Warnings are now coming out in the media about Friday mornings storm up north and a potentially more widespread one on Saturday, which looks like dragging cold air in behind it on Sunday to allow snow showers to low levels.

If it was down south this would have its own thread already, but as it is oop north where only hector the coo is bothered i thought i'd start a thread seeing as i'm in a thread starting mood 

Obviously being a few days away the media is only warning of the potential, but they are already highlighting that disruption is likely.

Saturdays storm has the impact as high as it can go, which is unusual at this range i'd have thought, although the likelihood is currently low.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1420761600&regionName=uk

Early hours of Friday  http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/charts/gfs/12_63_windvector_gust.png?cb=179

Early hours of Saturday http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/charts/gfs/12_87_windvector_gust.png?cb=179

Have to admit, the gust speeds on those charts aren't as high as i was expecting to see. 

 LLTNP 105m asl 

I see no problem with you starting this thread, but I do have issues with raising this tiresome north/south divide issue which only exists in the minds of a minority  

No it wouldn't , for us it would just be a breeze but if you want to make a big deal of it, you carry on

It was meant as tongue in cheek,  it's weather to me and i couldn't care less where it takes place.  

It is just unusual that i feel the urge to start the topic as no one else had started it.  I contribute rarely, but prefer to read the event specific detail and thoughts away from the model thread 

 LLTNP 105m asl 

Actually, I will follow this thread for "training purposes", as it does involve an exceptionally powerful jet stream and how those weather systems interact with it. I would not rule out a sting jet event at some point during that spell.

  Be safe for those living over the north of the UK, as you know I hate windy conditions so I can't say I envy those living at that end of the country.

  My gut feeling that once all this is done and dusted, we won't hear the last of it as we go into next week - especially if the new FGSP output is anything to go by.

GFSP 18z showing some very stormy weather for Thursday night, well in excess of 150kmh/90mph gusts for the Hebrides. Sustained winds of up to 130kmh/80mph. Normal GFS is less extreme but sitll stormy. The parallel seems to love big storms even more than its dad.

The ECM is also showing force 11/violent storm winds for the Hebrides and Orkney. Mean wind speeds Friday 00hrs (purple is force 11/63-73mph)

Yes, the chances of the Inverness to London train going hassle free on Fri morning is slim imo (i'm hoping to get on the train further down the line, hence my specific interest in this event )

Overnight Thursday into Friday morning still rather breezy up here http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/charts/gfs/18_33_windvector_gust.png?cb=211

Saturday looks like it is moving further north than thought yesterday http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/charts/gfs/18_60_windvector_gust.png?cb=211

Not sure what the winds were today, but it was windy and there was a surprising amount of debris on the roads.  The 32mm of rain we got didn't help matters either.  Only 7 days into January and we have had 107mm

 LLTNP 105m asl 

yep and good luck! I can see peak gusts in excess of 120mph at exposed locations this evening

This  thread could be extended to a triple storm sytem - there's an even deeper 'bomb' on the Fax charts for Monday

http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twodata/datmdlout.aspx

Fri 962 mb - Sat 944 mb - Mon 932 mb but thankfully for Scotland the tracks are shifting northwards with each successive storm. Shetland will be wild, though, and the Faeroes are in the thick of it

We will miss the worst of the winds here in The Cairngorms but i am looking forward to more  over the weekend and into next week looks quite snowy here 

I see that all schools in the Western Isles and Orkney have been closed tomorrow (wisely IMO)

It's interesting that GFSP has consistently had stronger winds and the strongest winds further south than GFS - or at least over the past few runs. It'll be a test of which model is more accurate, albeit not in a very fun way for those affected!

Good luck to all those in the north.

 After the experience of last winter, you have my sympathy, and I hope that the whole thing ends up being less severe than forecast, or moves north out of the way. 

This is a poor image but I've lost my links to WV imagery
It is the water vapour image for 18Z. A useful tool in determining the degree of cyclogenesis, as warm dry air is often wrapped into the baroclinic leaf. It's this air that accelerates down towards the surface and in could precipitate a sting jet.

You can see a dry air incursion in the image as the darker hole to the W of Scotland.

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