimum pressure for #StormFloris. The lowest August mean sea level pressure on record in the UK since 1960 is 972.8 hPa on 30th August 1992.
Athenry (Galway) in Ireland had 966.4 hPa on 20th August 2020 during Storm Ellen.
Athenry (Galway) in Ireland had 966.4 hPa on 20th August 2020 during Storm Ellen.
The most significant August storms based on number of UK stations recording gusts >50 kts (58 mph) from 1961-2020, from Met Office publication of Storms Ellen and Francis from August 2020.
"Fastnet Storm" of Aug 1979 being the most significant followed by Charley in 1986.
"Fastnet Storm" of Aug 1979 being the most significant followed by Charley in 1986.
August 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The most significant August storms based on number of UK stations recording gusts >50 kts (58 mph) from 1961-2020, from Met Office publication of Storms Ellen and Francis from August 2020.
"Fastnet Storm" of Aug 1979 being the most significant followed by Charley in 1986.
"Fastnet Storm" of Aug 1979 being the most significant followed by Charley in 1986.
Tried digging to find a precedent to #StormFloris for August and the closest I can find is 24th August 2005 which was a good bit further north but North Rona Island (98m ASL) had a wind gust of 101 mph.
Even Needles Old Battery (IOW) reported 72 mph supposedly.
Even Needles Old Battery (IOW) reported 72 mph supposedly.
August 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Tried digging to find a precedent to #StormFloris for August and the closest I can find is 24th August 2005 which was a good bit further north but North Rona Island (98m ASL) had a wind gust of 101 mph.
Even Needles Old Battery (IOW) reported 72 mph supposedly.
Even Needles Old Battery (IOW) reported 72 mph supposedly.