Looks a bit windy this morning:
Originally Posted by Metcheck
All eyes on the most powerful storm this winter - Storm Johanna.
Synoptic charts are showing this ~945hPa depression currently brining treacherous winds over the Atlantic Ocean, west of Ireland. Automated buoys are recording winds in excess of 70mph. Southerly / South-Westerly winds over the UK tonight as this storm progresses eastwards.
A miserable start as heavy showers hit the morning traffic across much of the UK. Blustery conditions will follow. Eventually, this depression will weaken furthermore before encountering the British Isles and predictions are showing a strong agreement that this storm will bisect. However, winds will amplify and remain strong around the perimeter of the UK while reduced magnitudes will be observed within these two pressure cores (around Northern England and Southern Scotland).
Warnings have been announced and the public are advised to take necessary precautions. The worst gales will be concentrated over the Southern coast and the Western/ Eastern flanks of Wales and England throughout much of the day. Maximum gusts could easily reach 70mph + in Devon, Cornwall and other coastal regions in the South while inland gusts lower and at 50mph + could bring down trees etc. Along with the severe gales, there will be heavy showers associated with the spiralling occluded front. Geographically elevated regions, i.e. the Highlands, may result in wintry precipitation as blizzard and drifting snow warnings have been announced.
40ft + waves generated by the combination of severe gales and high Spring tides may invade and breach coastal barriers. Scotland seems to have escaped the worst of these extra-tropical storms for once.
Dramatic changes in temperatures will be absent. Overall, mild to cool conditions over the UK with temperatures dipping slightly over night in Scotland.
Stay tuned for the latest reports and real-time images on this storm from Cape Cornwall.
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