South West & Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 28/08/13 00z ------------------>

[Guest William Grimsley]

No wind yet. The rain up N looks good. Looking at weather underground the wind is likely to pick up soon, here.

[Guest William Grimsley]

Light wind and cloudy, here. Wind: SSW 6 mph Gust: 9 mph.

Edited September 15, 2013 by William Grimsley

[A.J]

the phrase 'much ado about nothing' sums up the likely effects for our region from the first autumnal low pressure of the season to affect the UK.....As AWD posted yesterday, apart from perhaps coastal regions it should be a fairly benign day, with showery rain spreading south eastwards this afternoon, some places may even stay dry, and increasingly breezy as we go into the evening, South facing coasts will see the breeziest conditions this afternoon, switching to north and west facing coasts overnight as winds veer to the north west

[Nights King]

the phrase 'much ado about nothing' sums up the likely effects for our region from the first autumnal low pressure of the season to affect the UK.....As AWD posted yesterday, apart from perhaps coastal regions it should be a fairly benign day, with showery rain spreading south eastwards this afternoon, some places may even stay dry, and increasingly breezy as we go into the evening, South facing coasts will see the breeziest conditions this afternoon, switching to north and west facing coasts overnight as winds veer to the north west

 

Interestingly I compared radar against bbc forecast this morning and they show more organised rain over us today but the radar show just some light patchy rain...  No more than a slight breeze outside currently.

[Guest William Grimsley]

the phrase 'much ado about nothing' sums up the likely effects for our region from the first autumnal low pressure of the season to affect the UK.....As AWD posted yesterday, apart from perhaps coastal regions it should be a fairly benign day, with showery rain spreading south eastwards this afternoon, some places may even stay dry, and increasingly breezy as we go into the evening, South facing coasts will see the breeziest conditions this afternoon, switching to north and west facing coasts overnight as winds veer to the north west

Really? I think it's going to be more than breezy in most places in SW England, today. It's going to be more like very windy on the S coasts and windy inland. Wind gusts inland: 20 - 30 mph Wind gusts near the S coasts: 30 - 40 mph Wind gusts on the S coasts: 40 - 45 mph.

Edited September 15, 2013 by William Grimsley

[Nights King]

Really? I think it's going to be more than breezy in most places in SW England, today. It's going to be more like very windy on the S coasts and windy inland. Wind gusts inland: 20 - 30 mph Wind gusts near the S coasts: 30 - 40 mph Wind gusts on the S coasts: 40 - 45 mph.

 

Wind is now moderate but still dry.

[Mapantz]

The winds have just picked up here, certainly the windiest day since Spring  and the peak is later on.

Currently bang on 15C. 

[Costa Del Fal]

Pretty breezy out there with odd stronger gust here in Falmouth. Nothing out of the ordinary though. We are too far South for anything interesting today.

[Sainsbo]

Last night temperatures dropped to 3.4C here in Swindon. Much lower than the 8C that was forecast.

 

Max gust so fa today is 24.2mph

[Guest William Grimsley]

It is becoming quite breezy, here. Highest Wind Gust Today: 21 mph 11:53. Highest Wind Speed: 12 mph 11:59.

Pretty breezy out there with odd stronger gust here in Falmouth. Nothing out of the ordinary though. We are too far South for anything interesting today.

Yeah I'm too far S too, here.

[Nights King]

Ground is quite dry now with this steady gentle cooling breeze. It's quite pleasant working in it to be honest. 

 

If only all autumn 'storms' were like this one  

 

I keep looking into that winter forecast/hopes thread and it isn't good for my health so early!

[A.J]

yep, nothing more than a gentle, occasionaly moderate breeze here....hi-res modelling shows the winds at their strongest pretty much now and then abating during the evening to nothing more than light breezes, which picks up again overnight as winds veer to a north westerly with strongest winds (no more than 25 mph mean) through the bristol channel....highest gusts anywhere no higher than 40 mph on exposed coasts and high ground of the moors.....nothing spectacular whatsoever here regardless of what the 'wild weather rampers' might have you believe!

[Guest William Grimsley]

yep, nothing more than a gentle, occasionaly moderate breeze here....hi-res modelling shows the winds at their strongest pretty much now and then abating during the evening to nothing more than light breezes, which picks up again overnight as winds veer to a north westerly with strongest winds (no more than 25 mph mean) through the bristol channel....highest gusts anywhere no higher than 40 mph on exposed coasts and high ground of the moors.....nothing spectacular whatsoever here regardless of what the 'wild weather rampers' might have you believe!

Really? It's totally different, here!

[Guest William Grimsley]

It is windy and rainy. High Wind Gust Today: 26 mph 12:49 High Wind Speed Today: 14 mph 12:58 Rainfall Today: 0.2 mm Rainfall Last Hour: 0.2 mm.

Edited September 15, 2013 by William Grimsley

[Mapantz]

I was fishing the influx of leaves out of the pond when a drizzard hit, soaked in seconds! A 26mph gust and a 2 minute mean of 12mph. I like cosy afternoons like this, just a shame there's no F1 on this weekend.

[Guest William Grimsley]

Dry and windy, here. Highest Wind Gust Today: 27 mph 14:10.

Edited September 15, 2013 by William Grimsley

[ARTDEMOLE]

14.4c. Humidity 95% northerly breeze 7.2 km/h Light drizzle.

[jtay]

Rotten here.

[Mapantz]

It has turned a tad wetter now, 3.2mm so far. There's been several accidents on the roads due to tricky driving conditions (or general poor driving)

[Guest William Grimsley]

It has been drizzly and wet so far today, here. High Wind Gust Today: 27 mph 14:10 High Wind Speed Today: 14 mph 12:58 High Rainfall Rate Today: 0.0 mm/hr 00:00 Rainfall Last Hour: 0.2 mm Rainfall Today: 0.6 mm.

Edited September 15, 2013 by William Grimsley

[ARTDEMOLE]

Breeze is a bit stronger at 12.2 km/h. Precipitation is only 0.3mm. Temperature reading 15.0c. Humidity 98%.

[MP-R]

Nice to experience a day like this again but too many of them would drive me round the bend. As beautifully put further up the page - a real drizzard this afternoon with the wind strengthening from not much this morning to some substantial gusts now. Is that a squall line forming on the back edge of the rain?

[lettice]

We have had rain from 3:30pm, 2mm so far

Wind has picked up a tad, 12-14 mph WSW

Barometer falling rapidly to 1004 hpa

Humidity is at 91%

[Mapantz]

Is that a squall line forming on the back edge of the rain?

 

Yep - It looks like we'll see one more small blast of rain/gusty winds before it calms down. There could be a few beefy showers for the South West tomorrow morning  as well. 

[smoggyjester]

Sky has got a weird pink look to it all of a sudden