[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 21/05/2018 Onwards]

10 minutes ago, Wiltshire_snow_lover said:

Electric keeps going on off here 

That will most likely be the power lines blowing in the wind and shorting out regularly. When it gets to storm force that often happens.

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 21/05/2018 Onwards]

Chimet now showing gusting up to storm force 10. Lovely, haven't had a nice storm for such a long time!

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21 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

I've just been up the garden to check around, and make sure the new covers I built are still there, which they are. But, every leaf in the entire county is in the pond. lol

I wish you all joy clearing that lot out! Been there, done that and didn't like it! Wet and soggy just like my garden at the mo. Hubby just walked down to the corner shop to get me some dark chocolate! Mmmm! Worth a million that man is. He reckons it is blowing a real hoolie out there now, it certainly sounds like it with all the banging and clattering outside.

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22 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

For me it is. My window faces East so no rain or wind gets in from these directions. I like to be able to hear the elements.

I usually leave my bedroom window open at night to hear and feel the breeze. South facing bedroom and half mile from the seafront so maybe close it tonight!

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Will do Polar Bear.

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4 minutes ago, Polar Bear said:

Coldfingers! Lovely to see you on here my friend x 

Good to see you too Polar Bear. I have lurked a bit the last year but had too many health problems to do much more than that. Getting older I suppose but I never lose my love of storms or snow. Fingers crossed for some snow this winter!

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 21/05/2018 Onwards]

1 minute ago, karlos1983 said:

Ooooh the letterbox is blowing open! You know it’s a good’n when that happens

Best of all is when the loft hatch gets sucked upwards and falls back wonky. Usually needs a F10/11 for that though. Letterboxes are next best though.

[9th November Possible Storm]

1 hour ago, philglossop said:

It’s evil here in Plymouth.

Roads gridlocked (75 mins from Marsh Mills to Tamar Bridge), flooding everywhere and we’ve been pulled off streets for safety. 

 

Normal 15 mins drive home took an hour. And not a very safe one at that

Looks pretty evil there now looking at Ventusky

https://www.ventusky.com/?p=51.80;-4.80;6&l=gust

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 21/05/2018 Onwards]

Chimet showing F8 gusting F9. Currently highest gust so far 46knot

http://www.chimet.co.uk/(S(f0jwsnbhhq1l5i450orgtn3a))/Default.aspx

Love these Autumn gales, fence not so happy now though. May be gone come morning.

[SE and East Anglia general weather discussion 26/03/2018 onwards]

10 minutes ago, stainesbloke said:

2 hailstorms today here! One was very heavy. Bit of excitement lol. Nice sunshine in between but feeling cold with a maximum temperature of 11C. 

You are lucky to have it so warm, here in Bognor is currently 5C despite the home page saying we have 10C! I promise you they lie! It is perishing even the dog never stayed in the garden to chase a squirrel. I think he didn't see it though! Time now is 6:55pm. Really hoping for a VERY cold winter for once!

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 21/05/2018 Onwards]

18 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

I try to keep busy with as many projects as possible Db. 2018 has been a stressful year, so aquascaping tanks is a good stress reliever, even more so when they up and running.

I had a few other jobs to do today, so I didn't quite finish it all. However, most of the hardscape is done.

2 driftwood pieces
JBL ProScape Volcano Mineral rocks as a base substrate
JBL Volcano powder on top
Tropica Aquasoil
Tropica Powder Soil
Seiryu stone
Fine white quartz gravel for cosmetic purposes

I have some small touches to add, like some 1 inch seiryu pieces and some shale to sprinkly around when the stone meets the sand.

 

I have stacks of planting to do tomorrow.

Oh, very nice! What fish you planning to have?

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 23/04/17 onwards]

57 minutes ago, Polar Bear said:

Helicopter back again.. it’s Selsea Coastguard. Twitter said they would be doing patrols so maybe this is what it is. Sea seems to be settling down a little 

Heard on twitter Littlehampton lifeboat is out and they reckon Shoreham one too! Hopefully not a kid, adults never have my sympathy when they do something dangerous but kids do, can't blame them so much for not being sensible.

https://twitter.com/LhamptonRNLI

[Storm Brian - Weather discussion]

     Police on the beach at Bognor and a boat out searching, plus heard a helicopter the whole time I was out walking the dog for an hour! When will people learn NOT to take risks with the sea..

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Chimet just showed F8 gusting F10. Must have been quite a squall as we are only forecast F9 gusts.

http://www.chimet.co.uk/(S(5hlg5yrtingfr445kbfuavmk))/Default.aspx

Just had gust of 49.8 knots- 57.3mph.

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1 hour ago, Polar Bear said:

And there’s a few surfers out there at the mo you can se having a great time!! 

Hi Polar bear, just passing High tide now in Bognor but really gusty as the web cam tell you if you put sound on. Saw one idiot standing right at the edge of the shingle, saw the wave was bigger than expected, tried to run backwards, fell flat on his back and got covered by the surf. One lucky man not to be dragged into the sea. I bet he wont do that again as it will have been a cold and soggy walk to somewhere he could dry off. Wind chill wouldn't have made it comfortable for him.

[Storm Brian - Weather discussion]

5 hours ago, SteveB said:

Not even windy here, am I missing something? 

Not missing a lot for the South coast although it is F8 gusting F9 here and high tide

. You are sheltered in North Somerset though.

Live webcam of high tide here in Bognor.

http://www.bognorregisbeach.co.uk/live

[Storm Brian - Weather discussion]

4 minutes ago, Polar Bear said:

Amber warning from where? Met o and bbc only showing yellow? 

I think Windchime is from Galway so Irish Met office have a different level of warnings.

[Storm Brian - Weather discussion]

2 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

It was forecast to be pretty windy slightly ahead of Brian. A small squeeze on the isobars, associated with a warm & cold front. The winds will ease slightly after midnight, before increasing again during the early hours of tomorrow.

Thanks for that Mapantz, I haven't had time today to check out the forecasts so it looks like I was caught with Mapantz down!

[Storm Brian - Weather discussion]

Hmmmn... we already have F7 gusting F8 here. Higher than I expected for this early on. I am now wondering if this could possibly get a little higher than the F9 they have forecast for tomorrow? Interesting to watch anyhow.

http://www.chimet.co.uk/(S(2dtruvvm5bw1r2ztyy0erb55))/wind.aspx

Hmmn just dropped a little but still interesting that it was slightly higher and I AM surprised at what a large area Brian is covering!

 

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 23/04/17 onwards]

Just now, karlos1983 said:

I think the Main reason is the timing. High tide, deep low, strong winds, people need to be warned. Not that it works mind 

agreed it will feel fairly average autumnal weather, maybe top end of average scale, but ultimately we will feel more of a brunt from Brian than Ophelia.

high tide and big waves is dangerous. 

Especially as it is half-term and people not used to coastal conditions will be down at the coast and likely taking stupid risks!

[Storm Brian / Coastal Photography]

I am by no means even a very good photographer but I DO live less than half a mile from the coast and the only thing I can add, which you almost certainly already know, is that whenever I have used my camera for photographing the sea I have used a clear filter to protect the lens! Amazing how even the smallest amount of salt water can ruin a lens in no time. Good luck and I hope you get some superb shots!

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 23/04/17 onwards]

32 minutes ago, Polar Bear said:

Nar.. 9 is ok for the Solent.. just a good old fashioned stiff breeze ha ha! I remember being out on the harbour in an 8.. 

in the harbour.. not sailing mind ha ha!! 

I agree Polar bear, to my mind it doesn't get interesting until at least a Force 10. I am surprised this 'storm' has been so over-hyped. Surely Storms start out at Force 10 and severe storm at Force 11. It always used to be that Force 9 was just a strong gale, certainly NOT a storm! I remember coming through the Bay of Biscay in a Force 10, now THAT was fun, once we were allowed up on deck at least!

[Storm Brian - Weather discussion]

16 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

I'm looking forward to something in the 50's. Although, my current record is 50mph on this station - back in February, I have to go back to 2014 to see similar longevity of wind speeds. Hopefully a new record tomorrow!

Isle of Purbeck SHOULD get higher wind speeds than me as where I live is a little bit sheltered from the South Westerly winds. If it turns Westerly though it could be a different matter for me but possibly even worse for you. Likely the road into Purbeck could flood? Just checked and yes, you do have a flood warning so be careful please, high tide could be interesting!

[Storm Brian - Weather discussion]

Haha, lucky you! All an Italian diet helps me with is increasing my waistline.

[Storm Brian - Weather discussion]

Force 6 winds here, calmest it has been here on the coast here for 36 hours. Not progged to be gale force here until early tomorrow, net-weather giving 53 mph gust for my town but they always underestimate the wind strengths in a storm, so I will expect 55mph gusts at least, most likely when that squall line moves through.