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265 mph Jet Stream powers 930mb bomb off Greenland while Ciara rapidly deepens on approach to UK/Ireland!

Written by on February 8, 2020 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
265 mph Jet Stream powers 930mb bomb off Greenland while Ciara rapidly deepens on approach to UK/Ireland!

Thanks to the collision of arctic and tropical air over North America and the North Atlantic, the jet stream crossing the pond has intensified to supersonic speed, creating the perfect incubator for rapid cyclogenesis and formation of the Atlantic’s deepest depressions in several years. A visible satellite image captured this morning shows a storm system […]

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Strong Atlantic jet contains line of lows with sights on the UK through the next 10 days

Written by on August 11, 2017 in Rest of Europe, Summer 2017, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Strong Atlantic jet contains line of lows with sights on the UK through the next 10 days

As we head into the weekend we catch a break from the wet and windy but I’m afraid it’s once again temporary. Temporary because our rather strong zonal jet stream contains a line of lows queuing up over the Atlantic with the UK in their sights. The current North Atlantic SSTA profile and sharp warm-cool-warm […]

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