SE, London & EA - Weather Discussion

[VillagePlank]

5 minutes ago, Froze were the Days said:

Just had a gust here on the Essex coast of 51mph with my hand held Kestrel...skies clearing and feels somewhat windier than an hour ago!

They still sell Kestrel lager? Been a long time since I've had one of those

[VillagePlank]

16 minutes ago, North Easterly Breeze said:

Good view of the sting jet all over the estuary, north essex - 1400h.

It certainly implies a sting-jet with gust speeds that high. Not sure that NWP systems are fine-grained enough to forecast them, though. More of a nowcasting thing, looking for that scorpions sting in the hook around the centre of the low.

[Froze were the Days]

Just now, VillagePlank said:

They still sell Kestrel lager? Been a long time since I've had one of those

Mine's usually a handheld Stella but on a nice warm sunny day over 20c... Clouded over again, another couple of hours until strongest gusts.

[Wivenswold]

5 minutes ago, Mark wheeler said:

Lovely and sunny at the moment here . Just one issue. Its a tad Windy ?. The cat is going mental because we will not let him out . Bless him .

We're letting ours out (we have 4). High winds are an assault on their senses and they don't like it as it reduces their ability to sense nearby risks, so ours are only going out to empty themselves then legging-it straight back home. All are now sleeping by the fire. 

[Wivenswold]

First big gust here near Colchester.

[Essex Chelle]

Ok I don't like this now, some real big gusts happening and quite relentless too.

[lawrenk]

Picking up here with some pretty strong gusts. Still very overcast so I’m guessing the strongest winds are coming once the low moves away?

[NYCSnow]

Those bigger gusts are getting more frequent now, really starting to howl

[Uxbridge90]

Some really quite big gusts coming through but fortunately no damage as of yet, trees in the park also seem to be doing impressively well. Some of the Deliveroo cyclists around here have no fear, saw one out and about with their shorts on, absolute nutters.

 

[Froze were the Days]

Real big gust just came through! 59 mph on Kestrel 4000...hair getting battered even with product in

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Incredible wind gusts here now stuff flying everywhere fence panels going down like match sticks... 

[Kent Blizzard]

1 minute ago, Uxbridge90 said:

Some really quite big gusts coming through but fortunately no damage as of yet, trees in the park also seem to be doing impressively well. Some of the Deliveroo cyclists around here have no fear, saw one out and about with their shorts on, absolute nutters.

 

I wonder if the postman will be out and about? I saw a UPS driver deliver opposite, was in shorts too lol

[Wivenswold]

Our postman is always in shorts and he's in his sixties. I have fibromyalgia and I'm indoors I've got 3 layers on and just lit a fire. Just seeing him makes me feel cold. 

[North Easterly Breeze]

Getting really quite bad here on the Essex coast now. Hope everyone is indoors and stays there. 

[Mark Bayley]

4 minutes ago, Uxbridge90 said:

Some really quite big gusts coming through but fortunately no damage as of yet, trees in the park also seem to be doing impressively well. Some of the Deliveroo cyclists around here have no fear, saw one out and about with their shorts on, absolute nutters.

 

Wind really picking up in Harrow - peak winds still an hour or so away

[Essex Chelle]

2 minutes ago, Kent Blizzard said:

I wonder if the postman will be out and about? I saw a UPS driver deliver opposite, was in shorts too lol

I work for fedex, most of our drivers wear shorts even in snow lol

[lassie23]

Not too bad here, I haven't exchanged bins with anyone yet

[dallas]

Binmen been out and emptied bins, no weight in em now, stuck them in the garage

[scrat]

Gust of 110mph reported at The Needles, Isle of Wight.  Eunice is certainly packing a punch here now too!

 

[Eagle Eye]

The fence is breathing it's alive

IT'S ALIVE 

THE FENCE HAS RETURNED TO THE LIVING 

 

 

 

[Jimmyh]

@Eagle Eye she's gonna go....

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Garage roof... lost more fence panels 

[Mark wheeler]

35 minutes ago, Wivenswold said:

We're letting ours out (we have 4). High winds are an assault on their senses and they don't like it as it reduces their ability to sense nearby risks, so ours are only going out to empty themselves then legging-it straight back home. All are now sleeping by the fire. 

Yeah we took him out once and he legged it back indoors . 

[Eagle Eye]

2 minutes ago, Eagle Eye said:

The fence is breathing it's alive

IT'S ALIVE 

THE FENCE HAS RETURNED TO THE LIVING 

 

 

 

Mr's Fence is still going and breathing but can see it starting to lose its connections now, not long till it goes 

[North Easterly Breeze]

3 roof tiles gone, near miss on the car + fence gone. And it’s still only 11am.