[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

16 hours ago, Wiltshireweatherwatcher said:

Just popped into the MOD thread and almost got hit by a passing tumbleweed. Says all you need to know about future winter prospects.

I’ll just be happy for dry weather now. Passed caring about seeing snow now.

I think it's run out of steam for a while!

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

58 minutes ago, nettie said:

Went out for a walk around this morning only thing I saw was a bin on its side. Still quite blowy here but dry .

Great day for drying the washing down here, one light passing shower, but still some good breeze to air things. I'm glad the wind has dropped as it's recycle collection day tomorrow and my bin is full and I'm hoping the lid will stay put because if it doesn't the contents will be off down the street. As for the bin its so full of old cd's and items, it is so heavy it won't go anywhere even in 60mph gusts 

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Morning All, I'm sure ISHA tried her worst last night, but I didn't hear it, so it was down to a reccy of the estate this morning. 

Dustbins 

Flower pots 

Fence Panels (All) 

Tiles 

Garden Furniture 

Bird Table

Greenhouse 

Trampoline.........Hang on I don't own a trampoline, where the heck did that come from?

Stats wise, the overnight low 7.9°C at: 08:26 has risen to 9.7°C,RH 83% and a fresh breeze in from the SW veering W.

From Above some potent showers around

On Golden sands

 

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Sideways rain and flexing fence panels, seems the order of the night at the moment. Took the dogs to the back door for their last natural break before bed, and they would not go out, can’t say I blame them as it’s fairly rough out there at the moment.

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The pressure chart for ISHA is unusual compared to a "normal" inbound low, where you see a progressive curve, dependent of course on the pressure drop, but ISHA seems to be in fits and starts, just looking at the pressure drop, it's almost a stepped pressure descent.

 

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Latest from Portland

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4 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

Locked up in their coop

I trust they'll look after them and not put them into the hot cabinet in the morning.

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

6 minutes ago, nettie said:

Can someone please point me in direction  of how to view local weather stations .  I can't seem to find them  

Try this

https://wow.metoffice.gov.uk/

And also

https://www.wunderground.com/wundermap?lat=51.069&lon=-1.795

 

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Wind increasing slowly

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The rain thus far has been minimal, possibility of it picking up a little bit in a while..

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

44 minutes ago, jtay said:

Radar says no...

Quite noisy outside, but watching Bournemouth v Liverpool it's not affecting the game at all.

 

OH dear 

squashed cherries

[Storm Isha, Amber ⚠️]

1 hour ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

How long can stuff stay in the fridge and freezer without electricity?

I'd say keep checking until the old man's nose goes white, then I think he'll be cold enough.

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

4 minutes ago, TammasinWhiskers said:

Quietly removes self from the Storm Isha thread.... my goodness there's some right ones on there isn't there?

 

They've moved from the MOD thread as nothing is happening over there, in fact there's a general "Winter is over" aroma beginning to waft out of there today

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Looking choppy, I wonder how much of the beach we will loose tonight?

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[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

6 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

Forecast wind speeds have dropped for here. It was showing low 60's yesterday, now down to mid 50's.

Gust or average as Hurst Castle is already reporting gusts of 57.2mph? 

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

A useful reference to see local coast wind speed can be found here: 

WeatherFile.com | Real Time LIVE Wind Data

WEATHERFILE.COM

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Real time LIVE current wind speed & weather data. From locations across UK, Ireland, South Africa, France & USA

Go to "Locations" and select the site from the list for more data.

Time for my scale to autocalibrate have reached the top of the lower dial range!

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

2 minutes ago, jy said:

Was too dangerous  instructor  said  I would be in Calais in 22 minutes

One or two brave folks out on the water down here.

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Morning All, an overcast start to the day after the rain overnight, with the overnight low of 5.0°C at: 00:08, currently 9.8°C, RH96%, and a fresh breeze in from the WSW.

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

3 hours ago, Somerset girl said:

Just checked windy.com and yes the wind speed down there is 35 knots and stronger along further along the south coast . 

Stronger on the north coasts of Somerset and the Irish Sea is very strong at 60 knots .

Maybe  the front is coming in  faster than we thought . 

No, storm ISHA is still developing way out in the Atlantic at the moment. What you will be / are experiencing is this cold front coming in overnight, as has been forecasted. Looking at the chart, it suggests the wind strength dropping back once the cold front moves through.

ISHA is still well out, as can be seen on the fax chart:

And developing nicely on the global view:

Stepping through the fax chart you can see the progression into later tomorrow for ISHA:

Midday Sunday

 

Midnight Sunday

THEN, the next inbound deepening low (not expected to be as deep as ISHA) gets ready to have a go after ISHA:

Midday Monday

Midnight Monday to Tuesday

Tuesday Midday

 

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Morning All, a grey start to the day  heralding  more akin to January weather later in the weekend and through the week, of course I am talking winds and rain. I think the cold weather in the US will have a lot to answer for by the end of this week, through the increased speed of the jet stream. Anyway, it is what it is, the overnight low a mild 0.3°C at: 00:00, currently 6.1°C, RH76% with a fresh breeze in from the SW.

From Above

On Golden sands, already a fair amount of white water

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Making the most of the last night of the colder air, down at -0.6°C currently.

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11am this morning the wind turned from the colder air source in the N, back to the traditional SW, and then started to increase in strength.

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Morning All, another glorious start to the day, after an overnight low of -6.9°C at: 07:52, currently 1.7°C, RH86% and no breeze.

From Above

On Golden sands

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

19 minutes ago, Alderc 2.0 said:

Nooo way! For the second day in a row on way home at completely different times but almost the identical place on the road I’ve just seen another bright green Meteot falling into the western skies. 
 

What are the chances. 

So you saw the meteorite on the 17th Jan, well that's today's date.  (Groundhog rules)

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4 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

Buggger off