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Soaking And Increasingly Stormy Pattern For Western Europe

Written by on October 24, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 2 Comments
Soaking And Increasingly Stormy Pattern For Western Europe

As expected the Western Europe pattern is becoming more and more active as the upper height field shifts and the arctic oscillation flips strongly positive, so too will the NAO over the next week to 10 days therefore supporting the continuation of the zonal and very active Atlantic pattern across Europe. The warmer than normal waters across the […]

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THU 24 OCT: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on October 24, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Scotland Make the most of the fine, dry and sunny weather this afternoon because wet and windy weather is set to return. Through the rest of this afternoon and evening expect continued sunshine and light winds with the stronger winds in the North easing. Clear and chilly to start this evening but cloud thickens from the […]

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WED 23 OCT: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on October 23, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment

Scotland A much quieter night to come than of late and considerably cooler compared to the abnormally conditions we have become so accustomed to. A mix of cloud and clear spells through tonight with showers trimming back to the west coast. Lows 1C in rural areas under clear skies to 7 or 8C in most towns […]

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Warm AMO Doing It’s Dirty Work On UK AGAIN, Wet, Wet, Wet!

Written by on October 22, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 2 Comments
Warm AMO Doing It’s Dirty Work On UK AGAIN, Wet, Wet, Wet!

Up till recently, many UK sites were below normal for rainfall this October but sure enough, the warm waters surrounding the UK as well as out across the North Atlantic, reflective of the continued warm AMO has switched the hose on. The turn to the much more active Atlantic pattern has been anticipated as the season […]

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MON 21 OCT: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on October 21, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Scotland It’s been a rather wet weekend and that theme continues pretty much through the majority of this week. It’s been damp but mild today but drier with even some sunshine in the far North. Tonight will see rain continue off and on but potentially turning wetter through the overnight hours with winds freshening from a […]

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Wettest Week In Months For Western Europe, Pattern Shift Taking Place!

Written by on October 21, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 4 Comments
Wettest Week In Months For Western Europe, Pattern Shift Taking Place!

It’s been a wet and in some causes rather stormy weekend with flooding rains for some while even a rare tornado was sighted in the Netherlands yesterday morning. The Atlantic is becoming much more turbulent as the season continues to progress and oceanic feedback to the atmosphere changes course. The upcoming 5-7 days suggests the […]

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Sweden Hits -18C As Eurasia Snowcover Expands West, Stormier Pattern Ahead?

Written by on October 18, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment
Sweden Hits -18C As Eurasia Snowcover Expands West, Stormier Pattern Ahead?

As the sun rose over Europe this morning, it unveiled a rather impressive looking satellite presentation with bands of cloud clearly marking where the ridge and trough was as well as where the warm and cold air was. As well as throwing rain bearing fronts across Iberia, France and up into Ireland and the UK, a large and complex low […]

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FRI 18 OCT: UK & IRELAND WEEKEND FORECAST

Written by on October 18, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Scotland Rainfall has been gradually on the increase this afternoon as a frontal system pushes northeast. Expect a thoroughly miserable night across most areas with persistent and at times heavy rain accompanied by a strong, gusty southeast wind. Not a cold night with lows of 8-10C. Saturday starts wet but conditions improve through the morning […]

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Staying Mild, Wet Across UK, First Significant Snow For Scandinavia

Written by on October 17, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment
Staying Mild, Wet Across UK, First Significant Snow For Scandinavia

The Atlantic is busy these days with multiple swirls of low pressure spinning off Europe and these will continue to spread one front after the other across the UK, France and Spain in coming days along with strong, gusty winds. Further north and east and cold air is bleeding south over Scandinavia. While one front lifts out of Ireland […]

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THU 17 OCT: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on October 17, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Scotland It’s a damp, misty, murky sort of night to come, especially so in Eastern areas while some showers will line the West Coast. Clearer and cold up in the Northern Isles. Lows range between 2C in Shetland to nearer 8 to 10C in Central and Southern areas. Friday will be largely cloudy but staying dry […]

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