glasgow-guy

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

better hope if it does collapse then it collapses outwards and not in on itself

its a sandstone so not worried about the general structure its the roof and the chimney stack i am most worried about currently i am sitting in the loft conversion room

ohh my god i am so worried about my roof its creaking and I can hear the slates rattling lets see if this 100yr old house holds up ps massive hail falling

met-office has a warning for snow out Friday into Saturday

blowing a gale here now can hear the roof rattling

morning Scotland pretty gusty here in Lanarkshire so I cant imagine what this afternoon will be like however just took a quick look at the models is it just me or has it been slightly downgraded in terms of wind speeds if so this is of some good news on the other hand it could be a blip in the model output as the storm approaches

flood alert now in place in 11 areas http://floodline.sepa.org.uk/floodupdates/

Wednesday 7 December Published at 12:00 UK Warnings Weather Warning Wednesday 7th December RED WARNING of WIND Strong winds will effect the whole of the UK on Thursday, with severe gales across northern and central areas. Damaging, up to storm force winds, are set to target central and southern Scotland, peaking during the afternoon into the evening rush hour. Gusts may exceed 80mph. Disruption to travel is likely. There is also significant risk of structural damage. Valid Thur 1000 - Fri 0600 Wednesday 7th December YELLOW WARNING of SNOW Sleet and snow is expected across much of Scotland this evening and into Wednesday. 10 cm of snow is likely in places and this may cause some disruption to travel. Sleet is more likely in low lying areas but even here there is a low risk of snow causing some disruption. Valid Tues 1800 - Wed 1000 Wednesday 7th December EARLY WARNING of WIND and SNOW Gusts of 60 to 70, possibly 80mph will develop over the north and east of the UK Thursday afternoon into Friday. Heavy rain and some hill snow will accompany the strong winds. Valid from Thur 1200 to Fri 1200

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KufYaElfDqk&feature=player_embedded

yeah its different all right it may go down in history for the wrong reasons see Michael Fish's forecast as a comparison

one of the best weather forecasts i have seen in years watch it here http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/16068618

try this link http://www.meteox.de/forecastloop.aspx?type=0

yeah Saturday morning looking great for snow what great few days of weather to come :excl: PS I still think Strathclyde could see drifting snow thursday

oops seems i was wrong also What does ESTOFEX forecast? ESTOFEX issues "Storm Forecasts" on a daily basis. These bulletins, accompanied by a map, address the threats posed by severe convective storms in Europe. The focus of the forecasts is the threat for hail, severe wind gusts, and tornadoes that these storms pose. Since May 1st 2009, the threat of excessive convective rainfall is included. Additionally, areas where lightning is expected are highlighted. To communicate the magnitude of the threat of hail, severe wind gusts, tornadoes, and excessive precipitation, ESTOFEX uses threat levels. Threat levels are issued based on the estimated probability of severe weather resulting from convective storms. A storm is considered severe or extremely severe when it is accompanied by one or several phenomena that meet the criteria listed below. severe convective weather phenomena: hail with a diameter of at least 2.0 cm tornado wind gusts with a speed of at least 25 m/s (92 km/h or about 48.6 knots) excessive rainfall of at least 60 mm (explained elsewhere in this FAQ) extremely severe convective weather phenomena: hail with a diameter of at least 5.0 cm wind gusts with a speed of at least 33 m/s (about 119 km/h or 65 knots), or a tornado of class F2 or stronger

oops my bad he was talking kph

only for lightning storms as far as I know ?

some snow warnings back on the met-office

holy crap its dark as night over Glasgow heavy rain here right now getting dark here also

where does it say 130 winds ? i can only find gusts of 80 max

gusts of 75-80mph expected in the central belt met office now removed the snow risk

it is now

I saw that all will be revealed however i suspect colder air will be dragged down with the low affecting north western parts of England bringing snow no big deal to us in Scotland but probably worthy of a one off BBC special

interesting indeed red alert then for the central belt ?

yeah sounds like sensationalist hype from the daily mail I wonder if the met-office are going to be more concerned about blizzard potential rather than wind ? "just a thought"