Storm Alex - early Oct MeteoFrance

[Mapantz]

8 minutes ago, Allseasons-si said:

The gfs 18z has a pressure of 967mb at 08:00 hrs tomorrow over the channel islands,that is pretty impressive.

UKV has 960!

[Allseasons-Si]

3 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

UKV has 960!

Have you got a chart/s Mapantz?

[Mapantz]

1 minute ago, Allseasons-si said:

Have you got a chart/s Mapantz?

[samadamsuk]

I'm 44 and I'm sleeping in my bike shed in cirencester ..... I might aswell be 7 again :). No wind here as yet but the rain is on and off. 

Edited October 1, 2020 by samadamsuk

[Superstormuk]

Look at the shape of this thing. That looks intense. 

[Superstormuk]

[Mapantz]

Completely calm down here at the moment. Waiting for that initial kick straight from the East.

10.6mm of rain so far. A few mm's more to come overnight. 

[Gael_Force]

1 hour ago, West is Best said:

A gust of 130 kph, 81 mph, just now at Belle-Ile

 

Gust 186 kph registered at last reading. 

Edited October 1, 2020 by Gael_Force

[Mapantz]

Still very light winds here. Wet though.

[kumquat]

Looked like a sting jet just north of Pleneuf and intensifying rain gone over Guernsey Jersey. What power towards the South Coast?

[matt111]

Had a few hours of light rain but it’s started raining heavily now and by the sounds of it the winds started picking up. 

Edited October 2, 2020 by matt111

[matt111]

Looks impressive 

[tinybill]

could   be  an interesting  day

[tinybill]

in comeing

[Jo Farrow]

 Lovely radar display OPERA https://www.eumetnet.eu/activities/observations-programme/current-activities/opera-radar-animation/ 

[Mapantz]

Currently at  39.4mm of rain here. Looks likely to break my daily rain record, again.

[Mapantz]

The rain was relentless! 44.4mm in just over 8 hours. 

The wind is missing though. Only 33mph recorded. Nothing like what was forecast.

  

Edited October 2, 2020 by Mapantz

[Evening thunder]

Not as wet as it looked like it could have been here, 12.6mm so far today. Gusty winds but we're sheltered from the NE so not too surprised it's not stronger.

The East facing coast of South Devon could be a bit blowy.

Edited October 2, 2020 by Evening thunder

[Jo Farrow]

Front page today https://www.netweather.tv/weather-forecasts/news/10498-wild-weather-from-storm-alex-continues-in-the-south-with-a-wet-weekend-to-follow

 

[Paul]

Cool animation of Storm Alex

 

[Blessed Weather]

GFS showing quite some kink in the jet stream as it continues to dive down into North Africa during today, with Alex spiraling within the two arms:

Sat 3rd 02.00:

The water vapour image from the Icelandic Met provides a wonderful alternative view of the jet and the storm:

Fri 2nd 08.00:

Source: http://brunnur.vedur.is/myndir/seviri/2020/10/02/seviri_eurnat_wv6-2.html

Edited October 2, 2020 by Blessed Weather
Source for Iceland Met added

[alexisj9]

Well rather benign here so far, got a soaking on the school run, but the wind was rather mild. Mind you the se is miles away from the worst part of Alex at the min. Glad the wind behaves tbf as otherwise I might have had trouble getting my son out in the weather, he hates strong winds. 

[Mapantz]

You can see I was in the thick of it!

12hr accumulations:

[alexisj9]

I might have spoke to soon, a few rough gusts coming through now, literally just had to take my bin out of the road. 

[Paul]

Can see the winds spiralling around Alex on this, and also the converging winds helping to pep up the rain near to the south coast at the moment.