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5 things for the weekend

🌦️ Sunshine and showers: Frequent showers across western areas, some briefly heavy, while the east enjoys brighter intervals and occasional sun. 💨 Breezy conditions: Noticeably gusty winds, especially along coasts and hills, giving a fresh and brisk feel throughout both days. ☁️ Changeable skies: Rapid shifts between cloud, rain, and blue sky

An Update On Soil Moisture

I said I wouldn't do it, but I just couldn't help myself. After a summer of talking about soil moisture and so much of the data showing dry soils, I've been delighted to see these wetter soils as rains return, temperatures cool, and sunshine weakens. See below for a screenshot

Got the snow boots ready for January & February?

Well, I have been working on the updated analogues the last few days, I'll show you more at the weekend. However for now, this is the temperature anomaly for January through March. Just look at that cold extending throughout Scandinavia, the pole and across the UK and into the USA. Of course this

Stormy, stormy Thursday?

Thursday is a day to be keeping an eye on. Deep low west of Ireland bringing some very strong gusts. Widespread gales spread east during the day and gists of 70mph or more may affect western areas. Of course, it's northing unusual for late October as the jet stream does its thing. We will

5 things for the week

💨 Windy and unsettled: Frequent bouts of strong winds through the week, especially mid to late period as low-pressure systems move in. 🌧️ Frequent rain spells: Intermittent rain or showers most days, heavier and more persistent over Ireland and northern Britain. 🌤️ Brighter intervals in the south: Occasional sunny

Snow In The Scottish Highlands

My interest in meteorology was born during my undergraduate years in Colorado, USA. I was learning to snowboard and obsessively monitored the snowfall forecasts. So when the first snowfall forecasts arrive for the mountains of the UK, I must indulge the curiosity of my younger self! The below chart shows

Rain forecast levels

Good day all, Well below you can see the rainfall anomaly from the mean levels for the next two weeks (https://charts.ecmwf.int/). It is obvious with the colors (reddish means lower than normal, greenish means higher than normal), that for the next couple of weeks as low pressure systems will push from

5 things for the weekend

🌧️ Frequent showers: Widespread showers expected across many areas, occasionally heavy, especially in northern and coastal regions. 💨 Breezy conditions: Fresh to strong winds at times, adding a chill to the air and making it feel colder than the thermometer suggests. 🌥️ Limited sunshine: Some bright intervals possible between showers, but generally

Variable Strong Winds South Today

A complex system of low pressure cores will facilitate strong but variable winds today. See below for the forecast chart for 6am from GFS:  Two low pressure cores are visible - east England and northwest of Scotland. The low over England is moving eastward, while the low to the northwest is

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