South East & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 23/10/13 ------------>

[john pike]

hi captain

 

goodluck with the job interviews mate

 

i hope they go well

[JennyJane1]

Well you should have a calm interlude for most of tomorrow, if you can sort it then.

cheers, someone has tied it to another post temporarily.

Evening all

Exciting day in Cambridge at another job interview, the first of 3 in 3 days 

Off to Nottingham, weather looks good, and I only got a little damp in Cambridge after being hit by a light shower

good luck.

[Methuselah]

If that old saying about hips and haws is true, we're in for a cold one...

 

Lovely walk in the sunshine today.

Or...

 

If 'tober winds will reach a height, then Feb will be a load of...

[Steve C]

Or...

 

If 'tober winds will reach a height, then Feb will be a load of...

White? 

[john pike]

delight

[tinybill]

 

 

959 low showing there after it passes us

 

but the isobar tightening over us is what needs watching

 

maybe the fax charts later will help

 

john

 

Hi JP,

 

I wonder if the fax will follow UKMO later, could be interesting. UKMO are starting to look a little bit isolated over the storm track now. But classic autumnal set up at the moment, not to everyone's taste but never boring. I think the recent deluges have been far more bearable than usual as the temps have stayed high, wet and windy with temps 17/18c much nicer than 10/11C. Can't remember the last time I saw so many rainbows in the one week!

 

Looking forward to another action packed winter.

 

if  the  model thread  right we  might  have  to batten  the hatches  down after  2morow  things could get a bit wild!!!

[Guest bjaykent]

''if  the  model thread  right we  might  have  to batten  the hatches  down after  2morow  things could get a bit wild!!!''

 

Bit early in the year for me to be venturing into the Model thread, its like the Daily Express on speed!

 

 

But as JP says it's worth watching.

Edited October 23, 2013 by bjaykent

[hernebaylooby]

evening all, just popping on to see how we are holding up for some sun/mon action. Hope everyone is well

[john pike]

if you get chance watch the news 24 forecast

 

the hints are there to watch monday but will not commit yet

 

they do explain it pretty well

[Steve C]

Yes, just seen it John. Talking about potential for very stormy, which seems fair enough. My thinking is it's about a 30 or 40% chance. Ingredients need to come together. All very interesting though.

[john pike]

hi steve

 

i agree

 

i suppose all the model confusion is getting us ready for the winter rollercoaster

 

can i ask if it will snow in croydon

[Captain Shortwave]

hi steve

 

i agree

 

i suppose all the model confusion is getting us ready for the winter rollercoaster

 

can i ask if it will snow in croydon

Will weather occur in the triangle of doom? 

[Crepuscular Ray]

Will weather occur in the triangle of doom? 

Probably not!

[john pike]

hi captain

 

that question is harder to answer than predicting the monday storm

[Snowangel-MK]

 Bit early in the year for me to be venturing into the Model thread, its like the Daily Express on speed!

Yes but has anyone phoned the BBC yet to say there is a hurricane on the way ?

[john pike]

who wants a guess how late the fax charts will be tonight

 

i will go for 11.15

[Summer of 76]

Yes but has anyone phoned the BBC yet to say there is a hurricane on the way ?

Yes some chap from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight 

[Jason T]

Hello all, Well Saint Jude day Storm, Causing a few issues i see.

 

 

 

http://uk.weather.com/story/news/severe-weather-outlook-st-jude-day-storm-28th-october-2013-20131023

Edited October 23, 2013 by Jason T

[Captain Shortwave]

who wants a guess how late the fax charts will be tonight

 

i will go for 11.15

6am wake up means I will have to wait until the morning, the discover that the metoffice staff went to the Winchester and waited for all of this to blow over 

[Tom Quintavalle]

hi steve

 

i agree

 

i suppose all the model confusion is getting us ready for the winter rollercoaster

 

can i ask if it will snow in croydon

 

Hi John,

 

Dont know about snow but Croydon can get pretty scary in high winds. I remember 1990 when part of the town centre was closed off due to windows being blown out and scaffolding/tarpaulins becoming unsafe, around Wellesley Road and West Croydon Bus Station. Also last year the tarpaulin attached around scaffolding on the Town Hall was partly ripped away.

 

This fellow was the culprit for the 1990 event (Burns' Day storm).

 

Tom.

Edited October 23, 2013 by Kentish CZ

[john pike]

hi tom

 

i remember that as well

 

not a place you want to be in that set up

 

did that not destroy most of surrey street market as well?

[Tom Quintavalle]

hi tom

 

i remember that as well

 

not a place you want to be in that set up

 

did that not destroy most of surrey street market as well?

 

Think there was quite a bit of damage throughout the town, John.

[Crepuscular Ray]

Hi John,

 

Dont know about snow but Croydon can get pretty scary in high winds I remember 1990 when part of the town centre was closed off due to windows being blown out and scaffolding/tarpaulins becoming unsafe, around Wellesley Road and West Croydon Bus Station. Also last year the tarpaulin attached around scaffolding on the Town Hall was partly ripped away.

 

This fellow was the culprit for the 1990 event (Burns' Day storm).

 

Tom.

And I remember going shopping on Oxford Street that day - wondering why no-one else was around, and seeing hoardings being blown into plate glass windows.

[john pike]

 

 

mmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Jason T]

I think we all should be prepared either way. Come Saturday we will have a better idea of its potential, But i'm looking at it this way 50mph is strong enough and dangerous "not pleasant". Saturday will now be a day of moving things outside etc AND not parking my car under a tree or near.