Trebling of radars will allow for more accurate weather forecasting, says Met Éireann

Shannon Airport’s new radar system is the first to go live in the overhaul of the country’s weather prediction tools, coming on stream as data show that Ireland has become wetter than ever before.

Pádraig Hoare Environment Correspondent The number of radars to observe Ireland’s notoriously changeable weather will treble over the next decade, with Met Éireann saying it will allow more accurate and precise forecasting.

Shannon Airport’s new radar system is the first to go live in the overhaul of the country’s weather prediction tools, coming on stream as data show that Ireland has become wetter than ever before.