Windy, Rainy Conditions Next Week
Friday, October 17th, 2008Tropical Storm Omar continues its movement to the north and is expected to impact European weather early next week. Remnants of Omar will bring rain and wind to the UK and northern Europe Monday into Tuesday. The UK will see very windy conditions and some moderate to heavy rain. Northern Scotland could even see some wintry precipitation mixed in. As the system moves east, winds will increase in North East Germany. Winds will be greater than 10knots and as high as 15 knots in the more northern wind farms. Following a brief lull late Tuesday into Wednesday winds could again increase to greater than 10knots come late in the week into the weekend. Coal prices could take a hit as we enter a windy period over the next few weeks.
Temperatures across Europe are still close to normal with an occasional below normal. As some rain moves into central Europe, cloud clover will bring low temperatures up causing a decrease in heating demand. Moderate rainfall is expected in Southern France and into the East Central region of Germany.