Britain will continue to witness stormy weather as the latest maps show a giant 547-mile wall of rain hurtling towards the UK, covering a huge area that stretches from Wick to Birmingham with heavy showers. Maps from WXCharts hint for some more turbulent weather, weeks after the country recovers from the aftermath of Storm Isha and Storm Jocelyn, it seems.
According to the weather maps from WXCharts, the weather conditions will once again take a violent turn around February 5, bringing in no respite from the wet and windy conditions.
While the northern parts of Scotland will be covered in rain, this time, it seems the wet conditions will spread as low as Birmingham and London.
At present, Britain is battling two storms as heavy winds and rain lash several parts of the country. Storm Isha has brought the UK to a standstill with many flights being delayed and rail networks being shut down.
Meanwhile, many residential houses are struggling to get back the electricity supply as a result of disruptive Storm Isha.
An 84-year-old man died after the car he was in, crashed into a tree near Falkirk; while a man in his 60s was killed when a tree fell on his car in Limavady, County Londonderry.
According to the most recent weather maps, it appears that the situation is not improving.
In England, areas such as London, Birmingham, and Cardiff will witness 10-11mm of rain. But the weather will be more damaging in Manchester and Newcastle where it will rain up to 43-44mm, maps suggest.
However, the worst affected will be the areas around Inverness and Fort William where it is likely to rain up to 195mm.
The Met Office’s long-range forecast between January 27 and February 5 states: “A changeable theme with further spells of rain and showers at times, but also some drier and brighter interludes, is most likely to prevail through this forecast period.
“The heaviest and most frequent spells of rain will tend to be across western, especially northwestern areas where rain is likely to be heavy and persistent over hills.
“These are likely to be accompanied by periods of strong winds. Further south and east settled periods are likely to be more prevalent, with the best of any sunshine and drier weather here.
“Temperatures are expected to be widely milder than average overall, although this doesn’t preclude shorter, colder spells at times, with a risk of overnight frost and fog accompanying more settled conditions, especially in the south.”
Storm Jocelyn marks the 10th named storm of the current season.
The compilation of names used to designate storms during the 2023-24 storm season was completed last year through the collaboration of the UK’s Met Office, Met Éireann in Ireland, and the Dutch weather service, KNMI.
Commencing in September of the previous year, the 2023-24 storm season extends until August. Notably, inspiration for some of the names was drawn from civil servants, scientists, and even a renowned comic book character.
