SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

[moogyboobles]

Strange day. Feeling much colder than the numbers suggest, and wind was not to blame either. 

[Froze were the Days]

 moogyboobles agree! here on the Riviera  no wind, felt bitter but 8c! felt like a few degrees lower.

Prepare for a northerly battering this weekend, tie down those outdoor decorations.

Edited December 4, 2024 by Froze were the Days

[If Wishes made Weather]

Upcoming Saturday storm Darragh is going to be a little unusual for northern Home Counties, East/West Anglia and North Norfolk Coast.   The low pressure crosses the country further north, and then is forecast to make a right turn and run down the North Sea going over Rotterdam or so into the continent.  That gives us an unusually strong North Westerly.  I think (may be wrong though) that over the past 10 years or so, stronger winds have always been South Westerlies associated with depressions crossing the country and continuing a path (roughly) towards the Baltic.   So, interesting day coming up I think.

 

[seaside 60]

Most of the strongest winds are sw/w based.

AS soon as you get a very windy day from a different direction all sorts of garden bits which for me are normally fairly sheltered  start blowing about.

[Snowangel-MK]

Well it’s wetter  than an otters pocket here this evening and that’s before storm Darragh arrives - the river levels are already very high so it’s not going to take much to cause severe flooding again as well as wind damage from the strong gusts - so many pre Christmas events are cancelled for this weekend I’m going to hunker down ….. I have wine, chocolates and Christmas movies, just thankful I don't need to go out until Sunday afternoon to a concert that hopefully won’t be affected! Stay safe everyone x

[Lauren]

Horrible as it is out there. Being inside with the Christmas decs up does make it so cosy.

[Vortex3929]

With the rain it sounds like the wind has also picked up considerably. We've gone backwards from winter to autumn 

[3cats]

Something just came through here, torrential rain and howling wind, lasted a good 5 mins and now nothing. Am considering bring my Christmas door wreath in for the weekend. 

[moogyboobles]

I am photographing a wedding in Suffolk on Saturday! I am going to have a challenging day! 

[lassie23]

so far november has been sheet

[Sidsnake]

Well, that's pretty gusty here

[Atmogenic]

around 10pm we had some really gusty wind, the heavy rain falling down was almost 90 degrees and could hear the sound of the roof creaking, I do like some extreme weather but i'd like to have a roof even more 

[Me & angel fiance]

I'm driving from Margate to Southend later today and due back Sunday. Sitting here awake listening to the gusts out the at the moment, knowing it will only get worse. Was going to try and beat the storm. So I'm sitting here and 12.38am thinking I might head off at about 5am.. and just hope my friend I'm going to stay with will be awake at about 6.30am.. if it works that way.  Or I end up falling asleep and having a potentially nightmare of a journey later on today..

[lottiekent]

Lovely and clear out this morning, calm before the storm!

Currently 5c and falling 

[Sparky68]

Was very windy at home last night but oddly very calm this morning.

Cold and clear at work in Milton Keynes

[Sparky68]

Looking at the Mad thread, my hopes of a White Christmas are fading fast. One day!

[If Wishes made Weather]

Just put a post in the Darragh thread, but the 12z are showing a little more lively day tomorrow for parts of the region than the 6z and 0z were showing.  Nothing like the Welsh and Severn Estuary coasts though (mercifully).

[alexisj9]

Gusting at 45 here now. 

[Wivenswold]

Just had our first noisy gust here. It's going to be a noisy couple of nights. May have an Irish Coffee to steady the nerves and aid sleep.

[Tn9]

Hasn't been too chaotic here yet ,but the visibility and clear air is second to none looking like normal  across Medway Valley this morning 

Edited December 7, 2024 by Tn9

[lottiekent]

Pretty windy out this morning, but with some sunny spells at the moment.

There are people in the storm thread complaining it’s not as bad as they thought, but I don’t think they are getting that it’s not a quick blast and done, it’s several days of stronger gusts for most areas. 

MO shows the wind here easing down to gusts in the 40’s this morning before turning mid afternoon then ramping back up to gusts in the 50’s early hours of tomorrow. Even after that eases off there’ll still be gales force gusts all the was through to Tuesday. Can’t remember such a prolonged period of wind!

[JennyJane1]

Things are livening up here on the coast, its got very dark, temperature has dropped a couple of degrees and while its not strong gusts at the moment, the wind is making a prolonged eerie whistling noise.

[Vortex3929]

1 hour ago, lottiekent said:

it’s not a quick blast and done, it’s several days of stronger gusts for most areas.

This sums up the storm and its risk perfectly. Very well put and observed Lottie! 

A sustained period, if I can describe it as such would be more damaging and potentially dangerous than a one time shot and its over.   And even though the trees have pretty much lost the leaves, we've had/are having rain as well which will still leave the ground soft.

I quite enjoy wind storms and watching trees away.  But trees will still fall in strong wind, leaves or not.

Stay safe people, enjoy from a window if you like this weather  - and if you don't like it... put the Christmas decorations up, grab a cuppa and close the curtains. Have some lovely homely time instead

[Hotspur62]

Mornings don’t get much worse than this.Rain started about 8.30 and it’s really windy and cold at 5.5 but feels much colder.The wife has just come back from parkrun soaked bless her️

[Tn9]

 Vortex3929 the most likely trees that come down have that s**t forsaken creeper round them ,till winter no one notices, stick out like sore thumbs always by roads or railways so pollen must be spread by artificial means ie vehicles go couple of hundred yards into the woods nothing ,yea and its  belting down now and 4c