Storm Franklin

[SP1986]

Very wimdy here with 50mph gusts and were not even in the squall yet. 

Not having an amber warning for NW England and N Wales from the Met office must mean the storm is modelled to lose intensity faster than the general models currently show

[AWD]

24 minutes ago, Liam Burge said:

Tomorrow looks like an absolute write-off for going out, Met has us being at 40-50mph gusts all day, sometimes even reaching closer to 60mph.  

I wouldn't say it's a write off for our region?

Windy yes, but predominantly dry too, maybe even sunny later in the day.  Whilst windy, it's not going to be that bad that folk can't go out and about in it.

[toggerob]

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[andy989]

Yes looking at the radar and the squall seems to have lost its defined form

[BornFromTheVoid]

That was short and sharp. Temperature down 2.1C in 5 minutes, dew point down 2.6C in 10 minutes. 1.2 mm of rain dropped in 5 minutes too.

Wind and rain back to normal now.

[alexisj9]

1 hour ago, StingJet said:

As in "the convergence" of the two cold fronts bud?

I was assuming the convergence was that sharp bend in the isobars tbh, but those two cold fronts are close together for sure.

[alexisj9]

33 minutes ago, Liam Burge said:

Tomorrow looks like an absolute write-off for going out, Met has us being at 40-50mph gusts all day, sometimes even reaching closer to 60mph.  

Well mine start school again then unless there a teacher's training day, I'll find out by parent mail at some point today, as I've no idea when the teacher training days are, and don't seem to be on the calendar.

[Eagle Eye]

Schools still on,I think that them cutting down the tree a few months ago was their best idea for keeping it open otherwise, we might have had School off for a while or at least part of a building at school shut.

[Zenarcher]

Last night was windy, with gusts of just under 50 mph. My local Met Office forecast indicates it will only be around 5 mph windier tonight, but I don't believe it. Looking at the GFS and ECM, it appears like I'll see gusts around 65mph. But the direction for me tonight isn't good the wind has a funnel affect coming down the hills from the North West which can bring stronger gusts than forecast. I haven't seen the GFS predict such high wind speeds for me since moving here, so I'm a little worried, even though I'm not in the warning zone.

[StingJet]

that has sharpened up a notch

Edited February 20, 2022 by StingJet

[Stormchaser17]

Also over N England

[Snowyowl9]

This is the wildest wettest sunday in years...

 

[StingJet]

3 minutes ago, Stormchaser17 said:

Also over N England

lol ..   you must be chasing Storms quite frequently in Stornoway! .. what a dramatic and beautiful location to live   

[alexisj9]

Wow that's a lot of rain for a cold front. Now it's built. And I think you can see the secondary one too, although that's behind the kink, so unlikely to squall. We'll see.

Edited February 20, 2022 by alexisj9

[StingJet]

leaden skies approaching from the west !   time for a brew and sit this one out in the conservatory .. just need to dig out my ear defenders, times like this I wish I had resurrected my Davis Vantage Pro .... 

Edited February 20, 2022 by StingJet

[Stormchaser17]

12 minutes ago, StingJet said:

lol ..   you must be chasing Storms quite frequently in Stornoway! .. what a dramatic and beautiful location to live   

Yes, it's a great location for chasing around!

[andy989]

5 minutes ago, StingJet said:

leaden skies approaching from the west !   time for a brew and sit this one out in the conservatory .. just need to dig out my ear defenders, times like this I wish I had resurrected my Davis Vantage Pro .... 

I'm in Caernarfon atm, looking at a direct hit

[Guest]

41 minutes ago, StingJet said:

The Squall line appears to have fragmented somewhat , much more pronounced earlier , NE England getting a pounding

Wonder whether orographics will help once that weaker bit in the middle clears the Irish Sea.

[StingJet]

hmmm .. a somewhat muted Squall line for me lasting 5-10 mins of mod to heavy rain,  most notable feature was the on / off gusty nature of the wind from 30 - 50 mph or thereabouts coming through in waves , more significant echoes further south on the front 

Edited February 20, 2022 by StingJet

[ChezWeather]

XCWeather and Met Office forecasts both going for higher gusts here than we saw on Friday, wonder if we may see an Amber warning? 

[Ian Ballinger]

22 minutes ago, andy989 said:

I'm in Caernarfon atm, looking at a direct hit

I'm in Porthmadog, hoping 

[StingJet]

2 minutes ago, Ian Ballinger said:

I'm in Porthmadog, hoping 

Caernarfon and Porthmadog a little further south than me ,   where the dop rad echoes look more intense

[StingJet]

29 minutes ago, Steel City Skies said:

Wonder whether orographics will help once that weaker bit in the middle clears the Irish Sea.

Certainly one to keep an eye on bud 

[andy989]

Didn’t last long but was potent 

 

[Thunder Snow]

Very heavy rain and gusty winds with the river caldew starting to rise quickly.