South East & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 24/12/13

[john pike]

i will have the control run please

 

http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/gefs_cartes.php?ech=192&code=0&mode=0&carte=0

 

http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/gefs_cartes.php?ech=192&code=0&mode=1&carte=0

 

http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/gefs_cartes.php?ech=192&code=0&mode=4&carte=0

 

http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/gefs_cartes.php?ech=192&code=0&mode=3&carte=0

[john pike]

[Sussex Jules]

Anyone using the trains tomorrow check with operator before travelling. South Eastern not planning on running any trains until 1200.

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/today.aspx

[tinybill]

rain /winds  inbound near Bristol   at the moment

[saint]

Im amazed that SouthEastern have already said services will probably not run before 12 tomorrow... Yes, it'll be windy and wet, but will it really be train disrupting?

[Eskimo]

Im amazed that SouthEastern have already said services will probably not run before 12 tomorrow... Yes, it'll be windy and wet, but will it really be train disrupting?

We now live in a suing & compensation culture, it's better to anger customers than to potentially have an accident and then be financially & morally worse off as a consequence. 

[Sussex Jules]

Or maybe to let passengers know beforehand so alternative arrangements can be made. There is already major disruption due to major engineering works on Southern so that's not an alternative for people.

[john pike]

i would assume the railways want to check

 

1  trees down

 

2  landslips due to the excees rainfall we have had

 

not sure whether flooding can effect the tracks or not

 

although a huge nuisance to travellers i sort of understand why they have done this

 

lets hope we now have a break after tomorrow from this heavy rain and winds

[SF-02]

What's the latest with potential bad weather on Monday?

[john pike]

What's the latest with potential bad weather on Monday?

 

will update later when i do the fax charts

[tinybill]

well the rain band  don't look that big at the moment which  is  coming in  nothing like  the other storm

Edited December 26, 2013 by tinybill

[yamkin]

Hi there SE gang,

 

Hope your Xmas is going well.

 

Met Eireann have issued a Red Alert as many trees are falling coupled with flooding. Storm has not even peaked there yet. I have asked MetO why they have not issued a Red Alert for Northern Ireland.

 

http://www.thejournal.ie/met-eireann-warning-leads-to-ferries-being-suspended-1239178-Dec2013/

Edited December 26, 2013 by yamkin

[SF-02]

will update later when i do the fax charts

Excellent, thank you. 

 

At the moment there's a mass of heavy rain heading up the channel but only a thin band over land. If it pivots up onto land it could make things worse in flooded areas of the South East. If not then that band doesn't look like it'll produce too much?

[k66yla]

A little montage of the past 24hours

 

Yesterday

 

Today

[Mal_UK]

Are we really expecting any wind here around London tonight now or not really?

Cheers,

Mal

[Ruthie]

Anyone else getting service unavailable whilst trying to access the forums? Been getting It on and off since this afternoon,,,

[Whereisthesnow?]

Yes, it's been on and off all night.

[Average Joe]

Well, it's blowing up here near Horsham. Lights flickering too, which isn't the most promising sign.

[Keraunic]

Anyone else getting service unavailable whilst trying to access the forums? Been getting It on and off since this afternoon,,,

Yes, Ruthie. Been like it most of afternoon and now and it's seizing up when 'liking'. Just got back from Lowestoft and brrrrr it's blooming cold. Ironically, the car overheated on way back and we had to ask for water at someone's house. They were very nice about it. Hope you all had a good day wearing your 'Christmas Jumpers'.

[john pike]

hi ruthie

 

have been having that problem as well

 

going to be brief re updates as not going for a long post for it to crash on me again

 

sat

 

weak north west flow

 

temps

 

chilly around 6-8 degrees

 

some showers around but mainly light and more likely north of the region

 

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saturday night

 

looks dry and expect a frost

 

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sunday

 

 

a chilly westerly flow

 

temps

 

cold around 5-7 degrees

 

looks dry

 

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sunday night to monday morning could be stormy with strong winds and heavy rain

 

will update that tomorrow

 

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monday

 

after early morning rain clears

 

it looks dry and chilly

 

around 7-8 degrees

 

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tuesday

 

strong south west wind

 

dry am heavy rain likely pm

 

looks a quick moving system but not high confidence on this at present

 

warmer when wind and rain is here

 

cooling down again after

 

144 on ukmo

 

 

breezy south west wind

 

rain unsure but looks dry at present

 

 

more tomorrow

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Wtf? Some strong gusts all of a sudden!

[Whereisthesnow?]

Nothing here at the moment (currently in Harpenden with the wife's parents).

[Jax]

home early as I did not want to be out late as have to work tomorrow (and I am the only one with all my friends and family).

 

Wind picking up now

[Mal_UK]

Wtf? Some strong gusts all of a sudden!

Yeah same, gone now!

[blackprince]

wind picked up here as well

Edited December 26, 2013 by blackprince