3 May 2010
Is The Ash Coming Back?? Maybe
Posted by Dan Satterfield
The unpronounceable Volcano is causing air traffic problems again. Photo from Iceland Met Office. Photo by Olafur Sigurjonsson
Ireland is closing it’s airspace at 7am Tuesday morning because of ash. The ash is below 20,000 feet so it may not be too disruptive to transatlantic air traffic. The ash is expected to drift over the UK later Tuesday and this may impact Heathrow and Gatwick. If that happens, you will see major disruptions.
Below is the latest forecast from the UK Met office:
Ash forecast courtesy UK Met Office.
The eruption shows no sign of abating. Thankfully, Katla the more dangerous volcano nearby is (so far) quiet.
I’ll post updates if things change. Looking at the upper air charts as well…
dan
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.