19/01/2024 - Back to wind and rain - Met Office weather forecast UK

This is a Met Office UK Weather forecast looking at Storm Isha, hitting the UK between Sunday 21/01/2024 and Monday 22/01/2024.
A dramatic change in the weather is expected this weekend as the jet stream powers up and sends a deep low to the UK by the end of Sunday. This low has been named Storm Isha by the Met Office because of the risk of disruptive and damaging wind gusts in places. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Aidan McGivern.
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[@johnc1961]

I know many have moaned about the cold, but there is something beautiful about clear, crisp winter days. I did notice some warmth coming back to the sun when it's on the face.

[@johnc1961]

Thank you that is an interesting explanation

[@gillswift274]

Tbh John I don’t like the bitterly cold weather but love the sun so I do feel conflicted at times 😊

[@johnc1961]

​@@gillswift274Yes, I can understand where you're coming from there.

[@NathanEllisBodi]

Totally agree, crisp days are perfect when added to a long walk across the Brecon Beacons with sandwiches and a flask of coffee, possibly a small flask of Rum too.

[@stephenguppy7882]

I would sooner have snow any day over storm after storm like we had for the last 2 months of 2023.

[@mickeyfilmer5551]

Thanks Aidan, these forecasts are really appreciated by us with disabilities -you guys at the met office in Exeter are so reliable with your forecasting and it's a massive help on planning the next few days ! Keep up the great work and give yourselves a pat on the back from me!

[@potatofries9920]

I have loved the crisp cold weather. It's been stunning in my part of rural Staffordshire. I dont want it to end. The grey wet weather makes me miserable. Will we have another cold spell?

[@johnc1961]

Some early hints of a return of the high pressure during February

[@russelllapua4904]

Well, you can't say that the UK weather is boring.

[@techtinkerin]

Well technically you can but whether that statement would be accurate or not is debatable.😂

[@marknichols554]

@@techtinkerinhilarious! Your statement can be said for anything that is stated. Everything is debatable, even theories of the universe are debatable.

[@Apex_Gamer_87]

I'd say the weather's been rather boring here in South Wales for many years the last great Thunderstorm we had was in early 2000's I remember it lasted for hours, we were initially going to have potentially upto 40cms of Snow last week but it passed under us. We did experience the heatwave in 2022 though.

[@oksanasirokina99]

It’s kinda true tho😂

[@christinepease890]

Thank you, Aidan

[@NICKDEVILS420]

Great, just great. How my roof has survived the previous storms i do not know, well time to test the tiles again. Wish they could make the mind up about when the strong winds are coming at my side. First it said 7, then 12, then 1 now 11!

[@daviddarrall9384]

Thank you. UK.

[@elisabethj.v.beardsell9853]

A very detailed weather forecast 😮

[@alimitchell5346]

Any chance of supplying measurements in inshes as well as mm ..? For us pre decimals!

[@kylepittendreigh8401]

I don't think many of us will sleep with the strong winds on Sunday

[@sinsooty6290]

I've always got strong wind.

[@Matthew-jp9dq]

Normal service resuming. Do not adjust your set.

[@jaymtt2966]

Can someone from the met office clarify… These wind warning graphics oddly seem to exclude the Isle of Man. Is that because the island is not part of the met office area of responsibility or will the island be fortunate in missing the windiest weather?

[@davidmorton8332]

It's because the Isle of Man isn't part of the UK and therefore not a Met Office responsibility.

[@Apex_Gamer_87]

Southern parts of Isle of Man will reach 57mph by 11pm according to Zoom Earth just to let you know.

[@KenMoss2986]

I have daily reports from Finland. They are having their most sever weather in decades including -35C now that is fresh I can assure you as I've lived there.

[@GaryV-p3h]

Does giving the storms names make having your home flooded or the roof ripped off any more or less painful.

[@metoffice]

Of course not. However, naming storms makes more people aware of severe weather ahead of time so they can try and protect themselves and their properties as much as possible.

[@GaryV-p3h]

@@metoffice Are people really that stupid these days, don't answer that, I already know the answer.

[@Mykst]

@@GaryV-p3h It's nothing to do with stupidity. The fact is that if these storms were not made aware to the public then they're simply not going to know or expect the impacts associated with them. Technology is at a point now where we can have these much better advanced warning systems in place to much better prepare not just the general public but the emergency services who rely heavily on these forecasts too.

[@NICKYVTEC]

Why do you name the tail end of Atlantic storms now? Until recently it was just reported as the tail end of an Atlantic storm and it’s going to be wet and windy for a bit.

[@callumglass]

No, no they weren't. Naming storms were heavily in 2015. 9 years ago... Ofcourse we can get a "tail end Atlantic storm hitting" and it'll still be called that, until it meets certain criteria of the "risk matrix" of where it'll hit. Pretty standard and readily available information, for anyone actually wanting to learn.

[@LeeSykes-o5g]

the Jet Stream ... thank you.

[@simpedros4766]

Why is the Isle of Man not included in the amber warning when it’s surrounded on every side by amber warnings?

[@davidmorton8332]

Because it's not part of the UK.

[@angelstar1220]

Another storm. Surprise surprise.

[@SpafliOfficial]

I cant believe it can reach up to 80mph

[@techtinkerin]

That weather warnings chart on your website is so cluttered you cant even see whats happening where.😂

[@colincoplestone4823]

Can't wait until June we will be on storm zulu, boring

[@aidiess]

Can you tell when storm " Jimmy " is scheduled because it's just one after the other ? hmmm !

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

The Pest from the West is back then after a beautiful sunny dry spell.

[@victorgrainger895]

Uuuh errr it's going to be windy !

[@marksmith5475]

Buzzing the ice and cold finally going now bring on the wind and rain 💨 🌧 to finish off January 😂roll on summer ☀️ the weather in the UK real is poo

[@johnbaxter189]

Plastics coming off me greenhouse roofs I know it is, lols

[@paulcharlwood440]

Snow melt? Try thawing...

[@antonyremmer9496]

Why do you lot keep giving the weather names ???? .... just say it's going to be windy !!!!

[@CarolJones-t2v]

Why do you always ignore Lancashire and the north west of England? you always mention the south east and Scotland but never the north west. We are under an amber warning for wind but yet again you glossed over us.

[@marknichols554]

It’s between south east and Scotland. The geographical extremes generally give a overall impression of the weather from far north to far south. Lancashire is not mentioned for the same reasons that other nearby counties are not mentioned.

[@northernmostman]

Stormy weather becoming more and more frequent all year round. 2023 was relentless and a very poor weather year looks like 2024 is just going to be a repeat.

[@sandy7299]

Not in South Argyll, we had quite a pleasant year of weather apart from a late, ..ish spring

[@christopherkevill1333]

All ways the same old story with the met Office

[@bryandavies6930]

Don't worry everyone the met office has not got it right for weeks 😂😂😂😂

[@Mykst]

But they have? We have had the precise weather conditions that has been forecasted. Watch this space when the strong winds and rain arrive on Sunday and I'll tell you I told you so.

[@bryandavies6930]

@@Mykst o so the so called ice storm happened and all the predicted snow happened they haven't had it right once 🤣🤣🤣

[@DB-pm2vy]

I went to town with an inch of snow on my car this morning it was hard and frozen on. I’ve been grounded all week it’s too slippery to go out. Some of us find icy ground very tricky. Although I did appreciate the sunshine ☀️

[@Mykst]

@@bryandavies6930 The media and news are not to be believed and the Mat office have said this themselves. There has been no _"ice storm"_ in the forecast, just a risk of ice conditions. About time you understood how forecasts work.

[@bryandavies6930]

@@DB-pm2vy was you battered by the storm 😂😂😂😂😂

[@steve-fb1pz]

Let’s have English names for English storms.

[@Ryleydosegames]

😅😅😅 again 😂😂😂

[@Midlandreviewer]

Boo 👎

[@derbs46]

Ridiculous naming every bit of bad weather, used to just have a storm, now it has to have a name. I'm assuming the people in the met office have got nothing better to do. Maybe concentrate on getting the weather forecast right, instead of covering every possibility

[@Mykst]

But the forecast *IS* right. The storm is hitting the UK precisely as predicted. Also names are given to storms to help raise awareness ahead of their impacts.

[@multipipi1234]

Can't remember all these names for a bit of wind.

[@Mykst]

80mph is not just a _"bit of wind"_ is it? Also you probably can't remember named storms because technology has vastly improved since the past with much more advanced warning systems and awareness made for disruptive weather.