Wednesday gave us a bright, dry and calm day although once again the maximum of 4.5C, logged at 15.56, was below average at -2.6C. The thermometer hovered around 3.5C for most of the evening but just before midnight the temperature began to drop with a minimum of -0.2C logged at 02.14 early Thursday, which was 1.4C below the long-term average. The barometric pressure, having been dropping steadily for several days, changed little.
Thursday dawned slowly under low, thick cloud as a warm weather front crossed southern England. There was also light rain and drizzle with the wind beginning to pick up after so many calm days. The temperature had recovered to 4.3C by 08.00. The wind has now changed from North to southwest as the storm approaches.
Storm Éowyn has been deepening steadily and forecast to have an exceptionally low centre pressure later today of 938mb as it approaches the UK. The track of this intense depression is now forecast to head towards Scotland over the next twenty-four hours. The forecast gusts over our area on Friday are up to 53mph.
News Flash:
The European Storm Forecast Experiment has just issued a level 2 warning of possible tornados on Friday ahead of Storm Éowyn. They say the chances of parts of the south having the rare rotating weather pattern “cannot be ruled out”. The south of England is said to be of potential risk of tornados, especially between Bristol and London.
Apologies that the 2025 Data sheet could only be accessed previously by opening the 2024 sheet, which I was not aware of until today. My webmaster has now resolved the glitch.
