2 days Ago By [email protected] (Nicola Croal)
Scotland and much of the UK is set to be battered with gale force winds and torrential downpours this time next week. Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Scotland is set to be hit with a ferocious storm in just a few days time with gale force winds and torrential downpours to batter much of the country. It comes after a period of unexpected September sunshine for Scots with temperatures to hit highs of 19C in some parts of the country today on Tuesday (September 17).
However, next week will be drastically different as a wild jet stream is expected to hit the UK. Fresh weather maps show that for Scotland, wet and windy conditions will begin on Wednesday (September 25) showing up to 38mm of precipitation will move in from the west before the rain becomes even heavier by the end of day on Thursday (September 26). By then, rain is set to peak at 47mm with, the highest downpour to hit the west coast.
This will be accompanied by violent gusts of wind, reaching up to 54mph by Thursday which will worsen as the week goes on. WX Charts data indicates that the stormy weather will gradually intensify over the September weekend before reaching a staggering 93mm accumulation of rain on Tuesday (October 1) with maximum gale force winds reaching up to 64mph. The Met Office has explained that the jet stream consists of a band of fierce winds approximately five to seven miles above the Earth's surface, which travel from west to east.
Weather expert Jim Dale, senior meteorologist and founder of British Weather Services, said the jet stream will hit Britain early next week and will have “powered up” by Wednesday (September 25). He said: “Yep the jet stream has powered up by then following an Arctic blast out of Greenland a few days earlier. At the minute any 60-70mph storm force winds are likely to be aimed well to the north of the Scottish mainland, which is not that unusual at this time of year.
However, it’s a long way off and steerage could easily alter. “Certainly we won’t be holding on to the high pressure sedate weather beyond this weekend and given the lows will then be rolling in off a relatively warm Atlantic. I think we can all expect a spell of wet and windy weather in the days prior to and after the September 25.
” The Met Office's long weather forecast for the UK from Saturday (September 21 ) until Monday (September 30) states: "Settled but often cloudy across many central and northern areas through the weekend, with the best of the sun found to the west of high ground. "Whereas showers and some thunderstorms are expected by day across the south. Most places away from North Sea coasts will see above average temperatures through the weekend.
Early next week, the risk of showers and thunderstorms will reduce across the south, with a very short-lived settled spell likely as the transition occurs. "Following this transition areas of cloud, rain and stronger winds are expected to push in from the west once again, but the focus for this heavy rain is likely to be across the southern half of the UK, with more settled conditions perhaps holding on for the longest in the north." Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.
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