Double trouble
November 24, 2011
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Over the next 72 hours 2 deep depressions will be passing the north of the British Isles bringing some very severe storms to Scotland and the North of Ireland.
Current Visual Satellite
This low pressure system is bringing massive waves to the north west and phenomenal winds of 65knots+ with gusts possibly close to 90knots. The current shipping forecast is as follows:
ROCKALL SOUTH VEERING WEST STORM 10 TO HURRICANE FORCE 12, DECREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. FAEROES SOUTH 6 TO GALE 8 VEERING SOUTHWEST STORM 10 TO HURRICANE FORCE 12, VEERING WEST 8 TO 10 LATER.It’s not very often you see More >
Autumn frost
November 12, 2011
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Autumn Leaves
The autumnal weather is well and truly upon us and we are looking forward now to when the first hard frost and colder weather will arrive. Over the next couple of weeks, an anticyclone will be firmly in control bringing warmer than average temperatures with south or south westerly winds. If at some point, the high pressure over mainland Europe were to swing south, we could see temperatures changing rapidly to a much colder airflow, come December.
PREPARATION The first, widespread, hard frost is yet to hit the British Isles so now is the time to prepare for the winter. Whether More >
An Indian Summer
September 26, 2011
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This week sees a high pressure weather system pushing in from mainland Europe. This is forecast to bring scorching temperatures up to 27°C in the southeast of the UK where the weather is expected to remain fine into next week.
An Indian Summer can to occur from late September to mid November and is so named when temperatures reach above 21°C with clear, sunny weather.
For the west of the British Isles, a low pressure system will be trying to push in, bringing strong southerly winds and the chance of showers throughout the week, though the rain should stay away until early Saturday for most of More >
