United Kingdom & Ireland
Up until now it’s been largely mild with many including myself still yet to see the first frost. That will change through the weekend and on into next week as we get our first taste late autumn/early winter. I must state that the TWO shots of cold is not atypical, it’ll probably feel that way […]
Located in the northeast Atlantic and often in the direct firing line of the jet stream and it’s storms, the UK and Ireland can be a very windy place. In particularly unsettled spells in the heart of winter, it can be the windiest place on earth. Storms can hit at any time of year with 100+ mph […]
As we close the door to autumn’s 2nd month there’s contradiction in the modelling around the end of Oct/beginning of November solution. GFS ensemble indicates a turn to much cooler around Halloween on into the opening days of November, a change from recent years while the CFSv2 weeklies hold on to the milder theme. GFS ensemble […]
After weeks of dealing with hurricanes, former hurricanes and storms, we’re edging ever closer to winter, the season many of us are longing for. Up until now it’s been all about the Atlantic with no mention of the Arctic. This will inevitably change as we head into November. So far, our setup has very much […]
Despite some localised damage and disruption, Ophelia let Central Scotland off lightly. Ireland was always pined for worst impacts given track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLlMfvl0bCI Lucky escape in Kinsale as corrugated roof is ripped off #ophelia pic.twitter.com/s544XW4eSI — Stephen Murphy (@SMurphyTV) October 16, 2017 Ophelia full tide at Tramore (taken out window) @barrabest @StormHour @MetAlertIreland @metofficestorms pic.twitter.com/5otiQi4Okd — […]
Amazingly, Ophelia has become the farthest east Category 3 MAJOR hurricane on record. It continues to set it’s sights on Ireland and western/northern UK early next week as a powerful and potentially destructive extra tropical cyclone. It hits bang on the 30th anniversary of the Great Storm! https://twitter.com/MeteoGib/status/919213055476752385 Track more certain than strength Track of […]
There’s a heck of a lot of attention on late weekend into next week and rightly so but let’s look quickly at the here and now. The current system centered near Iceland has brought not only spells of heavy rain and gusty winds but exceptionally mild temperatures before daybreak this morning as well as this […]
The Lake District is arguably Britain’s wettest place, particularly when it comes to 24 hour rainfall. Within the last 10 years, two rain gauges within this notoriously soggy region have recorded the biggest 24 hour rainfall on record for the UK. Yesterday saw another deluge but thankfully not to the same extremity as 2009 and 2015. Seathwaite Farm first […]
Ophelia is poised to become the 10th straight Atlantic hurricane of the 2017 season which ties a very long standing record for most consecutive Atlantic named storms to become a hurricane. The other three years of which this has occurred is 1878, 1886 and 1893. This is a NHC track you don’t see everyday. TD Seventeen has […]
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