Autumn 2016
UPDATE: Dropsonde observations from the recon flight suggests Matthew is intensifying tonight. Heading for Cat 5 again? Latest microwave imagery showing a secondary eyewall forming, suggesting eyewall replacement cycle is imminent? ORIGINAL POST As you awake this morning, Matthew was and remains a powerful Category 4 hurricane but for a time overnight he revved up to rare Cat […]
Following the frequent showers of today across England and Wales, tonight looks to be Scotland and Northern Ireland’s coolest since spring thanks to the sunshine of today giving way to starry skies tonight. Clear sky, light wind, a cool air mass and nights now longer than days all contribute to much more effective radiational cooling. Rural areas will dip into low single figures […]
Located just 75 miles to the north of Punta Gallinas, Colombia, Matthew has become a monster 140 mph Category 4 hurricane and poses a grave threat to Jamaica, Hispaniola, Cuba and likely the Bahamas thereafter. Visible, Infrared and microwave imagery is simply stunning with the below loops showing the rapid intensification process. Latest microwave scan of […]
From Met Office Despite a mixture of weather across the UK, two warm spells around the 9th and 13th of the month have helped boost temperatures, with this September on track to be the second or third warmest for the UK since records began in 1910. Provisional stats up until 27 September show the mean […]
FROM MET OFFICE From Sunday 10 to Monday 11 August 2014, the UK experienced some unseasonably windy and very wet weather from the remnants of ex-hurricane Bertha. Some locations in north-east Scotland received double the August long-term average rainfall, resulting in significant flooding problems. Parts of eastern England were also affected by this storm. Impacts […]
Tropical Storm Matthew continues to strengthen heading westward. Likely to become a hurricane tonight. A change in the upper air pattern next week with another taste of fall with heavy snows for the mountains with widespread 5-10F below normal temperatures. Experiencing technical issues which means I am unable to post a video today. FEATURED […]
Severe gales are pulling away from mainland Scotland and focusing on the Northern Isles now as the low departs. FEATURED IMAGE CREDIT: Jamie Ormiston @Jamieo_edu [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] The current undulating or wavy Atlantic jet stream is making for a ‘no two days are the same’ scenario with the current low exiting and another approaching Ireland and focusing on England and […]
[s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] First and foremost, Tropical Storm Matthew is born after the hurricane hunters found a closed low level circulation and winds of 60 mph this morning. This storm will become a hurricane as it continues moving westward in a favourable environment, steered by an upper ridge to the north. The United States should pay […]
I am delighted to announce that my wife Karen and I are expecting our second child. This morning’s 20 week scan went well and baby and mum are doing just great. Due in February!
Lively Atlantic systems are sweeping in one after the other these days with yesterday seeing severe gales in the Northwest Highlands. The next low moves in tonight bringing an initial spell of wind and persistent rain followed behind by a rash of showers and very windy conditions, especially in Western areas of Scotland. Ahead of […]
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