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Something is brewing over Western Europe. Things will be very uncomfortable for the British and French in the coming days. And here?
The Ciarán megalayer will form over the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday and then rush violently over England and the North Sea. Even if Western Europe feels the full severity of the hurricane, it will also have a weaker impact on Switzerland, says Roger Perret of Meteo News. “In the lowlands we will experience strong westerly winds from Thursday with gusts between 50 and 70 km/h, possibly more,” the meteorologist tells Blick. It’s starting to get stormy in the mountains. “I expect wind gusts of more than 100 km/h at vulnerable locations, for example at Jungfraujoch or on the Säntis,” predicts Perret.
Media warn of bomb cyclone
For Switzerland: Don’t panic! We are only marginally affected by the hurricane; according to Perret this will cause “no major problems”. The situation is different in Brittany and southern England. The people there must prepare for heavy storm damage; wind speeds on the western tip of Brittany are expected to exceed 160 km/h. Experts expect flooding on the west coast of France and it is raining heavily. On Thursday evening, Ciarán will blow through the coasts of the Benelux countries with strong wind gusts of about 100 to 130 km/h.
Perret is particularly impressed by the “very rapid development of intaglio printing”. Some media therefore call Ciarán a bomb cyclone. In a bomb cyclone, cold Arctic air from the north meets milder air from the south. Extreme temperature differences lead to a powerful and rapid development of low pressure. To be considered a bomb cyclone, air pressure at midlatitudes must drop by 24 hectopascals within 24 hours.
What’s next for Ciaran? “It will remain typical windy and rainy autumn weather in Switzerland for the foreseeable future,” predicts Perret. Sun worshipers must therefore be strong – or seek out the warming rays abroad.
Source: Blick
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