In answer to the previous message: If he looks at todays synoptic chart he
will see that there is a trough extending out from the low pressure and
waving front over europe. This is enough to explain how some stations in the
north midlands have westerly winds while others futher south have a south
eaterly direction; I other words the winds are following the direction of
the isobars round the trough.
Hope this is helpfull!

"charles doughty" wrote in message
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In answer to the previous message: If he looks at todays synoptic chart he
will see that there is a trough extending out from the low pressure and
waving front over europe. This is enough to explain how some stations in
the north midlands have westerly winds while others futher south have a
south eaterly direction; I other words the winds are following the
direction of the isobars round the trough.
Hope this is helpfull!


Thank you for that.

I was surprised because the some of the winds either side of the trough were
at 180deg to each other.

CGL

CGL wrote:


"charles doughty" wrote in message
...
In answer to the previous message: If he looks at todays synoptic chart
he will see that there is a trough extending out from the low pressure
and waving front over europe. This is enough to explain how some stations
in the north midlands have westerly winds while others futher south have
a south eaterly direction; I other words the winds are following the
direction of the isobars round the trough.
Hope this is helpfull!


Thank you for that.

I was surprised because the some of the winds either side of the trough
were at 180deg to each other.

CGL

No, it was not a meteorological feature. Sequential obs show no continuity.
Perhaps there were two days data mixed on one chart. The 1250 obs appear to
be the rogue values with winds mainly from the west or northwest.

--
Graham Davis
Bracknell

Graham P Davis wrote:
CGL wrote:


"charles doughty" wrote in message
...
In answer to the previous message: If he looks at todays synoptic chart
he will see that there is a trough extending out from the low pressure
and waving front over Europe. This is enough to explain how some stations
in the north midlands have westerly winds while others further south have
a south easterly direction; I other words the winds are following the
direction of the isobars round the trough.

I was surprised because the some of the winds either side of the trough
were at 180deg to each other.

No, it was not a meteorological feature. Sequential obs show no continuity.
Perhaps there were two days data mixed on one chart. The 1250 obs appear to
be the rogue values with winds mainly from the west or northwest.

Met O sea level prognostications did show a double low forming South of
Ireland and the SW of England then and moving out toward the Norwegian
coast after crossing the UK.

But they also had it going into the Arctic once again as per a negative
wojermacallit. Something is or was (on that model) keeping it/them out
to sea.