United Kingdom & Ireland
Combining unusually hot air drifting off North America and arctic air driving down the Davis Straits shall fuel an unusually strong trans-Atlantic jet stream which means the UK shall remain unsettled. Downstream dynamics are coming together with the strengthening westerlies and a blocking high over Scandinavia, a natural trough dip west of Ireland will result […]
The past weekend saw the atmosphere’s battle for Britain with Atlantic low pressure trying to push in while Scandinavian high pressure tried to push it back. No single system won in the end as we got a mixed bag for the Sept weekend. While enjoying 23C in the Southeast of England Saturday, we start this […]
As expected, meteorological autumn opened right where summer ended with a September featuring very changeable and frequently cool conditions thanks to firm Atlantic influence. September temperature anomaly so far. August was below normal. Why the cool, damp disappointing summer? Low over high aligned west-east shows a firmly Atlantic pattern. While the westerlies where the main […]
It seems as though it’s been an eternity since dry, settled weather dominated the UK. With the exception weakening fronts drifting east Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a building Scandinavian blocking high will manage to suppress the Atlantic influence over the UK bringing the first UK-wide’s prolonged quiet spell in MANY weeks. Thankfully the beast that’s […]
Truthfully, I’m holding back on my thoughts for winter 2017-18 as it’s early, there’s so much going on in the tropics and there’s a lot of variables including the high likelihood of a La Nina. A La Nina can bring various winter conditions but I can see how the CFSv2 calls for a ridgy December […]
The following represents an assessment of the weather experienced across the UK during Summer 2017 (June, July and August) and how it compares with the 1981 to 2010 average. This summer was rather wet, with rainfall above average for the UK in each individual month. Provisionally this ranks as the ninth wettest summer in the […]
A new week, same weather pattern with HP building in today providing a drier, less showery Tuesday only to get replaced by another incoming Atlantic system Wednesday. Tuesday night into Wednesday turns increasingly wet and windy, esp N/W Britain with potential S gales through the Irish Sea/North Channel along with high rain amounts for Cumbria, […]
During a recent visit back home to Northern Ireland with the family I managed to visit Katesbridge and the famous weather station which frequently grabs national and international headlines for cold. A beautiful little hamlet, population 135 located in the rolling countryside of Drumlin country, County Down, Few places on the island compete with Katesbridge […]
Today’s been another cool, blustery, showery affair but it settles down this weekend thankfully. https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/908645942705950720 May seem strange to be thinking frost but let’s not forget that we’re in mid September now it shouldn’t be that much of a surprise when we’ve a cool high building in off the Atlantic. The threat of rural frost increases tonight and particularly Saturday night with clear, calm, cool air […]
While some battled heavy rain and the first severe gales of autumn today and many felt the early nip of autumn, you may or may not recall this day last year. TODAY… Deep low crosses UK https://twitter.com/bbcweather/status/907904344334446592 https://twitter.com/bbcweather/status/907874159836979200 https://twitter.com/BBCWthrWatchers/status/907870413027467266 Winds were stronger and damage greater on the continental side of the North Sea. https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/907966170460033024 Cold […]
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