<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Storm Dennis to hit Britain and Europe with very strong winds this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Ultra-intense jet stream blowing across the North Atlantic that brought the dangerous <a href="https://www.windy.com/articles/storm-ciara-up-north-vs-high-pressure-down-south-11192" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Storm Ciara</strong></a> (known as Sabine in Germany) last week, produced another powerful storm, <strong>Dennis</strong>.</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://gallery.windy.com/albums/a/jet-stream-across-atlantic.png" alt="photo:Windy.com/Gkikas LGPZ;desc:Jet stream across North Atlantic;" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">The jet stream across the North Atlantic is the result of strong air pressure differences between Arctic low pressure and high pressure areas to the south.</p>
<p dir="auto"></p><blockquote class="content twitter-tweet" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/PapavasileiouWX/status/1227674985306693632"></a></blockquote><p></p>
<p dir="auto">On Tuesday, the UK Met Office named the Storm Dennis, as the fourth named storm of the 2019-20 season.</p>
<p dir="auto"></p><blockquote class="content twitter-tweet" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1227181202647416832"></a></blockquote><p></p>
<p dir="auto">Although not as powerful as Ciara (<a href="https://www.windy.com/articles/storm-ciara-up-north-vs-high-pressure-down-south-11192" rel="nofollow ugc">Storm Ciara</a> claimed seven lives across Europe, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51458037" rel="nofollow ugc">according to the BBC</a>), Dennis is set to bring <em>very strong winds</em> forecast to gust past 50 to 60 mph, with the likelihood of <em>snow</em> and <em>heavy rainfall</em>. <a href="https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2020-02-15" rel="nofollow ugc">A yellow warning</a> is in place for the entirety of the United Kingdom on Saturday.</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://gallery.windy.com/albums/a/storm-dennis-warnings-saturday.png" alt="photo:Met Office;desc:Saturday Warnings;" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://gallery.windy.com/albums/a/storm-dennis-warnings-sunday.png" alt="photo:Met Office;desc:Sunday Warnings;" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">The Irish Meteorological Service <a href="https://www.met.ie/warnings" rel="nofollow ugc">issued the Yellow Wind Warning</a> for Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry and Waterford (valid 6pm Wed. to 2am Thurs), and for Dublin and Louth (valid 11pm Wed. to 3am Thurs), expecting the South to Southeast winds will reach 50 to 60 km/hr gusts 90 to 100 km/hr.</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://gallery.windy.com/albums/a/storm-dennis-ireland-warnings.png" alt="photo:Met Éireann;desc:The Irish Meteorological Service Warnings Map;" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">On 12 February 2020, Storm Ines was named by the French meteorological agency, Météo-France.</p>
<p dir="auto">As you can see on 5-day max. winds forecast (ECMWF run) below, while the U.K. and Ireland will get hit the hardest, parts of Europe will get some serious winds too, especially Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France and Switzerland.</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://gallery.windy.com/albums/a/max-winds-storm-dennis.jpg" alt="photo:Windy.com;desc5-day max. winds forecast (ECMWF, ):;licence:cc;" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
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