Dangerous Winds For Scotland Tonight, Colder, Quieter Pattern Shaping Up Feb 8th Onward

If you live anywhere from the Central Lowlands northward, prepare for storm to hurricane-force gusts from 5pm onwards today.

There’s widespread travel disruption already with some lorries being blown over and a gust of 84 mph forcing the complete closure of the Forth Rd Bridge.

Earlier visible satellite view.

Credit: Met Office

Credit: Met Office

Credit: Met Office

Credit: Met Office

Credit: Traffic Scotland

Credit: Traffic Scotland

Midday update

Credit: Sean Batty

Credit: Sean Batty

2pm update

Credit: Sean Batty

Credit: Sean Batty

Expect a particularly nasty evening and overnight with gusts of 70-80, perhaps locally 90 mph. That’s including Scotland’s main population zone from Greenock to Edinburgh.

Watch particularly if your travelling north-south, high risk of high profile vehicles being blown over. Damage to trees and buildings are likely.

Credit: BBC Weather

Credit: BBC Weather

Credit: Met Office

Credit: Met Office

Credit: AccuWeather

Credit: AccuWeather

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

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I will share more on the medium to long range hopefully later this evening but I love the fact ‘most models’ are on board with the blocky, more settled and much colder solution Feb 10th onwards.

GFS ensemble 0-15 day

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

EPS control.

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Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

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