Public Weather Warning - Wind and Widespread Snow

Sunday - 11th December 2011

Public Weather Warning – Wind & Widespread Snow

As if the remnants of Hurricane Katia (an area of deep low pressure) in September was not bad enough, with estimated costs of £100m due to the damage it caused. There has now also been another area of deep low pressure, that also caused widespread disruption this week. It brought with it a top wind speed of 165 mph in the Cairngorms, and there was also heavy snow in Scotland, with certain parts of Northern England and Northern Ireland receiving some notable snowfall too. Many parts of the UK and Ireland are to yet again prepare for another bout of stormy and exceptionally windy weather, as we head into next week.

Here is what I issued on the 2nd September 2011 in my autumn update

There will a notable increase in usual wind strengths for this time of year across many parts of the UK, that will result in frequent and potentially damaging gale force winds and strong stormy features throughout autumn and into winter

Did you notice how I included the word winter in that paragraph too?

I also stated in the winter update on the same date 2nd September 2011 that

Huge swirly low pressure systems also offer the potential for widespread disruption from heavy snowfall across many parts of the UK including the south

Frequent and prolonged cold spells with heavy dumps of snow from blizzard like conditions is likely across many parts of the UK. The areas I expect to be worse hit throughout include the vast majority of Scotland and the Scottish Highlands, Northern England, and Northern Ireland

This is exactly how I see things developing in most, if not all, of the UK regions that I mentioned in my last update and above, as we progress through the middle part of next week and into next weekend.

(This is why I have stated since earlier this year “across many parts of the UK”).

Any further updates will be posted accordingly as a severe weather warning on Exacta Weather, it is also advisable to play close attention to your regional and local weather forecasts.

James Madden (UK Long Range Forecaster)

ExactaWeather.com

Published Privately: 11th December 2011 (9:57) GMTContent copyright © 2010-2011. Exacta Weather. All rights reserved.