dépression Geraldine Dec 30th

[The PIT]

Looking like a possible further storm for the 30th ??

 

Edited January 3 by Jo Farrow
named by MEteo France

[The PIT]

Still there on tonight's run although less strong but still windy for places.

[Mcconnor8]

Looks like this will get named and isn't that fast moving so will have impacts for most during the 30th and 31st, certainly not ideal for the New Year celebrations and travelling for them.

[The PIT]

The system now stalls to the SW so possibly may not named if tonight's run is correct.

[Dorsetbred]

19 hours ago, The PIT said:

The system now stalls to the SW so possibly may not named if tonight's run is correct.

Looking out in to the Atlantic the low has formed south of Greenland, looking at the satellite image:

And wind movement

Depicted nicely in the fax chart:

Which if it is stepped through shows the possible track, and pressure drop:

Into Sunday

Note the next low off Nova Scotia

Into Monday, still centred over the Northern Isles and Scotland

With pressure rising and the winds easing on Monday, with a train of lows lining up right across the Atlantic

With the UKMO chart for midnight on New Years Eve/ News Years day:

Edited December 29, 2023 by Dorsetbred

[TammasinWhiskers]

So - and my apologies for being a numb-nuts, but this is new to me to be looking at the charts for information, not relying on the little pictures on the Met Office website - what am I seeing here?

(Apologies again for being badly informed and I am trying to learn!)

[Robert1981]

15 minutes ago, TammasinWhiskers said:

So - and my apologies for being a numb-nuts, but this is new to me to be looking at the charts for information, not relying on the little pictures on the Met Office website - what am I seeing here?

(Apologies again for being badly informed and I am trying to learn!)

these are the maps for the next wind storm for saturday night i dont know all the information still learning myself.

[TammasinWhiskers]

14 minutes ago, Robert1981 said:

these are the maps for the next wind storm for saturday night i dont know all the information still learning myself.

Thanks Robert - that was what I was wondering, so I'm thinking the eye of the storm is where the lines are closest together and it looks like Scotland is going to take yet another battering?

[Robert1981]

4 minutes ago, TammasinWhiskers said:

Thanks Robert - that was what I was wondering, so I'm thinking the eye of the storm is where the lines are closest together and it looks like Scotland is going to take yet another battering?

No worries if u look at the maps the low and there also have numbers like it says on the maps L 980 for example is where the low weather system is any one else can correct me . 

[Mcconnor8]

23 minutes ago, TammasinWhiskers said:

Thanks Robert - that was what I was wondering, so I'm thinking the eye of the storm is where the lines are closest together and it looks like Scotland is going to take yet another battering?

Worst of the winds will likely be Southern Ireland and the South West of the UK as in storms it is the Southern side that experience the highest winds, and rain is usually heaviest close to the centre of the low pressure which all of Ireland looks to bear the brunt of. Not sure if this will get named or not but a fair chance it does today or tomorrow.

There also looks to be a squall line moving eastwards across England throughout Saturday into the night that will feature high winds and a chance of a tornado.

[Robert1981]

7 minutes ago, Mcconnor8 said:

Worst of the winds will likely be Southern Ireland and the South West of the UK as in storms it is the Southern side that experience the highest winds, and rain is usually heaviest close to the centre of the low pressure which all of Ireland looks to bear the brunt of. Not sure if this will get named or not but a fair chance it does today or tomorrow.

There also looks to be a squall line moving eastwards across England throughout Saturday into the night that will feature high winds and a chance of a tornado.

Thanks for information will be keeping an eye on this as it comes into east anglia for lightning 🌩 also. 

[Dorsetbred]

Picking up from earlier the latest satellite images show more of a development:

Firstly wind mapping, shows the right hand cell development (which looks to develop into the main deep low area of pressure)

GFS charts for sea level pressure

And develops further into this:

Which on the latest satellite view translates in to "X" marks the spot for the development.

 

[wimblettben]

There is another yellow weather warning out from the Met Office for this low for parts of the South and Southwest of England and most western parts of Wales.

Gusts inland expected to be 45-50mph in general, but could get up to 60mph when the squall line comes through. Gusts more likely to be 65-75mph for coastal areas.

[Dorsetbred]

Latest update shows a tightening around the low, from a wind direction and speed perspective:

And from satellite a similar result

[Dorsetbred]

Four hours on and we are here:

Winds now seeing  69km/h

Satellite view shows it still winding up:

[The PIT]

Tonight's run moves it slowly through the UK. The southwest and the south coast is in the firing line

[Scuba steve]

At this rate we will be at storm Zenobia before long 

[JeffC]

2 hours ago, Scuba steve said:

At this rate we will be at storm Zenobia before long 

What's after that? Storm arachnophobia?

[Scuba steve]

26 minutes ago, JeffC said:

What's after that? Storm arachnophobia?

Might go to musicals or films ,gone with the wind maybe

[lassie23]

12 minutes ago, Scuba steve said:

Might go to musicals or films ,gone with the wind maybe

All the named storms have passed me by, it just makes the weather slightly more sheet than normal lol

[Scuba steve]

4 minutes ago, lassie23 said:

All the named storms have passed me by, it just makes the weather slightly more sheet than normal lol

Up here the weather’s always dung ,fortunately I have my addictions to keep me happy

[lassie23]

Just now, Scuba steve said:

Up here the weather’s always dung ,fortunately I have my addictions to keep me happy

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[Dami]

good oh

7 minutes ago, Scuba steve said:

Up here the weather’s always dung ,fortunately I have my addictions to keep me happy

no comment.

[Scuba steve]

5 minutes ago, Dami said:

good oh

no comment.

You can comment if you like

[Dorsetbred]

 

Morning All, the satellite view this morning:

And wind flow