Rest of Europe
For the majority of Ireland and the UK it’s been a fine, dry and pleasant bank holiday weekend but as for mainland Europe, lightning has filled the skies causing dozens to be struck from Paris to Warsaw. In Paris 11 people we’re struck by lightning while celebrating a birthday in a park while in Germany several we’re struck […]
Up and away at 5.30am sharp on Friday 20 May, I set off for Glen Coe and the iconic Buachaille Etive Mor Stob Dearg. One of Scotland’s most famous and photographed munro’s. This mountain never fails to catch my eye on my frequent drives up to Fort William. Having arrived at 7.15am, the popular and often congested Altnafeadh layby was empty. Before […]
A selection of the latest heat hyped headlines from the past week. Hottest summer in 100 years: Brits set to bake in record-breaking temperatures of 38.5C Bank Holiday weather: Brits to bask in 22C heat as UK set to be hotter than Spain This article from May 21 is particularly garbage. UK weather: El Niño could […]
It was a raw day across much of England and Wales as well as the heart of the Cairngorms yesterday beneath the thick cloud and brisk easterly blowing in off the North Sea. Several English coastal communities and southern Pennines failed to get above 8C, 12C in London. Think that was cold, try Cairngorm Summit where the thermometer failed […]
It would seem the Atlantic-Europe weather pattern has been fairly slow moving and stuck during the March-late May period with high pressure stacked either over the Atlantic or Iceland and in recent weeks hooking up with Scandinavia, holding lows further south. The next 7 days or so sees little difference as heights once again build strong […]
A big range in temperature and weather over Italy yesterday all courtesy of a potent low spinning over the north of the country. From sub freezing highs and heavy snow in the Alpine communities of the north to summer-like 30s along the southern Adriatic coast and Sicily. In between, flooding rain, hail, gusty wind, lightning and even tornadoes. Monday’s highs across Italy. Lightning strike over […]
A ‘cool high’ over the UK is providing an AM sunshine/PM thunderstorm regime thanks to strong surface heating and strong upward motion due to a cool mid and upper level air. After the cool of clear, calm nights with patchy rural frost, strong sunshine is providing strong lift and towering cumulonimbus formation quite widely. Not only are they producing downpours, hail […]
May 2016 has been a tail of two halves with the opening 10 days soaked with abundant sunshine and warmth but with a downturn across southern areas as the high pressure core migrated northward of course but it was a much cooler and wetter period from 13th till now. The opening 10-14 days are likely to win and make May 2016 a drier and […]
My friend and climbing partner Petr Kolegar took to the road Wed 18 May for a short trip to Perthshire where we enjoyed the easy ascent up Ben Chonzie. Located roughly 10 miles NW of Comrie, Perthshire. Weather conditions we’re reasonable with mostly overcast sky with some breaks as well as off and on light rain. No wind […]
As forecasted way back last weekend, conditions were to go downhill over the UK but head up across Portugal and Spain, looks like we may flip the other way again early next week as low pressure returns to Iberia while high pressure returns to the UK. However! This high is far from strong, sunny and warm like last […]
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