United Kingdom & Ireland
Hope everyone had a great New Year! Despite high pressure being the driver for the opening week of 2017, the UK has a mixed bag with subtle west-east shifts in the HP altering wind direction from a polar-maritime NNW to maritime WNW back to NNW or N. These seemingly slight changes in wind direction can make the difference between clearer and colder or […]
Dec 30, 2016 12:17 PM Provisional statistics published by the Met Office reveal that, with three days to go, 2016 is 13th warmest year in the UK in the series going back to 1910. The mean temperature for the UK for 2016 is expected to reach 9.3 °C. The warmest year in the UK since […]
With low pressure giving way to high pressure out over the North Atlantic near Iceland, the flood gates open up from New Years Day right the way through next week to an increasingly cold and snowy for Europe. The cold pool spreads through next week as UK to Scandinavia lows track SSE spreading fresh snow with them. Blizzard conditions are likely as […]
The models remain consistent at bringing the return of a -NAO just after the turn of the new year with a major ridge setting up west of Ireland while arctic air pours into Europe from the east. Check out the GFS snow forecast through the next 10 days! As well as favouring colder times, snow chances […]
It was a Christmas weekend to remember across Scotland with not one but two storms spanning from early Christmas Eve to late Boxing Day with low level 80+ mph/high level 120+mph wind gusts each day, 50ft waves out at sea and the wild swings in temperature. Storm Barbara brought storm-force conditions on land but out at sea, her worst was […]
Mark, Karen and Holly would like to wish you all a very Merry and Blessed Christmas 2016.
In the last 24 hours, wind, rain and snow has whipped across the Northern UK and it remains very windy today. Top gusts from Barbara were recorded as follows. Low level: 83 mph on Shetland this morning, 117 mph on Cairngorm. The worst of Barbara was thankfully restricted to the open sea where wave heights of 50.5ft were recorded […]
The focus this Christmas weekend shall be on Storm Barbara which strikes later today into Christmas Eve and another deep depression, Storm Conor which shall hit Christmas Day. Expect snow on the backside of Barbara, mainly on high road routes but mix to low levels is possible… Christmas Day shall open mild AHEAD of the front […]
You’d think old man winter is trying to tease us when you see the exceptional cold that’s driven temps to -58C just east of the Urals while Arctic Scandinavia goes above freezing as Atlantic air floods the continent. Note the contrast between above normal in Scandinavia while well below normal to the east of the Urals. […]
Here’s an interesting read by Stuart Markham on the upcoming Atlantic duo set to strike the UK this Christmas weekend. Always good to get other perspective… MY THOUGHTS YESTERDAY: Atlantic To Deal Double Blow To UK/Ireland Christmas Weekend, 1st Storm Named! By Stuart Markham www.chorleyweather.com The Met Office have named storm Barbara which is expected […]
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