A weather bomb will hit the British Isles tonight with Storm Eowyn: “It’s the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane”

Winds expected up to… 220km/h

However, the intensity of the winds promises to be exceptional. “Inland, we expect winds of between 120 to 140 km/h. On the coasts, we will be between 150 to 180 km/h, while locally at sea, we could go up to 220 km/h. If so, then it will be truly historic,” says Farid. It will be short but very intense. It’s the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane.” Fortunately, from tomorrow evening, Storm Eowyn will decrease in intensity and head towards Scandinavia. “Snow is also expected in Scotland.”

“There is talk of a violent storm Éowyn, will our coastline be affected?” Farid answers your weather question

A weather bomb, why?

The famous storm Éowyn is described as a meteorological bomb. “It is a phenomenon characterized by a rapid and significant drop in atmospheric pressure within a depression,” explains Farid. “For a depression to be qualified as a meteorological bomb, it is necessary for the central pressure to drop by at least 24 hectopascals (hPa) in less than 24 hours This pressure drop often leads to extreme weather conditions, such as high winds, heavy precipitation and storms.