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No change on next week, NO BEAST FROM THE EAST!

No change on next week, NO BEAST FROM THE EAST!

No change to my thinking on this Sunday’s chill followed by a ‘bark but no bite’ ESE wind early next week before the next Atlantic low sweeps in Tuesday. The coldest days come this weekend with tomorrow’s stinging NE wind followed by a clearer, calmer but colder Sunday where we may start off -3 to […]

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Following 90mph EIeanor, ‘coldest night of winter’ possible but ‘beast from the east’ unlikely

Following 90mph EIeanor, ‘coldest night of winter’ possible but ‘beast from the east’ unlikely

It’s an active pattern these days with the disruptive passage of Storm Eleanor yesterday and another today, though thankfully not as strong. Eleanor brought impressive gusts to N Ireland and parts of N England overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. https://twitter.com/BBCNewsNI/status/948547851692527617 https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/948524913442349056 Easterly develops early next week but beast from east? After another windy day today, and […]

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Storm Eleanor followed by another low then Arctic door reopens this weekend? Easterly next week?

Storm Eleanor followed by another low then Arctic door reopens this weekend? Easterly next week?

Storm Eleanor sweeps W-E across Northern Ireland and southern Scotland tonight packing 70-80 mph gusts on it’s southern flank. This puts the Republic, southern Northern Ireland, northern England and SW Scotland in the firing line. Gusty winds of 40-50 mph possible anywhere in England and Wales, less windy beneath and north of the low over […]

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2017 ends wet & windy across Ireland and UK

2017 ends wet & windy across Ireland and UK

We’re just hours away from saying goodbye to 2017 and hello 2018. It’s turned milder in the last few days following the season’s biggest snowfall to date thanks to the arrival and speedy departure of Storm Dylan. https://twitter.com/MarkVogan/status/947424155393232896 Top gusts from Storm Dylan https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/947425119944798208 https://twitter.com/bbcweather/status/947410475855335424 https://twitter.com/bbcweather/status/947383065613041664 As the afternoon wears on, winds ease and sunshine […]

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Widespread, disruptive snow hits as a warmer pattern arrives for New Year

Widespread, disruptive snow hits as a warmer pattern arrives for New Year

As expected, widespread, heavy and disruptive snow swept in overnight cutting short a cold night with a penetrating frost. It was the first significant snow for the Central Lowlands and 2nd and in some cases 3rd significant snow for parts of northern and central England bringing beautiful scenes but tricky travel. https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/946632305690456064 https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/946709404593815552 The motorways […]

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Disruptive snow to follow potentially coldest night of winter

Disruptive snow to follow potentially coldest night of winter

UPDATE: Loch Glascarnoch now at -10.1C as of 9.30pm. ORIGINAL POST As the isobars open up so winds turn calm this evening. Widespread clear skies, light winds over fresh snow cover has set the stage for potentially the coldest night of winter for the UK. Ahead of an Atlantic system, temperatures could approach -13 to […]

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Late White Christmas/Boxing Day 2017 for parts of S Scotland, N England, More snow moves in tonight!

Late White Christmas/Boxing Day 2017 for parts of S Scotland, N England, More snow moves in tonight!

Last year witnessed a wild Christmas Eve to Boxing Day period with severe gales, record warmth and a late white Christmas followed by cold and snowy Boxing Day. This year has been a little less extreme but we did witness a late white Christmas/Boxing Day across parts of central, southern Scotland and northern England as colder air […]

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Christmas Greeting’s 2017

Christmas Greeting’s 2017

I wish everyone a peaceful, happy, joyful Christmas 2017!

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GFS refuses to give up on a ‘white Christmas’ for parts of Scotland

GFS refuses to give up on a ‘white Christmas’ for parts of Scotland

We know a wet and windy system shall sweep across the UK late Christmas Eve/Day but the big question remains, will there be a white Christmas? At this moment in time, we do know SOME PLACES, particularly higher up, have a good shot but how much area and to how low in elevation do we […]

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Europe January 2018 Outlook

Europe January 2018 Outlook

Up until Sunday of last weekend we had a pretty decent spell of winter but as is often the case, it doesn’t last forever and we’re now back in the mild, mucky Atlantic flow. Our cold spell brought some cold nights with Dalwhinnie and Shawbury registering a minimum of -13C and spectacular days such as this […]

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