The official winter 2013/2014 snow thread

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Signs of a downgrade - looks like we'll still get a storm but it will intensify after leaving the UK, so Norway and Denmark to get the wallop.

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Alucidnation said:

I think this is probably a classed as a 'light breeze' compared to what we are supposed to get.

Latest Met Office observations show gusts of around 40-45mph in the South currently. So yes, this is half price

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Here comes the entrées!

Edited by Puggit on Sunday 27th October 15:54

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NDA said:

South West Trains are advising against travel tomorrow.... Seems a bit harsh.

All the SE rail companies appear to not be running until lunch time

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Pressure is now rising and max gust speeds getting lower as the first low pressure system departs...

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Met Monkey latest:



The 'downgrade' is only by a few percentage points - this is still a dangerous storm

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Still time to make a will

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So it begins!

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PoleDriver said:

Bit of an anti-climax so far!
Was quite breezy this morning, very sunny and pleasant. Small shower this afternoon but now it's dry, very quiet and clear!
Seems like we wasted our time tidying up everything on the patio!

I feel cheated! I demand...

It's raining here, on the Hants/West Berks border.

Rain all night, then the main event around sunrise.

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The reason the wind has died down is the earlier winds were a separate weather system, a low centred around Scotland. This has now drifted off in to the North Sea.

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schmalex said:

the breeze has only been 20 / 25kts inland this afternoon.

The official weather station at Odiham was recording gusts above 45mph earlier today

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wiliferus said:

schmalex said:

There has already been a power cut in Pangbourne, Reading due to a fallen tree earlier this evening and the breeze has only been 20 / 25kts inland this afternoon.

bd tree fked up my roast beef lunch it did! Not impressed

My roast chicken lunch was lovely, thanks for asking

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The weather station in St Marys (Scilly Isles) has lost 5mb of pressure in 4 hours - this is form for a weather bomb...

(edited to correct the figures)

Edited by Puggit on Sunday 27th October 20:50

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Blib said:

For me, the really stupid thing about this thread and all of the other weather threads is that if the predicted apocalypse doesn't appear quite as predicted, I invariably get a teeny bit grumpy and sort of blame you personally for it, Puggitt.

They never happen as predicted

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Puggit said:

The weather station in St Marys (Scilly Isles) has lost 5mb of pressure in 5 hours - this is form for a weather bomb...

9mb in 5 hours... 1mb per hour is considered dangerous...

Edited by Puggit on Sunday 27th October 20:50

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schmalex said:

9mb in 5 hours??? fk me, that's a huge drop.

The benign start to this at the moment belies what, I believe, is going to be a truly vicious event

See it for yourself: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/sw/st_marys...

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Mr GrimNasty said:

Slight exaggeration methinks!

Over a sustained period

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GTIR said:

Petrol Only said:

Not much happening here in ashford kent yet

No illegals causing problems?

Nothing happening on the trains, they've cancelled eurostar tomorrow

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Bill said:

Dropped another 3 mb in two hours here. Definitely unpleasant out but not that windy yet.

You have tied down the BBQ?