weatherman
22nd October 2009, 10:41 AM
Hi,
Some of you may know that for several years I have posted a weekend weather forecast to the YBW.com forum.
The forecast is for the UK and is issued on a Thursday.
It has been suggested that you may find the forecast useful here too (sorry, only a forecast, I can't change the weather :) )
So, I have posted it below and will do each week if you would like it.
Best wishes,
Simon
WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
Issued: 1000 Thursday 22nd October 2009
SATURDAY:
A typical autumnal low is going to be centred to the west of Scotland at midday on Saturday. Associated fronts are moving north and east through the country with a west to southwesterly flow following.
A wet and windy start to the morning for much of the country. There will be some heavy bursts of rain around, particularly across Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and the north and east of England. Fog over the hills in these areas and blustery winds too. By daybreak drier and brighter weather will be arriving in southern Ireland and southwest England, and this then spreads into most of the rest of England, Wales and southern Ireland by the end of the morning, the winds becoming strong by then, perhaps gusting to gale force in the coasts.
Saturday afternoon is then bright and breezy over England and Wales as well as southern Ireland. It stays wet through Scotland and northern parts of Ireland, and the rain may again be heavy through central and eastern parts of Scotland.
Winds will be SE 15-20kt (F5) ahead of the fronts, becoming SW 17-27kt (F6) behind, then W 12-15kt (F4-F5) in the English Channel later.
Note that there is likely to be a zone of gale or severe gale force winds crossing Ireland, the central and northern Irish Sea and into southern Scotland, which leaves these areas in much stronger winds, a SW 30 gust 45kt (F7-F9) here.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts3.htm
SUNDAY:
The area of low pressure is going to be moving slowly to the northeast of Scotland through today, to be just east of the Shetlands by midday. Pressure is going to be building to the south of the country, with the high centred in the Bay of Biscay. An occluded front is going to be across northern Scotland, and a trough may affect northern England.
There will be outbreaks of rain through the day over the north of Scotland, a few heavy, but these tending to fade as the day progresses. Another area of showers will be lying along the line of the trough through central Ireland and into northern parts of England.
Elsewhere the day is likely to be a bright and mainly dry one. There will be good spells of sunshine and only a low risk of a shower on western coasts. Generally for the southern half of the country a fair day is likely, with good visibility throughout.
Winds W 10-14kt (F3-F4) through the English Channel, W 14-18kt (F4-F5) through most of England and Wales, W-NW 19-25kt (F5-F6) through Scotland, but NW 28-35kt (F7-F8) over northern Scotland.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts4.htm
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Some of you may know that for several years I have posted a weekend weather forecast to the YBW.com forum.
The forecast is for the UK and is issued on a Thursday.
It has been suggested that you may find the forecast useful here too (sorry, only a forecast, I can't change the weather :) )
So, I have posted it below and will do each week if you would like it.
Best wishes,
Simon
WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
Issued: 1000 Thursday 22nd October 2009
SATURDAY:
A typical autumnal low is going to be centred to the west of Scotland at midday on Saturday. Associated fronts are moving north and east through the country with a west to southwesterly flow following.
A wet and windy start to the morning for much of the country. There will be some heavy bursts of rain around, particularly across Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and the north and east of England. Fog over the hills in these areas and blustery winds too. By daybreak drier and brighter weather will be arriving in southern Ireland and southwest England, and this then spreads into most of the rest of England, Wales and southern Ireland by the end of the morning, the winds becoming strong by then, perhaps gusting to gale force in the coasts.
Saturday afternoon is then bright and breezy over England and Wales as well as southern Ireland. It stays wet through Scotland and northern parts of Ireland, and the rain may again be heavy through central and eastern parts of Scotland.
Winds will be SE 15-20kt (F5) ahead of the fronts, becoming SW 17-27kt (F6) behind, then W 12-15kt (F4-F5) in the English Channel later.
Note that there is likely to be a zone of gale or severe gale force winds crossing Ireland, the central and northern Irish Sea and into southern Scotland, which leaves these areas in much stronger winds, a SW 30 gust 45kt (F7-F9) here.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts3.htm
SUNDAY:
The area of low pressure is going to be moving slowly to the northeast of Scotland through today, to be just east of the Shetlands by midday. Pressure is going to be building to the south of the country, with the high centred in the Bay of Biscay. An occluded front is going to be across northern Scotland, and a trough may affect northern England.
There will be outbreaks of rain through the day over the north of Scotland, a few heavy, but these tending to fade as the day progresses. Another area of showers will be lying along the line of the trough through central Ireland and into northern parts of England.
Elsewhere the day is likely to be a bright and mainly dry one. There will be good spells of sunshine and only a low risk of a shower on western coasts. Generally for the southern half of the country a fair day is likely, with good visibility throughout.
Winds W 10-14kt (F3-F4) through the English Channel, W 14-18kt (F4-F5) through most of England and Wales, W-NW 19-25kt (F5-F6) through Scotland, but NW 28-35kt (F7-F8) over northern Scotland.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts4.htm
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