'Nothing but scaremongering' - Carlow Weatherman calls out fake 300km/h winds report

Weather expert Alan O'Reilly has called out an Irish publication for 'nothing but scaremongering'.

The Carlow Weatherman was referring to an article that said Ireland needs to brace itself for 300km/h winds amid a "supercharged" jet stream that will cross over Ireland from the Atlantic in the coming days.

In a post on X, Mr O'Reilly said this report was "absolute nonsense" and that while there is a risk of a storm passing over the country next week but details are still "very uncertain" and added that "latest models bring more rain than wind but that 300km/h headline is just beyond a joke."

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This is absolutely nonsense from @GalwayBeoOnline and nothing but scaremongering. pic.twitter.com/QNL2ztSq92

— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) July 30, 2025

The article in question goes on to say how Ireland won't actually experience these insanely fast winds but rather the winds could exceed 300km/h in the upper atmosphere, according to Weather Alerts Ireland.

Many people were quick to comment under O'Reilly's post with people saying things like, "Fair play for calling it out".

The Weatherman did post a video concerning the upcoming storm that is likely to be seen across Ireland on Sunday and into the Bank Holiday Monday.

In the video he said that rain is expected to move in from Saturday night and into Sunday morning but there is still a lot of uncertainty around Monday.

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"That risk of a storm is still there, but the latest weather models show it to be moving further south that brings more rain on Monday but it keeps the strongest winds away but there's huge uncertainty on where that storm ends up and whether it will be quite intense or nothing really much to worry about.

"Any forecast you're going to see for Monday at the moment, they're going to chop and change it...don't worry too much at the moment just keep up to date. But overall, not a bad looking weekend," he added.