The windy winter and occasional snow thread 2017/2018

[Puggit]

gazapc said:

Just saw the long range forecast and came on here to ask.

Is it a good likelihood to hit? Staying down near Falmouth so will have to pop over onto the Lizard to a couple of favourite spots for a peek around if there is a big swell on.

Still looking good for Saturday morning (although these things tend to slip backwards in time). SW and S Wales looking a good bet if wind is your thing...

[Puggit]

Storm will be called Brian, if it's named (#verynaughtyboy)

[Bill]

Ha! They didn't rename Ophelia, so I was wondering if they'd dropped that naming nonsense.

[Blib]

Bill said:

Ha! They didn't rename Ophelia, so I was wondering if they'd dropped that naming nonsense.

Purely done for the media, IMO. Why does every single story now come packaged with a handful of exclamation marks?

[Puggit]

Met Office warning for southern UK now for Saturday. Entire Wales west coast, SW peninsula, everything South of Oxford and East Anglian coast.

[jmorgan]

Might get some breakers coming in then. Spring tide as well, 10 meters.

Temperature was down around 6 or 7 degrees as well this morning.

[Bill]

What's expected in the Med next week? Temperatures predicted to be much lower.

[Puggit]

Storm Brian has been named...

[Puggit]

Bill said:

What's expected in the Med next week? Temperatures predicted to be much lower.

The Med is a big place

[Bill]

I'm looking at Crete, but the whole Eastern end seems to be getting something colder.

[davhill]

Puggit said:

Storm Brian has been named...

Bwian eh?

[24lemons]

No, no, Brian

[Blib]

I'M STORM BRIAN !!!!

[cuprabob]

Magic Roundabout springs to mind

[Mike335i]

Wasn't brianstorm a song by the arctic monkeys?

Edit: yes it was! https://g.co/kgs/3JwYwW

[Cold]

Silly Cant.

[Puggit]

Blib said:

I'M STORM BRIAN !!!!

You're a very naughty boy

[Cliftonite]

Has the Daily Express run its annual, ludicrous 'worst winter since records began' forecast story yet?!

[SeeFive]

Hearing the halyards clanging away against masts out of the bedroom window. Getting a bit breezy. Forecast is a bit more breezy on Saturday.

Ah well, didn't want to clean the windows this weekend anyway

[Puggit]

Cliftonite said:

Has the Daily Express run its annual, ludicrous 'worst winter since records began' forecast story yet?!

I believe they have. But Nathan Rao has blocked me on twitter, so I don't get the updates any more