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Record Strong Polar Vortex /+AO/NAO Pushes Arctic Sea Ice to 10-Year High But Makes For Warm, Wet, Stormy Winter Across Europe

Written by on February 14, 2020 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments
Record Strong Polar Vortex /+AO/NAO Pushes Arctic Sea Ice to 10-Year High But Makes For Warm, Wet, Stormy Winter Across Europe

With barely 2 weeks remaining of meteorological winter 2019-20, I think it’s safe to say that warmth, a lot of rain and big storms have been dominant. Europe as well as the UK and Ireland has likely seen one of it’s warmest winters on record with summer-like warmth hitting central countries including Switzerland at a […]

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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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UK/Ireland: Pattern changing Storm Deirdre brings flooding rain, freezing rain, snow and severe gales

Written by on December 15, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
UK/Ireland: Pattern changing Storm Deirdre brings flooding rain, freezing rain, snow and severe gales

The Atlantic is making it’s comeback after a near week dominated by cool, easterly winds. Storm Deirdre is making the change from cold continent back to milder, stormier Atlantic as the jet stream strengthens. The tight thermal gradient marked by the storm is helping it deepen on final approach to the UK and so the […]

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Frigid plunge into eastern North America shall continue fueling stormy pattern for UK next week

Written by on November 30, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Frigid plunge into eastern North America shall continue fueling stormy pattern for UK next week

As we commence December and meteorological winter 18-19 tomorrow, the next surge of arctic air looks set to drill down the eastern side of North America early next week. This in turn will strengthen our predominantly zonal Atlantic jet thanks to the NAO going back neutral which means don’t expect an end to this wet, […]

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Within 5 days UK endures TWO ‘Atmospheric Rivers’, Warmest October day since 2011 and 3rd named storm of season

Written by on October 12, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Within 5 days UK endures TWO ‘Atmospheric Rivers’, Warmest October day since 2011 and 3rd named storm of season

The week started soggy and will end soggy but in between, well it was more like summer again. When you get a stalled conveyor of subtropical moisture piling into windward upslopes of the West Highlands, you know flooding will be the result. For us here in the UK, these upper level rivers typically stall, running […]

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Back To Back Storms Ali and Bronagh hit UK/Ireland in wild September spell, HP settles things down next week!

Written by on September 21, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Back To Back Storms Ali and Bronagh hit UK/Ireland in wild September spell, HP settles things down next week!

It’s turning out to be quite the stormy September with one deepening low after the next lining up to strike the UK. It’s like the atmosphere is playing catch up after the unusually lengthy spell of quiet during the summer. The flip in the skipping rope goes down to the uptick in global tropical activity […]

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AMBER wind warning issued as 1st UK storm (Ali) crosses Northern Ireland, Scotland tomorrow!

Written by on September 18, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
AMBER wind warning issued as 1st UK storm (Ali) crosses Northern Ireland, Scotland tomorrow!

With a busy tropics globally of late, we have seen a lot of warm, humid air lift north thus powering an unusually strong 175 mph Atlantic jet stream. This is throwing one ‘autumnal low’ after the other across the UK. Hot on the heels of Ex Hurricane Helene, the UK, particularly Northern Ireland and southern/central […]

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October opens chilly with -1.8C in Braemar immediately followed by Stormy Sun Night-Mon

Written by on October 1, 2017 in Rest of Europe, Summer 2017, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
October opens chilly with -1.8C in Braemar immediately followed by Stormy Sun Night-Mon

Low pressure isn’t just about the wind and rain but tropical warmth lifting unusually far north while arctic drives south behind. Infrared imagery from this morning captures the approaching Atlantic system with recycled energy associated from Maria and Lee. In advance of the depressions cold front, this morning saw Svalbard climb to 9C while on […]

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Distinct autumn-like flavour to UK weather with stormy Tue into Wed, calmer by weekend

Written by on September 11, 2017 in Rest of Europe, Summer 2017, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Distinct autumn-like flavour to UK weather with stormy Tue into Wed, calmer by weekend

It’s that time of the year when the Met Office and Met Eireann name their list of storms for the 2017-18 season. Interestingly there is a possibility that the first name, Aileen could be named for the deep low expected to sweep across the UK tomorrow evening into Wednesday. The storm names for 2017-18 have been announced, […]

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Stormiest Day Of Winter Across Scotland, Blizzards Possible Saturday, Another Storm Monday!

Stormiest Day Of Winter Across Scotland, Blizzards Possible Saturday, Another Storm Monday!

As predicted and highlighted here back at the start of the week, Scotland is getting hammered today by the strongest system yet with widespread gusts to 70 mph but we’ve even seen exposed low elevation areas such as South Uist Range and Forth Road Bridge record gusts over 90 mph. Stunning visible satellite view of the storm […]

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