United Kingdom & Ireland

We’re currently in a north-south split with high pressure dominating Scotland while low pressure has been very influential across more Southern parts. As we enter the late week into weekend period, another low pushes in from the Atlantic bringing a much more uniform sun and shower regime across the board including Scotland but what’s more eye […]

Since the videos are FINALLY back up and running, I’m not going to do much of a write-up. I’m currently in Bathgate and a little tied for time. While I like to link the write-ups with videos, in today’s written post I want to briefly show you some of the model solutions on the upcoming weekend […]

After a mainly dry, bright and settled weekend, it’s all change to start the new working week as a rather soggy low pushes into southern and central parts of the UK as well as Ireland. In contrast the southern parts of the UK, it’s bright and breezy across Scotland thanks to high pressure over the Norwegian Sea extending south. […]

We knew it would be a cold night by August standards but I must say I was impressed by just how cold it got in Northern Ireland overnight. Famed NI chilly spot, Katesbridge rewrote the national record books this morning when the thermometer dove to new depths for August with a low of -1.9C or 28F.  Impressive given […]

We’re catching a break from the wet weather in the Friday through Sunday time frame as ridging between two lows builds into the UK. However, as skies clear tonight, so we can expect the coldest night since spring with a rural frost possible. Come late Sunday into Monday that high shifts into the North Sea and eventually near continent […]

After a wet, breezy and cool day, especially wet across northern parts of the UK, the showers thankfully ease as we head into the weekend. Low pressure gives way to high pressure. It’s been a very persistent negative NAO pattern this week with a high west, northwest of the UK while a large low complex spins over Scandinavia. Chilly […]

If only it were winter, THIS pattern would be perfect for cold and snow lovers. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] Nice strong blocking high over southern Greenland which the core of this pretty deep trough is centred over the North Sea! The blocky nature of the current pattern means a slow eastward progression with N Atlantic ridging building in mid […]

As pointed out in recent days, we’ve got the chilliest air flow driving south over the UK in several months and it sure is a shock to the system following a mild May, June and July. While chilly with frost and even hill snow across parts of the North as well as Iceland, Scandinavia and the […]

The latest CFSv2 weeklies (through Sep 12) shows Greenland ridge/western Europe trough dominance through mid Sep. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] This NORTH ATLANTIC blocking trend is something WE DIDN’T see at this time last year. However, for all you snow geese out there like myself, let’s not get over excited but merely watching this pattern as we head into autumn […]