United Kingdom & Ireland

In case you were wondering. Due to the unprecidented impact of Hurricane Sandy on the US in recent days, I have delayed the release of my winter forecast by 24 hours… Stay tuned.

Shutterstock Scotland After a fairly damp, chilly day, tonight will be mainly dry with some rain and hill snow for the Southwest, elsewhere a mix of cloud with clear spells will allow temperatures to fall to near freezing so watch out for icy patches through the overnight. Lows near 1-3C for most. Tomorrow is largely fine, […]

Scotland After a dull, damp, breezy and cool day, tonight will turn wetter and windier for most, particularly for western areas, it’a all thanks to a cold front that’s associated with a deep low which will pass by just to the north. Expect string southwest winds everywhere tonight with heavy rain to accompany, making it’s […]

Shutterstock Scotland A cold northwest upper flow will keep it cool throughout the week and embedded within that flow will be fronts which will bring periods of snow to hills, a cold rain at low levels. Through tonight and it’s a chilly night and following showers, especially in the east, skies clear, temperatures drop and this […]

The NAO and AO is going to hit the bottom of the tank over the next 7 days and it’s uphill from there but the recovery will be slow given that the index is near -3. What does this mean for the UK, Ireland and Europe? Expect the mean trough position over the next 10 days to […]

Martin Curran Scotland It’s been a largely bright day across much of Scotland with some snow showers for the North, Central Highlands as well as Grampian, those snow showers has even dusted grassy surfaces in and around Aberdeen and these showers may spread down the east coast this evening and overnight. In fact snow showers […]

Conditions are setting up nicely tonight through tomorrow for what could be a particularly cold night by October standards. How cold? Well, given the air mass of arctic origin blanketing the country tonight and establishing itself tomorrow, the -5 to -10C temperatures at 5,000 feet and how clear skies are likely to be tomorrow night following a […]

Shutterstock Scotland Temperatures through much of today have been fairly mild at 10-11C but as we progress through this evening you’ll notice winds picking up from a northerly direction and with that wind, comes a drop in temperature, setting the stage for the next 48 hours. Skies may turn a little duller through the late […]

The wheel of warmth is now advancing towards Greenland and dragging the mild air with it, away from Europe. The door is now opening over Scandinavia for arctic air to pour south bringing a real taste of the inevitable. As this warm pool splits the vortex of near -50C air over Greenland, this replacement of low pressure with high pressure will force […]