Yesterday’s sea breeze along the Moray coast
Well yesterday’s sea breeze did finally come ashore along the Moray coast, but it left it till well after 16 UTC at Lossiemouth and...
Wind
Friday 29 May 2020 – 12 UTC temperature anomalies
Not only were the central Highlands of Scotland the warmest place across the country at 12 UTC today, it also saw the highest anomalies,...
I wonder if they’re thinking they should have made that yellow warning area a little larger?
The winds are quite lively over parts of England and Wales this afternoon. I wonder if the UKMO are now regretting not taking low...
Met Office finally spring into action!
I can’t understand why the UKMO were so reluctant to issue a yellow warning for strong winds for later this afternoon for western Scotland....
Low Gudrun
So the UKMO finally issue a yellow warning for strong wind for Friday, but they reckon that gusts of 50 to 60 mph will...
UKMO playing it a little too cool?
The Met Office are playing it cool about issuing a warning for the forecast strong winds associated with low Gudrun later this week. Met...
Winter 2019-20 fifth stormiest since 1871
Although there were only five named storms in the winter of 2019-20 [DJF] as far as I can see, the mean gale index of...
Was a warning totally necessary?
I am not sure that the yellow warning for strong winds for the southwest overnight was totally necessary. Winds this strength affecting north of...
Yesterday evening’s highest gusts
I will leave you to make your mind up about the accuracy of this graphic of extreme wind gusts from the UKMO model for...
19-21 April 2020 – Highest gusts
Not quite as windy today across the country, but the easterly was certainly funneling up the strath here in Strathpeffer this afternoon, adding air...
Lee low
Plenty of lee wave effects across the north of Scotland this afternoon visible on both the plotted chart and in satellite imagery, and some...
Wild weather in Iceland over the weekend
As low Ranidia developed and rushed towards Iceland on Sunday it pushed a warm front ahead of it which gave Iceland a spell of...
