Despicable Weather

Appears to be some dumpings have landed over Siberia, with what looks like sea ice meeting land across the Laptev Sea. Iceland looks to have a bit more of a covering also in the last few days and if you squint I'm sure even Norway is showing a couple more pixels.

Now we have that out of the way Clocks go BACK four weeks today! Already noticed a vast difference to light levels in the mornings, which I'm grateful for, and in the evenings especially on grey days.

Err you mean Storm Aileen, the one that caused power loss to thousands of homes, brought down trees because they were in full leaf? http://news.sky.com/story/uk-surveys-damage-after-storm-aileen-cuts-power-to-50000-11033703 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/sep/13/storm-aileen-batters-britain-with-high-winds-and-power-cuts To be fair up where you are escaped being struck but the stronger winds etc which even seemed to bamboozle the Met. Off predictions/warnings DID strike down here during the night when thankfully most were snoozing in bed and out of harms way It wasn't the strongest of storms and had it swept through in late Autumn once trees had dropped then it may not have been named. As it was, it was very early and I do think it warranted the name due to the damage caused and thus was a fair call by Met.Off in that regard.

This is a handy link for viewing and also displaying how nothing unusual is happening http://earthquakes.volcanodiscovery.com At the very top you can 'Hide' either Volcanoes or Quakes which makes the world map a little easier on the eye

Live Stream from The Weather Channel for next few hours

Tweet won't embed for some unknown reason but rapid strengthening expected to occur and develop into a Cat 4 as she tracks over Puerto Rico which is not good news for those islands.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Track of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneMarie?src=hash">#HurricaneMarie</a> eye expected to pass over or very near Puerto Rico as a strong Category 4 storm (120-knots) <a href="https://t.co/hLLTxyPQqV">pic.twitter.com/hLLTxyPQqV</a></p>&mdash; Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/909614939408683008">18 September 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Yep, sorry put current gusts link in there and now can't edit, the Top 20 gusts is this one http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=daily;type=maxg

So where was our wind warning from Meto then? The yellow warning on my app did a big loop avoiding most of our region and according to http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=current;type=maxg Heathrow has recorded a gust of 63mph, so far only beaten by Mumbles Head recording 74mph @ 01.00 ! Has been great to hear the roars and howls this evening/morning though, just hope the trees have stood their ground ok

63mph gust recorded at Heathrow at 4am http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=current;type=maxg and no wind warning on my Meto app It has been quite lively out there for the last few hours so hope the trees have stood firm, too dark to see right now.

Really? I've been up in the NW for a lot of this summer, Merseyside in fact and temps have been constantly at 20 to 22 c with pretty high humidity making a fan necessary in the evenings to make things semi comfortable, has it really been that dire just a few miles to my east ? Down in the SE it's only been a fortnight of coolish temps this last 2 weeks, before that it has been a great summer both in regards to temps, low humidity and absolutely no rain or showers to spoil things, shame about the lack of storms but hey gotta go further south and east for that apparently.

Saharan Dust: How Does it Impact Atlantic Storms? Share| The Saharan Air Layer, or known more commonly as Saharan Dust, is a layer of tiny aerosols like sand, dirt, and dust that occasionally push from east to west across the tropical Atlantic Ocean during hurricane season. These aerosols originate over the very hot and dry deserts of Africa, like the Saharan Desert, and sometimes get picked up by African Easterly Waves which push westward from Africa into the Atlantic Ocean. The Saharan Air Layer is a well-mixed dry pocket of air that usually resides between 5,000 and 15,000 feet above sea level. Since one of the key ingredients for tropical cyclone development is a deep feed of moisture, Saharan Dust often acts to inhibit tropical development. Research suggests that there are three primary reasons Saharan Dust has a negative impact on tropical development: 1) A surge in the mid-level African Easterly Jet increases the vertical wind shear. 2) The inclusion, or drawing in, of dry air into a tropical system 3) An enhanced trade wind inversion which acts to stabilizes the atmosphere. A stable atmosphere will make it more difficult for deep convection to develop. Once a pocket of Saharan Dust begins moving westward over the Atlantic Ocean, it is relatively easy to track by using certain infrared satellite products. The algorithm in some infrared products is sensitive to dry, dusty air and, therefore, can track when pockets of this kind of air move from place to place. Many factors go into forecasting the track and strength of a tropical system. Knowing whether or not a tropical cyclone will have Saharan Dust in its vicinity is one factor that can determine the cyclone's intensity. Info credit to Accuweather here https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-glossary/saharan-dust-how-does-it-devel-1/14307927 and a more head-twanging in depth article about it here http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1309104215303123 All very interesting and something I was unaware of until you asked the question, so thanks for making me go look

Oh how I do love this time of the year, just knowing that in a few short weeks night time will return. My abode can begin it's nightly lockdown chill time at a sensible hour of 8pm and not be disrupted until well after 3am It's all very well claiming that those who enjoy the dark hours are depressing but oddly enough I would be the one happy and laughing in your face while you sulk all miserable being depressing, funny that eh

I think this screen grab says it all and time to get horizontal before any more rogue heat puts the kibosh on that pleasure too, g'night.

Interesting data Mapantz, not seen that before! Is it an app or is there a website to view that?

Pass me some of that would ya, need something to make me zonk out in this heat! Seriously though, welcome to the forum and the madness of sitting up watching radars overnight. Blitzortung is showing those recent sferics approaching the Hull area with a nice little radar return, sadly it does look like that cell is off to join his mates in the North Sea *scowls*

Just had first rumble! Could be time to go hang out the south facing window

I don't suffer enough to bother with antihistamines but this dry weather has had me on the brink. Looking at radar we have rain incoming for the next hour or so which will make things seems more normal for tomorrow, hopefully!

Just some moderate/light rain here for last 40mins or so, no sparks, no booms but hey maybe the pollen will back off for a short while so I can stop sneezing and streaming from my head

Nice link, thanks for that Looks like nice timing with sounds of splishy splashes and rumbles too cos there is zilch here!

That 'looks' like it is a Puffball mushroom Alice. In my school days they were very common on the school fields and probably the last time I saw one. There are edible varieties and some poisonous look alikes, so as always never guess that any mushroom or fungi is ok to eat unless you forage regularly and know for sure what you have found

Thank you for the thread https://livestormchasing.com/map <--- a number of chasers streaming on there right now and looks like Brandon Copic is in the best place so far, moving through Pernell, OK.

Very nice Shame about the black nose and mega eyeballs though. Direction needed next time *chuckles*

In total agreement with you there on that *nods* I figure due to constant sweeping low pressure systems off Greenland hitting the warmer EuroSlug air from mainland is maybe what caused that. I was very surprised at the thundery element so early in January during 2014 and even noted some similar thundery days during Jan 2015. Both summers were a shocking let down with almost nothing but grey crud racing by on a southerly stream after massive storms in northern France. Oh I have all fingers and toes crossed for a better and delivering season in 2017 but I won't hold my breath

Darkness begins to fade into deep navy blue skies just after 6am right now which is still all cool. Lighter evenings I have no problem with but the impending doom of full blazing sunshine at 4am makes me want to stick needles in my eyes, it's the same thing really