Storm Darcy Status Red weather alert declared by Met Éireann storm forecasting partner
Storm Darcy caused by weather from Russia that is pushing east towards Ireland
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Met Éireann s official storm weather forecasting partner has declared a Status Red warning for Storm Darcy which is caused by a bitterly cold front pushing east from Russia towards Ireland.
Met Éireann, the UK Met Office and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) work together to name and forecast winter storms likely to hit the three countries
There have been just three storms this winter and the Dutch service has named the fourth on Friday. It issued a Status Red alert on Saturday.
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Drifting snow leads to treacherous conditions on Wester Ross routes as Highland Council crews prepare for more to come; A832 Dundonnell to Braemore and Bealach na Ba both badly affected By Hector MacKenzie
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Updated: 10:36, 04 February 2021
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DRIFTING snow has resulted in treacherous conditions in parts of Ross-shire with two roads closed.
In Wester Ross, the Fain on the A832 between Dundonnell and Braemore is still closed this morning, according to Highland Council, after a full day of effort yesterday by two snowploughs and a digger to keep it operational.
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:35 UTC
According to the satellites, the global lower troposphere cooled rapidly during the past two months (Dec + Jan). Mid-latitude cooling is only intensifying-further during February as record-breaking polar blasts are about to descend into North America, Europe, and Asia
simultaneously:
tight ZONAL flows to unusually
wavy MERIDIONAL ones. This reduction in energy is effectively buckling those bands of fast-flowing air, with the upshot (in the NH) being the transportation of tropical warmth anomalously-far north, and, conversely, the sinking of polar cold unusually-far south.
North America
North America is now on course for something widespread truly historic. Arctic Air is About to Bring Dangerously Cold Temps, reads one mainstream headline; Arctic Blast Will Bring a Deep Freeze From Chicago to New York, exclaims another.