STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
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06 Sept 2025
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06 Sept 2025
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Malin Head
There is a general consensus that Franklin was by far the windiest of the three storms to hit Donegal in the last week.
This has been confirmed to Donegal Live by Met Eireann. A spokesperson for the national weather service said that the highest gust recorded in Donegal during Storm Franklin was at Malin Head and was at a speed of 134km/h.
The strongest gusts recorded in Met Eireann’s Donegal weather stations during each of the three storms were:
Storm Dudley - Malin Head 107km/h, Finner 96km/h
Storm Eunice - Malin Head 87km/h, Finner 83km/h
Storm Franklin - Malin Head 134km/h, Finner 124km/h
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