Area of low pressure "pushing in".

[MM5AHO]

On the forecast from BBC the wording isn't as precise as that wording from Met Office through Coastguard. (with their defined terms like soon, later, winds in Beaufort, waves in slight, moderate etc)

I've noted that they often say that bad weather "pushes in", and yes, also a high "pushes in".

Do these weather systems actually push? Or are they sucked in by the exiting system the other side?
For that matter why does most weather come from the west, whether pushing or being sucked, even if the wind isn't westerly?

 

[AngusMcDoon]

On the forecast from BBC the wording isn't as precise as that wording from Met Office through Coastguard. (with their defined terms like soon, later, winds in Beaufort, waves in slight, moderate etc)

I've noted that they often say that bad weather "pushes in", and yes, also a high "pushes in".

Do these weather systems actually push? Or are they sucked in by the exiting system the other side?
For that matter why does most weather come from the west, whether pushing or being sucked, even if the wind isn't westerly?

A low pressure pushing in is like insulation keeping the cold out.

 

[johnalison]

It's good to have something to worry about on a Monday morning.

 

[Deleted member 36384]

Push and Suck are the same thing.

 

[NDG]

My favourite on the BBC is cloud, which always "bubbles up". Oh, and "organised rain", which happens occasionally.

 

[oldvarnish]

For that matter why does most weather come from the west, whether pushing or being sucked, even if the wind isn't westerly?

Aided by the rotation of the earth

 

[viago]

For that matter why does most weather come from the west, whether pushing or being sucked, even if the wind isn't westerly?

a very good question, it certainly seems that way here. both highs and lows generally seem to come from w or sw. perhaps it is something to the earths rotation or the jet stream.
someone will be along shortly to put me right, no doubt.

 

[[70521]]

I put it to dumming down of the forecast.

Nowhere near as bad at the 17 year old lady golfer this morning on the news... "OMG" must mean something to her generation?

 

[awol]

Push and Suck are the same thing.

You must have a very boring sex life.

 

[grumpy_o_g]

My favourite on the BBC is cloud, which always "bubbles up".

If they're talking about Cumulus or Cumuliform clouds bubbling up isn't a bad description given that they are formed by rising "bubbles" of warm air. I'd like a brief word with whoever's organising that rain though...

 

[grumpy_o_g]

a very good question, it certainly seems that way here. both highs and lows generally seem to come from w or sw. perhaps it is something to the earths rotation or the jet stream.
someone will be along shortly to put me right, no doubt.

It's probably all changed since I was a lad but air flows from the more dense cold regions to the less dense warm regions except that coriolis gets in the way and mucks it all around. And I did all that without the aid of a supercomputer or a massive government/EU grant. Mind you, it's hasn't been peer-reviewed....

 

[jerrytug]

They always say that it will be a warm night because of the clouds keeping the warm air in, like a lovely cosy duvet over the land. But surely the clouds must be the result,not the cause?