Rest of Europe

[s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] Today’s written post is based around today’s video so be sure to watch it. Here are the upper level charts related to today’s video. Notice the surge of heat rounding the base of the trough and driving due north into the UK and Low Countries! Today’s highs according to the GFS. Noticeably warmer […]

Bang on schedule, the warmest air of summer so far is lifting north out of Africa right on the nose of the warmest time of the calendar year. The combination of low pressure west of Ireland and high pressure over Germany sets the stage but it’s waves of energy riding the boundary in between that will help […]

This will likely be a top 5 warmest year for Europe but in relation to the post a few days ago, the CFSv2 may be hinting at a big flip towards late autumn into winter. Rubber band ready to snap? Notice the warm end to summer and autumn then flip in December and particularly January! Be sure to […]

We have a NW to SE divide across the UK this week thanks to a ridge over the continent and trough west of Ireland. It’s a classic summertime setup with moist systems crossing northern Ireland and Scotland while head further south and you get into the sunshine and warmer, more humid air. Here’s how the […]

After a seemingly endless period of cool, wet or very wet summers (between 2007 and 2012) here across Ireland and the UK, we’re now enjoying our 2nd straight warmer, drier than normal summer with high pressure rather than low pressure the dominant player. Why the shift? Perhaps the shift is wehere it’s warm and cold over the North Atlantic. This year […]

Before looking at the more localised picture, I want to span out and show you broader Atlantic chart and what’s driving our pattern this summer so far. This windstream chart from last night captured on the MeteoEarth app depicts beautifully the great Mid-Atlantic upper ridge, a semi permanent feature which provides a bubble of mostly sunny skies and warm weather. This […]

In today’s post I want to look at how things are looking over the next couple of weeks as we approach the mid way point of summer 2014. How would you rate this summer so far on a 1-10 scale? By UK standards I think it’s been pretty good. Sure it’s had it’s moments been […]

With an upper trough on top of strong surface warming at this time of year we can expect heavy showers and thunderstorms.  Low pressure is currently bringing heavy, persistent rainfall to much of central Europe with a flood risk over parts of Germany into the Alpine region. Before I get to the discussion, I drove up to Oban […]

Though we’ve seen plenty of shower activity in recent days and will continue to do so as there’s a sufficient temperature gradient with height. In the sun it’s felt pleasantly warm but you may have noticed a cooler breeze. That’s because of the below normal upper heights and overall cooler air mass. The strength of the […]