Storm Éowyn will hit Ireland overnight from Thursday to Friday before hitting northern England and Scotland. France should be marginally concerned by this phenomenon, described as a “weather bomb” by Météo-France.
Storm Éowyn will bring strong gusts of wind to Great Britain, from the night of Thursday to Friday January 24. Ireland will be affected first, then the north of England and Scotland.
“Violent wind gusts are expected to exceed 130 km/h in a fairly widespread manner, approaching 150 km/h, or even more on the British terrain,” predicts Météo-France.
“A clear warm spell” in the north of France
“An orange wind alert has been issued and covers Northern Ireland, parts of Scotland and northern England for most of Friday before winds gradually weaken further. late in the day,” says Mike Silverstone, deputy chief meteorologist at the Met Office, Britain's national weather service.
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Snowfall and rain will accompany these gusty winds, particularly in Wales and Northern Ireland.
France will be relatively spared by the phenomenon and “will not be affected by the violent winds”, according to forecasters who are counting on gusts of up to 90km/h on the coasts of the north-west of the country.
-“The coasts will need to be monitored, because we are in the southern edge of the violent storm. The spread of the gusts could impact us,” specifies Yann Amice, meteorologist for Weather & Co and RiskWeatherTech, to our colleagues from Ouest-France.
“This disrupted situation is also accompanied by a clear mild spell in many regions in the northern half after around ten days under anticyclonic domination,” continues Météo-France.
According to the meteorological agency, this Éowyn storm corresponds to the characteristics of a “weather bomb.” This is explained by a sudden drop in pressure. “This is the case for Éowyn, with the pressure expected to increase from 970hPa on Thursday to 940hPa on Friday as it passes over the north of Ireland,” explains Météo France.
According to the latter “a link exists between the cold air currently present over the United States and the formation of the depression leading to storm Éowyn”, due to “thermal contrasts.”
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