Northwest Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards

[itsnowjoke]

Drizzle and a bit windy was really windy during the night but it’s stopped 

[itsnowjoke]

7c here with rain now not drizzle 

[Joe Snow]

Red Irish Met Warnings now just issued for the west & North West Coastal counties of Ireland. Widespread damage, disruption & power cuts likely for a part of the world that’s no stranger to Atlantic storms. 
 

Back in the UK I wonder whether we’ll see a nationwide upgrade to Amber I should think so given the potential for disruption into Monday mornings rush hour - latest GFS 00z gives peak winds up to 70mph here in inland NW England between 9pm & midnight tonight ️  

Edited January 21 by Joe Snow

[cheshireoak]

5.7C dull in the marginals-wind light/moderate may be picking up a little. Going to do a few outside jobs before things really pick up.

[Joe Snow]

AMBER upgraded wind warning from 18:00-06:00 tonight  

[Scuba steve]

Pretty grim morning with heavy bursts ,clouds must be many miles thick judging by the poor light levels 

[damianslaw]

9 minutes ago, Scuba steve said:

Pretty grim morning with heavy bursts ,clouds must be many miles thick judging by the poor light levels 

Yes an uninspiring start, heavy rain, low cloud. Expecting very low light levels all day. A case of bracing ourselves for the gales later, best doing anything outdoors earlier today rather than later. 

[Scuba steve]

1 minute ago, damianslaw said:

Yes an uninspiring start, heavy rain, low cloud. Expecting very low light levels all day. A case of bracing ourselves for the gales later, best doing anything outdoors earlier today rather than later. 

Indeed I’ll be walking the dogs very soon check garden for potential fly away materials and then hunker down 

[severe snowstorm]

11 minutes ago, Joe Snow said:

AMBER upgraded wind warning from 18:00-06:00 tonight  

Yes, looks really quite severe, mentioning frequent gusts up to 60mph and also possibly reaching 70mph inland. A case of battening down the hatches and crossing fingers there is no structural damage come the morning.

[carl1980]

I've had about 3 updates from the met in the last 20mins,they must be busy 

[Sun dog]

8.30am - out with the dog and a surprisingly bright start to the day. Even felt almost warm at a mighty 8C when the sun came out. Clouded over a bit more since and a very slight breeze is beginning to pick up.

Was hoping to get some more concrete around a fencepost that worked loose before Christmas but probably missed my chance - back to the steel wire guy lines.

[Scuba steve]

10 minutes ago, Sun dog said:

8.30am - out with the dog and a surprisingly bright start to the day. Even felt almost warm at a mighty 8C when the sun came out. Clouded over a bit more since and a very slight breeze is beginning to pick up.

Was hoping to get some more concrete around a fencepost that worked loose before Christmas but probably missed my chance - back to the steel wire guy lines.

I put some braces against a section of fence at the back of garden not overly exposed but posts are rotten 

[Thunder Snow]

Heavy rain, gusty winds and dark lovely start to the day

[Taylorthesnowman]

Just on my way back from the Mrs house in north wales.winds starting to pick up here.nothjbg too bad at the minute but definitely picking up .left earlier to be on the safe side .not looking forward to my commute to work at 5am tomorrow. 

[Thunder Snow]

Rivers have been put on alert in carlisle

[A Face like Thunder]

Cloudy and grey but no real rain yet to speak of. Wind definitely starting to pick up as expected and glad that I can spend this afternoon and evening indoors at home. 

[weatherobsuk]

https://www.mwis.org.uk/forecasts/english-and-welsh/peak-district

Southwesterly, 30 to 40mph from dawn into morning. By middle of day into afternoon, rapid increase to 60 later 70mph, gusts 80-90mph on higher tops by dusk onward. 

[iand61]

After a calm morning, the winds are starting to get up now so an afternoon for indoor jobs but maybe worth moving the car from near the wheely bins as they have a habit of going for a wander when it’s windy.

 

 

[dodge]

Yep could be quite 'wild' later afternoon and overnight.  Put some spare flagstones on top of bins because they are the only items that really go walkabout from a windy westerly.  The back garden is quite sheltered...a 20mph breeze from the east and it's a different story...all hell breaks loose.

[iand61]

5 minutes ago, dodge said:

Yep could be quite 'wild' later afternoon and overnight.  Put some spare flagstones on top of bins because they are the only items that really go walkabout from a windy westerly.  The back garden is quite sheltered...a 20mph breeze from the east and it's a different story...all hell breaks loose.

Aye same here, an easterly and all hell breaks loose.

[Scuba steve]

Ramping up now , those long building gusts

[Mark_p]

Isha is certainly a powerful low-pressure system. I can't remember a time seeing such a widespread amber warning from the Met Office (I see they've split it into 2 but still all amber.) Met Éireann has gone for 'status red' on the northwest coast of the republic. 

[Thunder Snow]

Just been round the back and front garden securing items hopefully just a precaution. However already getting quite gusty now and heavy rain

[Chris.R]

Sea temp watch.
The SST at Crosby today is 6.6°C. This is 1.1°C below the long-term January average.
Blackpool and Arnside are 6.5°C and 6.3°C respectively.

[severe snowstorm]

Cloudy and breezy here today so far, the wind is starting to pick up more now. We have seen very little rain, just a bit damp. As is sometimes the case here during strong SW flows, we are in the rain shadow of the Welsh Hills, can see the gaping hole on the radar.