United Kingdom & Ireland

UK’s Ongoing ‘Unsettled’ Theme Turns Stormy, Milder Thurs-Fri, Chill Returns Next Week! (Includes Video!)

Written by on September 12, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
UK’s Ongoing ‘Unsettled’ Theme Turns Stormy, Milder Thurs-Fri, Chill Returns Next Week! (Includes Video!)

For those of us living particularly in the North and Central parts of the British Isles, we’ll need to get ready to batten down the hatches come tomorrow as we are set to experience the remnants of Leslie as it meets a strong Azores ridge to the south, these two systems will squeeze the pressure field […]

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On This Day Last Year, Ex-Hurricane Katia Came Ashore Across Scotland! (Includes Storm Footage!)

Written by on September 12, 2012 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland, Videos with 0 Comments
On This Day Last Year, Ex-Hurricane Katia Came Ashore Across Scotland! (Includes Storm Footage!)

Yes, on this day last year, we had an intense low sweep across Scotland packing 80-90 mph winds which caused damage, disruption. What’s significant about this system is that it was once once Hurricane Katia and this storm in particular I find is of particular interest because this is the name which replaced Katrina following the devastation caused […]

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WIND WARNING: Ex-Hurricane Leslie Is Set To Sideswipe Scotland Thursday-Friday Packing 60-80 mph Winds

Written by on September 12, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
WIND WARNING: Ex-Hurricane Leslie Is Set To Sideswipe Scotland Thursday-Friday Packing 60-80 mph Winds

It was on this day a year ago that Ex-Hurricane Katia slammed Scottish shores producing damaging 70-80 mph winds and huge swells. A year on and we’ve another once-tropical cyclone set to impact our lives here in the Northern UK. For many days now, the charts have shown once Hurricane Leslie, taking the recurve path […]

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Tight Gradient Between Ex-Leslie & Azores High To Bring ‘Stormy’ Weather To UK Late Week (Includes Video!)

Written by on September 10, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Tight Gradient Between Ex-Leslie & Azores High To Bring ‘Stormy’ Weather To UK Late Week (Includes Video!)

It’s been a pretty remarkable hurricane season this year when you think that there’s been a significant struggle for any tropical storm to organise and become a hurricane within the traditional breeding grounds. Joe Bastardi has alluded to this frequently on this. Each system has fought near constant dry air and or shear and Leslie has been no […]

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A Look At The UK (& US) Over The Next 10 Days, Autumn and Even Winter! (Includes Video!)

Written by on September 9, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
A Look At The UK (& US) Over The Next 10 Days, Autumn and Even Winter! (Includes Video!)

[important] London’s Temperature Is Set To Drop 13 or 14C From Today’s 28/29C To Tuesday or Wednesday’s 15/16C [/important] Yesterday saw a respectable 28.2C in London and with a reading of 25.3C at barely 11.30am this morning, readings are well on their way to 29C somewhere in Greater London or the Southeast. The east of England should see the 26C line reach Yorkshire […]

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GFS Suggests Snow For Parts of Canada, Iceland, Scotland, Scandinavia & Russia Next Week!

GFS Suggests Snow For Parts of Canada, Iceland, Scotland, Scandinavia & Russia Next Week!

  It’s getting towards that time of year for cooler air starting to make inroads further south, but snow, already? Well for some, we may well see snow across several regions of the Northern Hemisphere next week thanks to several lobes of modified early season cold pools sink south into the mid-latitudes. What first caught my attention was […]

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Last ‘Very Warm Days’ For SE England This Weekend, Staying Gloomy Up North! Taste Of Autumn Next Week (Includes Video!)

Written by on September 7, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Last ‘Very Warm Days’ For SE England This Weekend, Staying Gloomy Up North! Taste Of Autumn Next Week (Includes Video!)

[warning] LONDON & SE FORECAST: Temperatures rise near 27C today, 28 or 29C Saturday, Sunday, Significant cooldown arrives next week! [/warning] Unfortunately for Scotland and Northern Ireland it looks to be somewhat of a dissapointing weekend with lower heights supporting cloud, showers and a west breeze which will make for a very contrasting weather map compared to further south. […]

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That Time Of Year: The Temperature Rollercoaster Begins, Major Trough Drops Into US and UK Next 7 Days!

Written by on September 6, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 2 Comments
That Time Of Year: The Temperature Rollercoaster Begins, Major Trough Drops Into US and UK Next 7 Days!

The pattern across the hemisphere is rather interesting these days when you take a step back and look at the broader picture. We’ve just seen two unusually deep lows form in the high latitudes at roughly the same time. One over the Bering Sea between Russia and Alaska which bombed out at around 974mb, the […]

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UK’s Coming Weekend Warmth Will Likely Be Last Real Warm Spell, Autumn Air Arrives Next Week

Written by on September 6, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
UK’s Coming Weekend Warmth Will Likely Be Last Real Warm Spell, Autumn Air Arrives Next Week

It’s at this time of year when you really want to make the most of those 25C+ days since you just know their living on borrowed time. This weekend I think is likely to be the last real warm period and with it arriving on the weekend, get out there and enjoy it. The bulk […]

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It’s Ridge Building Time For At Least Central, Southern Britain/Ireland, BBC Temps Rising To Meet Models!

Written by on September 4, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
It’s Ridge Building Time For At Least Central, Southern Britain/Ireland, BBC Temps Rising To Meet Models!

Got outdoor plans for this weekend? BBQ perhaps? Go on… why not, cause it’s going to look and feel like summer, not autumn! It was last weekend I started alluded to the fact that beyond the first half off this week, the second half is going to be picture of building sun, sand, sea and warmth once the Icelandic […]

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