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As a matter of interest, did the Government use the now infamous emergency alert system anywhere for Ciarán?

As said in the other thread, 946 from my Bresser station is a new record, then! Looking back at the telltale, the lowest was actually 945.3 at 08:15 this morning. PS IN terms of calibration, I have a Kestrel calibrated 5400 heat stress tracker that reads the same within 0.2hPa.

Thanks, Tom. So my 946 from my Bresser station is a new record, then! Looking back at the telltale, the lowest was actually 945.3 at 08:15 this morning. PS IN terms of calibration, I have a Kestrel calibrated 5400 heat stress tracker that reads the same within 0.2hPa.

Here right now

Off the scale now!

Measured a gust of 47 mph just after 6am. Pressure currently an extraordinary 946.2hPa, by far the lowest I have measured at sea level. The local flood alert has been lifted.

Currently pressure a slightly remarkable 966.4hPa, gusty winds but nothing above 24mph as yet and 8.8mm of rain in the last 24 hours. Flood alerts to the hotel half a mile away which is a bit close for comfort. Unfortunately the track appears to be swinging up now, with the eye looking to make landfall over Bournemouth/Poole.

They were pretty much that at Herbrand Walk this lunchtime. High tide a little late but big. Note the person standing on the beach overtopped by breaching wave.

>Arome has some places getting towards 100mm Over what period of time? We have had 90.8mm here in the last week...

There's a proper atmospheric river overflowing on East Sussex today; we have seen 56mm (nearly 21/4" in old money) of rain in the last 24 hours here.

Yellow warning. Meh. I mean - it's raining here now, although neither the radar nor the predictions think it should be.

Glorious morning with CN marching like elephants in single file through the Channel

Looks grey and grotty! That low doesn't shift

18.4mm at midnight, and a total of 31.6mm in the last 24 hours. A bit heavy, but not awful.

Short-lived and intense; we had 5.2mm in about 10 minutes and then it was gone.

Babette seems to be moving north more rapidly than predicted; the rain has almost cleared the south coast already (21:30z) although interestingly there is a small onshore effect with rain appearing as the southern flank crosses the coast.

Clear overnight and beautiful golden sunrise. 3.4C the low a few moments ago. No sign of ground frost.

The wind is slowly shifting from the SW to the NW and temperature presently 10.9C and still falling quickly. We have had 20.4mm of rain in the last 24 hours.

Reefseeker, you are better off with a waterproof 'coat' round your camera than struggling with an umbrella. All your attention will be on controlling that, especially if it gets a bit blowy, rather than focusing on the livestream. Remember to try to set up so the wind is blowing any rain from behind you, use a lens hood to minimise drops on the lens. Amazon has loads of covers eg Think Tank 6180 Photo Emergency Rain Shield for DSLR and Mirrorless with up to Lens, Small, 24 x 70 mm: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo AMZN.EU Shop Think Tank 6180 Photo Emergency Rain Shield for DSLR and Mirrorless with up to Lens, Small, 24 x 70 mm. Free delivery and returns on eligible orders.

Time to change my forum name and my tyres!

One of the most remarkable things about this prolonged heat is the effect it has had on trees. Most are still in full leaf; some are starting to look a little orange but not many. We are a third of the way through October, remember. 20.4 deg C yesterday.

I woke up at 3am today sweltering. There was a hot wind blowing quite strongly from the west, and the weather station recorded a high of 19.4 deg C with a gust of wind of 16mph - and then it rained unexpectedly 2 hours later! This is now the third consecutive night when it is as hot if not hotter than the day. That would be odd for July, but the end of September?

The polar negativity is someting to behold!

Remarkably warm overnight here; it was still over 19 deg C at 23:00.