Archive for 2012
Through tomorrow we shall see a weakened version of the same front which brought the heavy rains yesterday and today head back south with the low. By Monday it pushes off into the Low Countries and in it’s wake we see some calm. Enjoy any reprieve you get through this weekend and perhaps Monday because […]
Shutterstock Scotland Following a very wet night across the bulk of the country, the rains this afternoon have transfered north of the Central Lowlands and is now focusing on the Highlands. There is real concern for widespread flooding due to the persistency of these rains, especially across Grampian throughout tonight. A decent 1-2 inches has already […]
With the pattern changing across North America with storms now pushing onto the West Coast and gone is the blocking high, we have a perfect setup coming up over the next couple of days for a severe weather outbreak. Friday starts things off out over Texas and Oklahoma where a dry line will slide east […]
The slow moving frontal boundary responsible for all of today and tonight’s rain across the UK will eventually reach the east coast by morning as the low pressure centre pushes out over the North Sea and then stalls and meanders around for a further 72+ hours. That is a problem! The position of the low […]
Shutterstock General Synopsis The general synoptic chart consists of a low pressure system moving slowly northeast across the UK over the next 24 to 36 hours and deepening from 1000mb to nearer 994 mb by Friday morning. An active frontal boundary producing the rains will be slow moving, presenting a flood risk for mainy but […]
Sorry guys for the LATE US post for today. I promise. I will look in greater detail at the US situation Thursday afternoon, especially since there’s lot’s going on. I am rushing off so want to leave some quick thoughts. Ok, so we’ve a big cut off storm system (riding the southern branch of the jet) […]
Following a 3-5 day period where the UK has been positioned to the north of the jet stream and tucked beneath a cool high, skies have been generally fine, dry and fairly sunny by day, clear, cold and frosty by night, the pattern grows complex over the next 7 days and rather congested too. The ‘blocky’ pattern with the evolution of […]
Shutterstock General Synopsis After the the majority of the UK enjoyed the effects of an anticyclone since Saturday, this system is set to breakdown and shift allowing a developing low to cross the country over the next 36 hours. The leading edge and associated fronts will spread across Ireland and Northern Ireland during the first […]
I’ve seen a few mentions floating around and some folks have also asked me about the prospects of a late month Greenland block developing and an early taste to winter here in the UK. Right now I am kinda sitting on the fence or at least not jumping too quick as there is a lot […]
Thought I would give you a quick post on how the weather’s looking up in Greenland these days. Big different in 24 hours!. We often talk about the NAO and the Greenland block in relation to our weather but what’s the weather like up there at the moment.. Here was the conditions yesterday at Summit Camp, which […]
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