By Eric Leister, Meteorologist
December 21,2014; 10:21PM,EST
A series of fast-moving storm systems will continue the theme of unsettled weather from Ireland and the United Kingdom through northern Europe through Christmas.
While no one particular storm will cause widespread damage or travel disruptions, each will produce showers, gusty winds and put temperatures on a roller coaster ride.
The showers will occasionally occur as or be mixed with snow in the higher terrain of the British Isles, as well as parts of Scandinavia and northeastern Europe.
Gusty winds will howl even when dry weather prevails, especially near the coastlines.
The next storm AccuWeather meteorologists expected to bring impacts to this region has already made its presence felt on Sunday across the British Isles as wind gusted near 65 kph (40 mph) in many areas. In some coastal areas and higher terrain gusts topped 80 kph (50 mph).
Similar wind speeds are expected to spread to the east on Sunday night and Monday from Germany and southern Scandinavia into Belarus and western Ukraine.
Not only will this bring system bring gusty winds, there will also be rainy conditions along the length of a frontal boundary across the region. Snow and ice is expected in eastern Europe as moisture pushes into colder air.
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Although this system will bring windy and at times wet weather, it will usher in a milder air mass from the Atlantic Ocean. This is especially true in eastern Europe where a deep trough of low pressure recently brought chilly conditions. In Warsaw, the high temperature struggled to reach 5 C (41 F) on Sunday, but could reach 9 C (48 F) on Monday which is well above average.
The mild air will likely not last as another cold front is expected to open the door for fresh cool air to spill across the British Isles and northern Europe by Christmas.
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