Deluge Continues For West Highlands With 10″ Total Possible, Looking MUCH Colder Next Week…

Written by Mark Vogan on October 27, 2014 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Upwards of 7 INCHES of rain has fallen over the West Highlands since Friday evening and there’s little real easing over the next 24 hours.

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During tomorrow we see that stuck frontal boundary finally head south but not before rain increases in the very wettest areas later today. A very wet night and Wednesday ahead for the Central Lowlands, South of Scotland as well as Ireland and N England as the southward progress begins with a ‘drying’ out commencing later tomorrow from Oban northward. I am off to Oban today so I’m curious to see what kind of drive I’ll have later on this evening as the boundary taps further deep moisture with rain likely to pick up again. Looks troubling, given the amount of rain that’s fallen already.

When all is said and done, it wouldn’t surprise me of somewhere sees 9-10 inches before this front clears.

As you can see from the below charts, that front sinks south with rain intensity easing over central and southern parts. This opens the door to a feed of cooler air and so clear skies/light winds Wednesday morning heralds a frost potential for many across Scotland. Rural areas should widely dip to between +2 and -1C, locally -3 or -4C in sheltered Glens.