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The Beast from the East
18 August 2025 10:15:21
Erin still at hurricane strength so far up north, though technically post tropical 

https://modeles16.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfs/runs/2025081806/gfs-0-144.png?6 


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Dickieboy68
18 August 2025 10:27:39

Yes - Erin looks to be the turning point of Summer to Autumn - GFS has the final remnants of Erin finally making it to Ireland in about 10 days' time, but only with a central pressure of about 990 and not much of a gradient around it. There does look to be a significant amount of moisture around it though - the rain spikes showing 5-10mm over a lot of the country - which will be a welcome change for some areas.


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Brian Gaze
18 August 2025 10:51:31

Briefly warm as ex storm Erin pulls in warm air ahead of a breakdown is what i would take from that as models struggle with the still unknown track.

Originally Posted by: bledur 

I agree it doesn't like lasting long, although we could see 3 or 4 days of very warm weather in the south and east.


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18 August 2025 12:47:11

Some media reporting Erin is going to hit the UK.  No model is showing that. 

Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 

It makes o good headline, but the ill-educated journos can't distinguish between hurricane Erin hitting the UK (highly unlikely, will degrade somewhere west of Ireland) and Erin's remnants travelling on to Britain with significant moisture included (quite likely, though the models can't agree on the exact course followed)


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The Beast from the East
18 August 2025 16:24:22

ICON looks warm, so too UKMO and GFS

https://modeles12.meteociel.fr/modeles/icon/run/icon-0-180.png?12 


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The Beast from the East
19 August 2025 00:53:29

You can still Erin's warm core even this close to the UK on ECM.  However, GFS  now has her even further south and the northern jet firing up to give us an early autumn 

https://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/ecmwf/runs/2025081812/ECM0-216.GIF?18-0 


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White Meadows
19 August 2025 04:17:01

It makes o good headline, but the ill-educated journos can't distinguish between hurricane Erin hitting the UK (highly unlikely, will degrade somewhere west of Ireland) and Erin's remnants travelling on to Britain with significant moisture included (quite likely, though the models can't agree on the exact course followed)

Originally Posted by: DEW 

The Beeb even have it as a headline article yet go on to say we’re to expect a little rain and 23-25c tops. A waste of page space. 

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19 August 2025 07:03:44

The Beeb even have it as a headline article yet go on to say we’re to expect a little rain and 23-25c tops. A waste of page space. 

Originally Posted by: White Meadows 

I'm not so sure. I think they've done that as a counter to the thicko hacks who can only think in the Erin apocalypse. 

A lot of people read junk stories like that and spread them. So counter measures can go some wasy to reduce such stories.


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19 August 2025 07:15:31
GFS Op 00z - currently a gentle pressure gradient between HP near Iceland and LP over France, slowly changing to a ridge covering Britain by Fri 22nd. Unlike yesterday, this is pushed E-wards by the development of LP moving SE from Greenland while Erin languishes in mid-Atlantic, Fine weather should hold on for the bank holiday with warm S-lies (possibly excepting far west). By Tue 26th a breakaway from the Greenland LP is locally 985mb Cornwall followed by a week of slack LP for the whole of Britain with a tendency for lowest pressures (ca 1005mb) in the S. This clears as NW-lies  then W-lies push across the Atlantic into September, as usual with such a set up, a tendency for unsettled with LP in N Scotland, fine but cool along the Channel.

ECM - agrees with GfS to Tue 26th when Erin revives and takes over the trough pushing down from Greenland. By Fri 29th the complex is a deep LP 975mb off SW Ireland.

GEM - more like ECM but with the LP filling and moving SE to reach Cornwall  995mb Fri29th

AIFS - London, maxima mostly low 20s, some cooler, and dry until Tue 26th then slow decline into top teens with plenty of rain through to Tue 2nd. Edinburgh, maxima rising to 20C Tue 26th and also dry, then follows London being cooler and wetter

GEFS - first a little cooler, then a little warmer to Tue 26th then near norm with rain everywhere, heavy in many runs for the S and SW


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Ally Pally Snowman
19 August 2025 08:04:03

Can't remember this amount of North sea clagg at this time of year before. V annoying 

At least the ECM this morning offers one last heat pulse. 🤞🤞🤞


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soperman
19 August 2025 08:46:18

Surprising how some members have written off September warmth already!


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MRazzell
19 August 2025 10:13:47

Surprising how some members have written off September warmth already!

Originally Posted by: soperman 

Agree, September and even October have had some great settled, warm and fresh spells in recent years (last year was a bit of an exception down here). I only tend to lose faith/interest when the clocks change. 

GFS Output looking reasonable in the reliable timeframe (for the next 6-7 days if you include today) then descends into a pretty poor, messy outlook in the less reliable (albeit fairly predictable that Erin would fire up the jet and cause a mess).

Everything to play for after the ying gives way to yang. 


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Gandalf The White
19 August 2025 10:44:34

Can't remember this amount of North sea clagg at this time of year before. V annoying 

At least the ECM this morning offers one last heat pulse. 🤞🤞🤞

Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 

It’s something that can happen at any time of year. Obviously the strength of the sun and length of daylight are important factors, but so is wind direction, strength and moisture content of the air.

I see the models are offering different evolutions for the track and strength of Erin as it gets to our side of the Atlantic.  ECM offers some much needed rain for the southern half as the pattern flips.  It will be nice not to have to lug watering cans around the garden.


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Rob K
19 August 2025 12:04:06

Some media reporting Erin is going to hit the UK.  No model is showing that. 

Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 

GEM has ex-Erin centred just off the tip of Cornwall at 240 hours, delivering plenty of rainfall just in time for my camping trip to the IoW.


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Gandalf The White
19 August 2025 12:46:07

GEM has ex-Erin centred just off the tip of Cornwall at 240 hours, delivering plenty of rainfall just in time for my camping trip to the IoW.

Originally Posted by: Rob K 

That’s pretty much where the ECM 00z has it, which starts a changeable and, for the south, very wet few days as we hit the final weekend of summer.


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Saint Snow
19 August 2025 14:34:33

GEM has ex-Erin centred just off the tip of Cornwall at 240 hours, delivering plenty of rainfall just in time for my camping trip to the IoW.

Originally Posted by: Rob K 

Hopefully it'll change, because that's a bummer


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Saint Snow
19 August 2025 14:39:27

It's some horrendous output, though 

Very miserable for the end of summer and start of autumn 


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Jiries
19 August 2025 14:44:40

Can't remember this amount of North sea clagg at this time of year before. V annoying 

At least the ECM this morning offers one last heat pulse. 🤞🤞🤞

Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 

I agreed the cloud aggression from the North sea always cleared up max 11am which used to be the case in Surrey, now living in W Midlands which classed as far west and 100 miles from the east despite liars claiming west is best when it not true here.  The ensembles and forecasts was very wrong lately as should had been estimated 29-30C yesterday as per 15c uppers on the graph and 25C today before a large drop to 20C but i bet it will be much warmer than recent days.   All this talk about Erin is a bit too much but hope this will help to end the easterly regime and for good and not come back anymore any time of the year, can't trust them regardless the N Sea SST's.

Chunky Pea
19 August 2025 15:11:29

Agree, September and even October have had some great settled, warm and fresh spells in recent years (last year was a bit of an exception down here). I only tend to lose faith/interest when the clocks change. 

Originally Posted by: MRazzell 

Inclined to agree. September, once considered a 'mellow' month, is really just an extension of Summer these days, with 15c+ minima becoming all the more frequent. It is really only after the equinox that you start geting that sense of Autumn in the air. 


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bledur
19 August 2025 18:17:18

It's some horrendous output, though 

Very miserable for the end of summer and start of autumn 

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 

The Southern half of the U.k. has been dry for six months so a change to wet is long overdue. ATM most of the rain is forecast for the South so good news

bledur
19 August 2025 18:20:51

Agree, September and even October have had some great settled, warm and fresh spells in recent years (last year was a bit of an exception down here). I only tend to lose faith/interest when the clocks change. 

GFS Output looking reasonable in the reliable timeframe (for the next 6-7 days if you include today) then descends into a pretty poor, messy outlook in the less reliable (albeit fairly predictable that Erin would fire up the jet and cause a mess).

Everything to play for after the ying gives way to yang. 

Originally Posted by: MRazzell 

.Following 6 months of drought i hope it remains predominantly un settled . I have had my fill of Sun , Heat and dust this year

 Different if you have had a wet Summer ,then a fine Autumn would be welcome.

bledur
19 August 2025 18:22:55

GEM has ex-Erin centred just off the tip of Cornwall at 240 hours, delivering plenty of rainfall just in time for my camping trip to the IoW.

Originally Posted by: Rob K 

Cant beat the sound of rain on canvas 👍

Ally Pally Snowman
19 August 2025 18:51:28

Much better 12s all round, especially the ECM which stalls Erin out west and it turns hot again. 


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bledur
19 August 2025 19:17:51

Much better 12s all round, especially the ECM which stalls Erin out west and it turns hot again. 

Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 

Only briefly . See M.O Deep Dive. It is the action of Erin on the jet Stream rather than where it ends up.

Ally Pally Snowman
19 August 2025 19:21:43

Only briefly . See M.O Deep Dive. It is the action of Erin on the jet Stream rather than where it ends up.

Originally Posted by: bledur 

I don't think the models have a clue what will happen next week tbh.


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