Weather and Meteorology
- How come there are currently large low pressure zones at North Pole and South Pole?
Looking at https://zoom.earth/maps/pressure/
Given the much lower temperatures at the poles, I would expect the pressure to be (much) higher.
I'm reading here and there that air pressure at the antarctic is low because of its high altitude, but these maps show (I presume?) MSLP?
- BBC: A day in the life of a weather forecasterwww.bbc.co.uk A day in the life of a weather forecaster
Sarah Keith-Lucas takes us through a typical working day at the BBC Weather Centre in London.
- Why are the rain clouds shaped in this way?
A bug in the matrix or just the radar? This is no normal cloud-shape, is it?
- UK set for '50 days of rain' in one of the wettest summers in over a hundred yearswww.lbc.co.uk UK set for '50 days of rain' in one of the wettest summers in over a hundred years
Forecasters are predicting a summer of persistent rain and wet weather for Brits, as global warming continues to result in more erratic conditions.
> The Met Office has briefed the Government and transport chiefs to prepare for at least 50 days of rain in the next three months, leading to fears over further flooding in the UK and dashing any hopes of a warm British summer. > > Last summer saw 40 days of rain, but the Met Office expects this summer to be even worse, jeopardising popular summer events such as Wimbledon, Trooping of the Colour, Royal Ascot and many festivals including Glastonbury. > > ... > > The UK’s wettest ever summer in 1912 saw rainfall on more than 55 days.
- Storm Kathleen to bring unseasonably wet and windy weather to UK and Irelandwww.theguardian.com Storm Kathleen to bring unseasonably wet and windy weather to UK and Ireland
Winds of up to 70mph may hit coastal areas this weekend as rain and snow could cause travel disruption in Scotland
My TL;DR:
- Yellow weather warning for rain on Friday between 2am and 9am. Covers the central, Tayside & Fife, south-west Scotland, Lothian Borders and Strathclyde areas.
- Yellow weather warning for snow on Friday from the early hours until 9am covering central, Tayside & Fife, Grampian, Highlands & Eilean Siar and Strathclyde.
- Yellow weather warning for wind in western areas, including parts of Scotland and Wales, and the north-west and south-west of England from 8am to 10pm on Saturday.
- The Environment Agency had 12 flood warnings and 93 flood alerts in place in England on Thursday morning, largely in southern areas.
- -14C temperatures with snow and ice warnings in placewww.bbc.co.uk UK weather: Sub-zero temperatures to ease after coldest night
England, Wales and Northern Ireland record their coldest night of this winter so far.
- BBC News - BBC Weather shares retro forecasts on its 70th anniversarywww.bbc.co.uk BBC Weather shares forecasts from the past as it turns 70
See how presenting styles, technology and fashion have changed on BBC Weather over the decades.
- Snow forecast for parts of UK as flooding problems persistwww.bbc.co.uk UK weather: Snow hits England and Wales as forecasters warn of ice
A yellow warning has been issued with ice and small amounts of snow expected in southern England and Wales.
- Sabrina's spooky Halloween weather forecastwww.bbc.co.uk Sabrina's spooky Halloween weather forecast
BBC Wales weather presenter Sabrina Lee brings you a spooky Halloween weather forecast.
- Heatwave set to arrive in UK next week after wet summerwww.theguardian.com Heatwave set to arrive in UK next week after wet summer
Temperatures could reach 30C for first time since early July, according to Met Office
> The Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said 29C was “certainly possible and we may also climb towards 30C” by midweek in the first week of meteorological autumn as many schools open after the summer break. > > The summery conditions can be tracked to a jet stream, which has been delivering largely unsettled spells of weather to the UK. It is continuing to shift north, allowing higher pressure to build widely across the UK during the weekend and into next week, according to the Met Office. > > There is also the influence of the former tropical cyclone Franklin, which is still moving into the north Atlantic and amplifying the buildup of high pressure.
- Incredible moment rare spinning vortex hits Kent coastwww.kentonline.co.uk Incredible moment rare spinning vortex hits Kent coast
In an unusual sighting, vortexes, known as waterspouts, have been spotted far from the shoreline amid changing weather.
- Evaporation | Cool or Sultry?
How high does a firefighting aircraft have to fly for the dumped cargo to lay a brief, light drizzle over an urban/rural area?
Will evaporation in free, moving air do more cooling or sultry?
- This sub is already doing better than BBC Weather!www.bbc.com BBC Weather: Technical glitch which affected BBC platforms fixed
A tech error which saw BBC platforms forecast 7C temperatures for next week has been resolved.
> A technical glitch which meant BBC Weather app and website users were told to brace for chilly winter weather has now been fixed.
> A problem at a third party supplier resulted in BBC platforms forecasting 7C temperatures for next week.
> The data issue also meant TV weather forecasts displayed incorrect information on Thursday night
- Hottest June since 1676
This has been the hottest June in the UK since 1846, (and also since 1676, using the Central England Temperature series)!
I think even with today's cooler temperatures, it'll still have beaten the records.
Schafernaker says a bit about it here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/66055520
- Cooler weather continuing for the rest of the week, sunnier into the weekend
Me, I'm still preparing for the next heatwave. Underpants safely stowed in the freezer.
Going by the current long range forecasts, it's likely to stay mild and changeable until mid July.
- Warm today, warmer tomorrow and sunday, cooling down monday
For once, the hot weather is at the weekend when we don't need to do things! Decent chance of rain, which is very positive. A bit muggy all round, time to break out the dehumidifiers.
- I'm quite enjoying this respite from the heat.
Too many days of 30’C spins my brain.
Sunny spells and showers today and Thursday, likely to continue on Friday. The weekend looks to be getting warm again. Possibly a good idea to get little jobs around the garden done before then!
The long outlook is looking more unsettled, unfortunately it’s a bit tricky to predict what will go on in July. Fingers crossed it’s not too hot…
