Rain / Winds / Storms - Friday Into Saturday

[Optimus Prime]

Does feel very muggy tonight. Currently 15.7c. Can't say the winds all that strong tho (gusting upto 25 maybe)

[West Sussex Kate]

I agree we had some really bad wind from 6pm - 10pm.

[snow raven]

Is this as stormy as it going to get in Southern/ SE England because it only feels fairy windy, my hopes had probably got up too high:p- im confused as to weather its going to get more windy tonight/ tommorow, stay the same or die down? I think we had bigger gusts earlier. doesn't feel like theirs tornado risks atm anyway.

Same here. Im goind to go a bed in a mo, but set the alarm clock early for a Saturday morning - just in case something happens!

[Zenarcher]

18z on NW charts,

6am

9am

12pm

I'm sure the 12z had at 3am was going to hit land now the 18z has pushed it forward to 6am.

Edited November 13, 2009 by weathermaster

[Paul Sherman]

Is this as stormy as it going to get in Southern/ SE England because it only feels fairy windy, my hopes had probably got up too high:p- im confused as to weather its going to get more windy tonight/ tommorow, stay the same or die down? I think we had bigger gusts earlier. doesn't feel like theirs tornado risks atm anyway.

Lol

Well thats the Million dollar question, is your location going to see any of the Convective & Squally Showers tomorrow morning, it is these showers/storms that have the capability to bring strong winds down to the surface above 50-65mph and if you get a Tornadic Storm then you will have something around the 100mph mark to contend with, if you miss and dodge the showers you probably wont even notice this event other than a windy night and morning, unfortunately none of us have that crystal ball when forecasting showers not even the Meto

Regards

Paul S

[Nick F]

Is this as stormy as it going to get in Southern/ SE England because it only feels fairy windy, my hopes had probably got up too high:p- im confused as to weather its going to get more windy tonight/ tommorow, stay the same or die down? I think we had bigger gusts earlier. doesn't feel like theirs tornado risks atm anyway.

It will get much windier for S and SE England around mid-late morning as a trough with tight pressure gradients moves through from the W ... this will provide the damaging gusts - both convective and non-convective.

[Lewis]

Can anyone with a lot of experience in setting up weather stations, i have some general technical questions.

I'll make it worth your while somehow.

Please private message me

Sorry to be off topic paul/mods, but its really important and i need to know things before i climb the roof before the big winds come in.

lewis

[Paul Sherman]

Hi Paul, 22z UKMet synoptic analysis showed a wave in the cold front across SW England, probably what's holding up its eastward progression.

Some lively showers with sferics heading across Cornwall/Devon and also over SW Wales in the unstable rPm airmass post front.

Thanks Nick

Did wonder what was going on with the CF Over the last few hours, there is the answer above

[OldGreggsTundraBoy]

Same here. Im goind to go a bed in a mo, but set the alarm clock early for a Saturday morning - just in case something happens!

good idea :] i think i'll do the same XD

[but no way am i getting out of bed unless theres a gale coming through my open window!]

[West Sussex Kate]

HA, im not setting my clock early on saturday morning for anyone LOL!!!! not even a storm....it will wake me lol.

[butler_son]

Just had another nice bout of rain. It's miserable out there. Something fell over at one point with a rather loud noise outside, didn't find out what.

I heard this godawful noise in the wind, I looked up into the skies, and saw the county of Cornwall blown off the map north eastwards towards the north sea...being a Devonian, thats not necessarily a bad thing....

I'm looking forward to seeing Devon overhead soon! :)

[OldGreggsTundraBoy]

Lol

Well thats the Million dollar question, is your location going to see any of the Convective & Squally Showers tomorrow morning, it is these showers/storms that have the capability to bring strong winds down to the surface above 50-65mph and if you get a Tornadic Storm then you will have something around the 100mph mark to contend with, if you miss and dodge the showers you probably wont even notice this event other than a windy night and morning, unfortunately none of us have that crystal ball when forecasting showers not even the Meto

Regards

Paul S

thanks! :] ill watch out for showers, i didnt know showers really had anything to do with surface winds, i do now though lol!

[traceyb]

It's very stormy here in Plymouth, flashes of lightening but strangely no rain! The wind is really whistling and if you go outside it's hard to grab a breath. Very exciting stuff!!!!

[philglossop]

It's horrendous out there, having been at work all evening, the cold front clearly went through between 7 and 9pm in Plymouth. Now it feels like a November evening. Winds have dipped since early evening, but are now starting to build again.

Plymouth had major traffic probs earlier with Tamar Bridge partly closed, plus shop signs flying around the City Centre, hence my early finish- for the first time, pulled off street for personal safety!!!!

The bay here looking out is a white sea of foam and breakers, and it going to get worse according to David Braine on BBC Spotlight plus reading Net Weather!!!

[risk of sleet]

Rumble of thunder just then. Some showers passing through now and again.

PS. Lewis - it's probably not a good idea to climb on your roof in the middle of the night!

[viking_smb]

It's very stormy here in Plymouth, flashes of lightening but strangely no rain! The wind is really whistling and if you go outside it's hard to grab a breath. Very exciting stuff!!!!

is there any thunder?

[Costa Del Fal]

I thought the winds would be much worse here. It barely went above a breeze here imo. Set to remain quiet for most of the night i think before picking up again in the morning but we shall see how much doesnt happen then.

[traceyb]

Yeah, hubby had problems with getting home this evening due to a lane closure on the Tamar Bridge. It's definately picking up again outside , we are quite high up so it kind of feels we are taking a bit of a battering.

[philglossop]

is there any thunder?

No thunder but I can believe lightening in the city, my location in Heybrook Bay is right at the entrance to the Sound - opposite Rame Head. - edit that was lightening and thunder!!!!!!!!!

[traceyb]

is there any thunder?

No there isn't, just the odd flash of sheet lightening. Saw the last one about 30 mins ago. It seemed strange with no thunder or rain accompanying it.

[littlemissy]

Winds picking up again and now rattling the windows ,squally showers .

Lots of debris on the roads from earlier gusts.

I've had odd flashes of lightning throughout the evening.No thunder though.

Although I LOVE this type of weather ,I hope folk are safe and well at then end of it.

Edited November 14, 2009 by littlemissy

[gottolovethisweather]

87 users and counting at nearly mid-night but I feel there will be one less soon, bed beckons.

Stay safe people.

[Somerset Squall]

With yesterday's heavy rain, the local river (Parrett), is very near bursting. We've had 32mm of rain today to wash down off the hills into the river. Looks highly probable that I may be cut off this weekend!

Winds increasing again after the lull of the last few hours. Not yet back up to the dizzy heights of the 72mph gust I recorded earlier, but a few squally gusts of around 45mph are still occuring from time to time.

[traceyb]

No thunder but I can believe lightening in the city, my location in Heybrook Bay is right at the entrance to the Sound - opposite Rame Head. - edit that was lightening and thunder!!!!!!!!!

I am waiting for the thunder to reach us.

[philglossop]

Tracey- are you getting this lightening? Where in the city are you?

3rd flash in 5 minutes now