Wales/Cymru Regional Weather Discussion

[Marcus_surfer]

50mph gusts here now at 6am which sound very loud and scary already

[Ian Ballinger]

not much in the way of wind here

[CLH]

Pretty wild here, already sounds like a train, later on will be very scary

 

[Bartlett High]

Still extremely calm here.

[keithlucky]

17 minutes ago, Bartlett High said:

Still extremely calm here.

On it way 60 mph gust just recorded

[freeze for all]

No stronger than any other average winter storm at the moment, warning is from 7am till 12pm and so far only gusts of 40mph here. its not as bad as forecast

[Bartlett High]

30 mins into the red warning and still nothing noteworthy here.

[DeepSnow]

Not even had a gust over 30mph here yet, very calm so far and looks quite nice out, was expecting it to get quite bad already. Will see in the next hour or so if anything changes. 

[Marcus_surfer]

Gusty very strong winds but few and far between with quieter periods..so far

[bradymk]

Main part of the storm looks slightly later than planned initially. Looks like late morning/lunchtime may now be more of the focus.

Relatively calm here in Cardiff too at the moment, but wind picking up.

[snefnug]

Must have rained a lot as Ceiriog River walloping by at a tremendous rate and looking very full.  Quite chilly but no wind to speak of.  A very over excited cat though!

In fact blue skies, slow moving clouds and very calm trees as in not waving about as opposed to chilled….

Edited February 18, 2022 by snefnug

[DeepSnow]

Starting to get a few stronger gusts now, unfortunately living in a bit of a dip I won't be able to record the true strength of the wind.

[Marcus_surfer]

BBC app have proven to be extremely inaccurate! Showing 93mph gusts in my area right now...its around 50mph

[liamtellis]

19 minutes ago, Marcus_surfer said:

Gusty very strong winds but few and far between with quieter periods..so far

Same here in Bridgend I'd say - quiet then suddenly huge ferocious gust of wind then quiet again. 

[Clair_Witch]

Absolutely nothing in Cardiff yet. It is very calm and quiet out there. 

[JamesL]

Well here in S Wales the wind turbines are still turning at 1300’ asl 

I would have thought they would be turned away from the wind today 

Guessing the strong winds aren't there yet then lol 

Nothing of note here nearly an hour into the red warning (we are right on the edge of it here in RCT) 

[snefnug]

Ferocious headache and earache, so assume pressure dropping rapidly?

[Bartlett High]

I just hope I haven't taken the day off work due to a stiff breeze!

[DeepSnow]

1 minute ago, Bartlett High said:

I just hope I haven't taken the day off work due to a stiff breeze!

Worst of the winds still out towards Cornwall and Southern Ireland, winds starting to pick up here in the gusts, within the next 2hrs I'd say the worst of the wind will start and things will change

[keithlucky]

Just now, DeepSnow said:

Worst of the winds still out towards Cornwall and Southern Ireland, winds starting to pick up here in the gusts, within the next 2hrs I'd say the worst of the wind will start and things will change

Working in Gower howling wind ,Wind increasing in strength. 

[Sky Full]

20 minutes ago, Bartlett High said:

I just hope I haven't taken the day off work due to a stiff breeze!

The main event is more likely to occur between 11:00am and 1:00pm - here is the current UKMO wind gust chart for midday:

 
 

130km/h = 81mph gusts.  You’ll know when it gets this wild.   Will not necessarily be so bad in a sheltered valley, though.

[liamtellis]

Wow, the wind is really picking up here in Bridgend now with some clouds rolling in. 

 

[Sky Full]

WalesOnline reporting cancellations:
 

Storm Eunice: Everything that's cancelled and closed in Wales after the Met Office red weather warning - Wales Online

WWW.WALESONLINE.CO.UK

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The impending storm has led to school closures, train suspensions and events being called off

 

[DeepSnow]

There is a constant roar here, im guessing its from the wind along the coast line and higher up as im about 20m lower down than some of the surrounding houses and land keeping me sheltered, very weird having that constant roar in the background.

Edited February 18, 2022 by DeepSnow
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[Marcus_surfer]

The wind gusts are increasing. Its definitely getting stronger here now