Not all low pressure areas are given a name. As in
following blog
explains that only low-pressure areas with mium to strong effects are given a name. This time, the Danish Meteorological Service has given the storm Otto.
Surface weather map with fronts mark.
Surface weather map with fronts mark. (German Weather Service)
The centre of the storm “Otto” mov from the north-west of Scotland towards Norway today and caus a stormy morning in Scotland and the north-east of England. Gusts of up to 150 km/h were measur in certain regions. The station on the Cairn Gorm even record gusts of up to 193 km/h. This station is locat at an altitude of around 1200 metres and is therefore very expos.
METAR (Meteorological aerodrome report) from Wick Airport report russia phone number library an average wind spe of 52 kt (96 km/h) and gusts of 66 kt (124 km/h) at 07:20 UTC.
overview map.
Overview map. (MeteoSwiss)
The low pressure system mov further eastwards and during the course of the morning it gradually calm down in Scotland. In the North Sea, however, hurricane-like gusts were measur on the oil platforms, buoys and ships sailing there. The wind on the Norwegian coast also gradually
Gain spe from midday onwards
Forecast of maximum 10 m wind gusts. Animation of 10 best platforms for webinars in 2025 m wind gusts (km/h) in 3 hourly steps.
Forecast of the maximum 10 m wind gusts. Animation of the 10 m awb directory wind gusts (km/h) in 3 hourly steps. (MeteoSwiss)
With further displacement, the storm will also affect Denmark, Germany and Poland. Storm Otto has no significant impact on Switzerland. Today, the associat warm front caus cloudy conditions, especially on the northern side of the Alps. On the
Meteoalarm website
you will find an overview of the current weather warnings for Europe.
Europe-wide warning map.
