Archive for October, 2012
Conditions are setting up nicely tonight through tomorrow for what could be a particularly cold night by October standards. How cold? Well, given the air mass of arctic origin blanketing the country tonight and establishing itself tomorrow, the -5 to -10C temperatures at 5,000 feet and how clear skies are likely to be tomorrow night following a […]
Shutterstock Scotland Temperatures through much of today have been fairly mild at 10-11C but as we progress through this evening you’ll notice winds picking up from a northerly direction and with that wind, comes a drop in temperature, setting the stage for the next 48 hours. Skies may turn a little duller through the late […]
Sandy became a Category 1 Hurricane prior to landfall just east of Kingston, Jamaica a short time ago with sustained winds at around 80 mph. Flooding rains and damage is likely to have occured. Conditions should improve tonight into tomorrow across Jamaica as the storm heads north but Cuba will see the wrath of Sandy as it […]
The wheel of warmth is now advancing towards Greenland and dragging the mild air with it, away from Europe. The door is now opening over Scandinavia for arctic air to pour south bringing a real taste of the inevitable. As this warm pool splits the vortex of near -50C air over Greenland, this replacement of low pressure with high pressure will force […]
Shutterstock General Synopsis In today’s UK & Ireland Regional Forecast I shall be looking at expected weather conditions right through till Saturday. I highlight expected daytime and nighttime tempeartures as well as factors such as wind chills and possible snow shower chances. A mild, stable air mass with embedded low low, mist and drizzle will quickly get replaced […]
While looking at the latest models on Sandy, the ECMWF remains stubborn in pulling Sandy into the Northeast/New England as a major, historic storm which would have potentially devastating consequences. The Canadian model has now jumped east in it’s track, joining for GFS. Remember that a lot has to do with (1) the ridge in the west […]
While we have endured gloomy, grey and laden skies but nothing that could be considered cold or October-like unless your in the NW Highlands where it’s been frosty, I’ll tell ya where it has been cold and growing colder and colder by the day.. Greenland… The cold has been building over Greenland thanks to a […]
Shutterstock Scotland The bulk of the country has be stuck beneath a thick blanket of cloud which is trapped beneath an upper level ridge. These setups at this time of year can support mild temperatures, low cloud, mist and fog for days. Classic October gloom when a stable air mass is in place. Noticed it fairly mild both […]
The computer models are still in large dissagreement over, now Tropical Storm Sandy which formed a few hours ago in the Caribbean and over the next 7+ days, everything will depend upon the pattern across the US and even out over the Pacific as to whether this storm remains at sea or whether it makes a direct impact on […]
The next few days will see an increase in dense mist, fog and cloud across particularly England and Wales with a ridge drawing mild and moist from off the near continent. It’s acting like a lid on top of a moist low level atmosphere. This supports the formation of widespread mist and fog and that lid, stops it […]
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