WeatherFanatics: Stormy Pattern to Persist in British Isles, Northern Europe Through Christmas

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Stormy Pattern to Persist in British Isles, Northern Europe Through Christmas

By Eric Leister, Meteorologist

December 17,2014; 9:18PM,EST

A series of fast-moving storm systems will continue the theme of unsettled weather from Ireland and the United Kingdom through northern Europe into this weekend.
High pressure over the eastern Atlantic will cause storms to pass south of Iceland then dive southward across the United Kingdom then into parts of northern Europe, such as Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
While no one particular storm will cause widespread damage or travel disruptions, most areas will get at least some precipitation each day through the weekend. Gusty winds will howl even when dry weather prevails, especially near the coastlines.

Rain spread from England into France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark and Germany on Wednesday. Gusty winds in excess of 50 kph (30 mph) accompanied this storm.
Showers will linger from France to Poland on Thursday along with more gusty winds. Meanwhile, yet another storm will bring renewed rains to the British Isles where gusty winds are also expected.
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By Friday, the core of the rain will spread from France to Poland once again while showers and gusty winds prevail over northern parts of the United Kingdom.
While no widespread soaking rains are expected on Saturday, gusty winds and showers will be possible for areas from the Netherlands into Germany, Denmark and northern Poland.
While showers will dampen the weekend from Northern Ireland into Scotland and northern England, the rest of the United Kingdom will have a break from the unsettled weather.

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