Met Éireann currently runs the HARMONIE-AROME NWP model on the domain shown below. The operational configuration consists of 1000 x 900 grid points in the horizontal at 2.5 km resolution, with 65 levels in the vertical. A 54-hour forecast is produced eight times a day, beginning every three hours from 00Z. The model is run as an ensemble system, called IREPS (the Irish Regional Ensemble Prediction System).
The HARMONIE-AROME model was first introduced into operations in Met Éireann in 2011. As research progresses, new versions of the model code (known as cycles) are developed. These allow us to upgrade our operational system. The table below highlights the major recent upgrades carried out.
| Date | Details |
| July 2011 | HARMONIE-AROME first implemented operationally, using Cycle 36h1.3 |
| January 2013 | Cycle 37h1.1 introduced |
| May 2018 | Upgrade to Cycle 40h1.1, with subsequent introduction and upgrade of IREPS |
| March 2021 | Cycle 43h2.1 implemented |