Dale Hay
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Finally, a nice shower.
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36 minutes ago, steve86 said:
I think that's anaprop.
I believe it is too, it's been around for a few days - still haven't got used to it... quick glance and I think *yay*, two seconds later, "Oh, anaprop" *glum face*.
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Well, if you have two legs, feathers and occasionally go "quack", then outside is perfect for you.
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3 minutes ago, elfinpunk said:
I am 30 seconds from the seafront I am just hoping the seafront isn't blown any closer to me.! X
Hopefully not.
Just looked, high tide is 09:49 (11.18m) ... deffo worth a ganders down.
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7 minutes ago, elfinpunk said:
87?? I am just at the top of that patch of purple... already there is a tree down the other side of town and it isn't THAT windy. I hope that doesn't come to pass.
Thank goodness it's not bin-day... might have a walk down to the seafront in the morning.
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23 minutes ago, Speedway Slider said:
Just watched a recording of a tree getting struck near the presentation area at the boat race!!
Impressive strike, the tree caught fire!
That'll get onto YouTube no doubt...
BBC Sport popped it on their Twitter account.
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On 02/03/2016 at 9:59 PM, Jo Farrow said:
I asked Met Office Press office about this
"Name our Storms is a pilot project between the Met Office and Met Eireann, as such parts of it are likely to change as the project develops. This was initially going to be an Autumn and Winter 2015/16 project. However, the exact end date has not been decided and so we will continue to name storms for the time being at least.
Even if we decide to continue the project through spring and summer, we will start again from A when we get to Autumn. Chances are we won’t reach Wendy, but it we do a decision will be made then what the following names will be, whether we go back to A or use the Greek alphabet as used in other naming series."
Ah, I see.
Thank you, Jo.
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I'm confused... I thought the naming was for the storms during Autumn and Winter, and correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't today the start of meteorological Spring? *confused look*
Although, saying that, I do enjoy a good storm - I've still not got over how amazing the seafront was from Imogen. -
Never in my life have I (personally) witnessed rain like that then. Short (about a minute) of nothing but a thick wall of water, proper belting it down - now it's back to drizzle/light rain. That was beyond epic. :o
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One normal grumble, and two proper things:
1) I'm personally not a fan of this update.
2) I cannot enter anything into the "What's on your mind" status-y thing on the homepage in the sidebar. (One's using Chrome)
3) Where's the option to turn OFF thread reply email notifications? I only see instant, daily and weekly. -
It's pronounced CLO-DA, like Yoda but with a 'Cl' in place of the 'Y'.Haha is that serious? Not even sure how that should be pronounced. Surprising really as the wind gusts equalled that of Barney.
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Just walked along the seawalk (if you know Weston-super-Mare, then the (exposed) walk way along the coast as if you were walking towards Birnbeck Pier) and my god, some of the gusts were like an invisible hand moving me like a chess piece. I'm not out with any equipment, so can't get a proper reading for you, but as a normal evaluation: It's bloody windy. Oh and the waves (coming in) look fierce.
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1500 - Shannon - Wind: 55.2mph (up 2.3mph) Gust: 76.0mph (up 2.4mph)
Damn. I knew I should have brought my anemometer with me to work. I was going to walk down the sea front on the way home and see what speeds we can get up to. Starting to get rather gusty here. X
I'll be down the seafront later on too, should be interesting.
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Been on holiday this last week and had a couple storms, one which was very intense, I have been trying to find a site which shows the strikers over the past few days or even 24 hours, does anybody know of such?
Here you go -> LightningMaps Archive. That archive is from now and goes back to 2011.
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Two METAR readings, both from RAF Valley on Anglesey, Wales at 16:50 and 17:05 (BST) this afternoon, have flagged up an FC (Funnel Cloud/Tornado/WaterSpout)
Can't see anything mentioned throughout Twitter in that region though. :/
METAR
EGOV 021550Z 36009KT 9999 FC FEW018 SCT032 BKN055 13/11 Q1019 BLU TEMPO SCT018 WHT
EGOV 021605Z 34009KT 9999 VCFC FEW018 SCT032 BKN060 13/10 Q1019 BLU TEMPO SCT018 WHT
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I'm guessing there might be some thunder and a bit of rain near you Rain123?
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A nice fancy selection of clouds this nice and cool(er) evening.
Earlier on was borderline unbearable... just walking to the shop around the corner and I was drenched. I really can't hack the humid warmth. :/
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Beautiful moon i saw this morning so couldnt resist taking a few photos.
One word. WOW.
Dull and cloudy most of the day, bit of a slight nippy breeze too. Although still feeling a bit muggy. :/
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What does all this indicate?
Is their a key available anywhere?
I'm sure I knew once, but now over 50 and my grey matter unfortunately has been overtaken by my grey hair!!
Whoops, sorry. I was referring to the FC section of the METAR strings (FC = Funnel Cloud/Tornado/Waterspout)
Top string was reported at 10:50(GMT) [11:50(BST)], bottom one at 13:50(GMT) [14:50(BST)]
Both from EGNS, which is the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) airport code for Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man.
There's a free online METAR decoder here, which will show you more information when you paste the string in to it and press the "Decode" button.
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Just looking at the METAR stuff I archive and noticed these two from EGNS (Isle of Man) on Friday.
EGNS 241050Z 07008KT 9999 FC SCT020CB 14/10 Q1012 NOSIG
EGNS 241350Z 08007KT 050V110 9999 -SHRA FC SCT025TCU BKN046 14/09 Q1012 NOSIG
I haven't seen anything else mentioned about it (either on here or a few other sites - unless I've missed it) ... would've been nice to have seen if anyone did see anything themselves.
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A selection of pics and vids I've seen throughout social media so far.
Twitter
[image] https://twitter.com/live_in_hope/status/621813871389581312
[image] https://twitter.com/Kev_Andrew/status/621813303707336704
[image] https://twitter.com/lmcveee/status/621811178755502080
https://twitter.com/AaronLinstead/status/621809692067688448
https://twitter.com/alandixon88/status/621810488591126528
https://twitter.com/KatieKitkat33/status/621815922878214144
Instagram
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It's very "Florida during hurricane season" outside. This bit of rain is horrendous! You can see the wind in the rain and it's hammering the windows like a pressure washer. :/
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Storm risk - Monday 9th May onwards
in Storms & Severe Weather
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And we're off...
Sferic in Newport... and just north of it. (^_^)