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Written by Mark Vogan on June 18, 2011 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

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Continent split between cool, unsettled across UK/Scandinavia, Warm to hot from Spain across Med!

The upper pattern is such right now that we’re seeing a basic north-south divide in the continent’s weather with the UK the epicenter of cool, unsettled weather which spreads due east across Norway, Sweden and Denmark as well as southeast into France and Germany. Here we see temps either at or slightly below normal with only 18-20C across southeast England, into northern France, 21-23C across Germany and Poland where showers are frequent and at times heavy and persistent.

Today’s Upper Pattern (European model)

Over the next couple of days (Sunday through Tuesday), though we see a slight weakening of the low and return to sunnier weather for the southern UK, this gets cut as a reinforcing band of Atlantic weather arrives by Monday just in time for the commencement to Wimbledon. The trough and it’s associated train of low’s will keep all of the UK cooler than normal as well as showery with brisk winds at times.

As for Spain, intensification of an upper level ridge will force temps across the Iberian peninsula into the 35-40C range Sunday right through the week where Seville in the soutb may push 42C or higher. This strengthening of the high will briefly push northeast into France and Germany, boosting temps into the 25 to 28C range and scarring out clouds associated with the NW trough.

While the trough remains dominant and stubborn across the UK and heights rise across France and into Germany, the high dominant across the Med and southern countries of Europe including Italy and Greece and surrounding nations will see little if any clouds and temps along coastal areas will push 30-33C while inland areas will easily push 38C or 100F.

Tuesday’s Upper Pattern (European model)

By Thursday, it appears the trough rebuilds south from the UK and back into France, Germany and into Poland bringing a return once again a return to subpar highs only in the 17 to 21C range along with cloud and showers. The southern portions of Europe from Spain across the Mediterranean Sea will remain hot, dry and sunny.

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12.30am late June 2011

At 52 degrees north in latitude, I reside on the southernmost periphery of the ‘White Night’ zone in the Northern Hemisphere where sunset is late, sunrise is early and complete darkness on the northern horizon on clear nights doesn’t occur, yes, ever noticed on clear nights in June where there is daylight to the north even at midnight, 1 and 2pm, beyond 2am, the skies are growing brighter once again.

1.45am Late June 2010

Once you pass 60 degrees north, the sky will be brighter all night and up towards the Arctic Circle, a midnight sky may resemble 3pm. Beyond the Arctic Circle and the sun never falls below the horizon.

The top photo was taken by myself at 12.30am Friday morning and this shot doesn’t give justice to just how bright our midnight sky can really be even this far south. The picture immidiately above shows better the brightness of the skjy at 1.45am and by the point in which this picture was taken, the sky was growing brighter with the light travelling west to east along the northern horizon.