George

Heavy rain since about 1PM, big flakes now coming down in Newton Abbot. Little bit of an update on forecast from Met aswell, not taking it literally though, just nice to see it falling to be honest as we were only forecasted rain for this event, just this past hour it’s updated to snow ?

Heavy rain here in Newton Abbot since 1pm still hammering it down now

Snowing here, nice big flakes.

Amber warning for wind issued for Friday & Saturday. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1391731200

Amber now up on website http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1391558400&regionName=sw

Not much happening so far, current temp 3.4C, DP 0.1C.

I believe Monday is our best chance of seeing something wintry for here in the S/SW, that met outlook is for wed onwards.

Not only that, they are also warning us to get ready for an ice age.http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/439701/Now-get-ready-for-an-Ice-Age-as-experts-warn-of-Siberian-winter-ahead

"@fergieweather: W COUNTRY Just to reiterate that for likes of #Bristol, #Bath, N #Somerset & #M4 corridor, winds will strengthen later on (3-6am) from W/NW."

Wind really starting to pick up now, also still raining heavily, currently had total of 34.2mm.

But it's not expected to hit us for a couple more hours yet..

Nothing is over just yet. "@fergieweather: W COUNTRY #ukstorm The current @metoffice assessment suggests 60-70% chance of a developed storm; 30-40% chance one much less so. More later"

Latest from Ian on Twitter: "@fergieweather: W COUNTRY #ukstorm UPDATE 0730GMT: Increased hope of a less developed system tomorrow AM; uncertainty; but full update around 10-11am today." The Met Office on Twitter have also said they will be revisiting the warnings later this morning, so just keep an eye on what they have to say.

Met Office weather warning has been issued for parts of Cornwall and Devon for tomorrow. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&regionName=sw&fcTime=1382310000

The Met Office responded to the Daily Express article - http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/winter-forecasting-responding-to-the-headlines/