This year’s highly active storm pattern continues to role with Imogen, the 9th named storm of the season slamming southern Ireland and Britain. The more southerly track is thanks to a more southerly jet stream providing a break for Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Tremendous wind energy associated with Imogen crossing hundreds of miles of Atlantic has generated phenomenal wave heights of up to 54ft off Ireland and 62ft off St Ives while a gust of 96 mph has recently been recorded at Battery Old Needles, Isle of Wight.
It was a struggle walking the Millennium Bridge in London today.
The long fetch of straight westerly hurricane-force winds has generated wave swells throughout Western Europe waters.
Sevenstones Lightship located just 15 miles off Cornwall has recorded wave heights of up to 38ft
The more southerly tracking lows is a result of the stratospheric warming and influence down within the troposphere which has triggered the return of a negative AO which is forcing arctic air south back into the mid-latitudes.
Colder air over Ireland and the UK but a still active storm pattern means snow chances increase this week as highlighted much of the past week.
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GFS surface shows the systems continue to drive in from the Atlantic but cold air building over the UK is redirecting these lows south bringing a somewhat more relaxed period for Northern Ireland and Scotland.
This air should grow colder as we progress through the week with the return of more frequent night frosts and with snow expected to become more common, high pressure building could bring the coldest air of the winter to central and southern Ireland and the UK next weekend.
Snow forecast through next 7 and 10 days.
See today’s video for the discussion.
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