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Orange Wind Warning issued for United Kingdom - Northern Ireland

Reported by Meteoalarm UK

An official Meteoalarm alert reports severe winds in Northern Ireland, with a warning period from 20:00 UTC on October 24 to 10:00 UTC on October 25, 2026.

At a glance

  • Affected location: Northern Ireland
Solar resource: GLOBAL HORIZONTAL IRRADIATION (GHI) - this map provides a summary of the estimated solar energy available for power generation and other energy applications. It represents the long-term average of daily/yearly totals of global horizontal irradiation (GHI). The underlying solar resource database is calculated by the Solargis model from atmospheric and satellite data with 15- or 30-minute time step. The effects of terrain are considered at nominal spatial resolution of 250 m. GHI i
Illustrative image: Solar resource: GLOBAL HORIZONTAL IRRADIATION (GHI) - this map provides a summary of the estimated solar energy available for power generation and other energy applications. It represents the long-term average of daily/yearly totals of global horizontal irradiation (GHI). The underlying solar resource database is calculated by the Solargis model from atmospheric and satellite data with 15- or 30-minute time step. The effects of terrain are considered at nominal spatial resolution of 250 m. GHI i — Solargis/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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Why it matters

The alert identifies a period of severe wind conditions in Northern Ireland.

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Generated scores

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Confidence
8/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Urgency
5/10

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