The wet and windy, with occasional snow, 2020/2021 thread

[SeeFive]

Puggit said:

SeeFive said:

Got a text from the marina on Tuesday about Storm Barbara and that we should check and maybe double up ropes on the boats. Can’t see anything violent on Auntie’s forecast for this area (Highest wind 18 on Saturday), so a little confused why we are getting warnings.

Had a very quick look at t’internet and is seems to have been coming up from Spain, to hit us yesterday. Anyone notice or was this just another warning that we might get some fairly normal U.K. October weather?

Yesterday was indeed Barbara, the rain was far worse than the wind. Worst winds were off the south coast, so was precautionary rather than expected.

Thanks Puggit. We are right on the waters edge so the winds must certainly have been a little way out to sea. It seems like we had a little rain overnight on Tuesday but nothing to write home about, quite mellow in fact.

[jimmyjimjim]

Ah, Colorado. 27C yesterday and sunny. -12C next week.

[Puggit]

Severe squall line expected today. South of a Hull to Cardiff line most likely.

[colin_p]

Puggit said:

Severe squall line expected today. South of a Hull to Cardiff line most likely.

Looking at the rain radar, it seems that we (Berkshire) are in for that squall line to over us in a linear fashion. It is going to get soggy.

[jimmyjimjim]

20c today which is nice as I'll be able to mow the lawn to vacuum up all the pine needles.

Just in time for -7c and snow tomorrow.

[Uncle John]

Grim here, wet & windy, the leaves are loving it. Still quite mild, 14 degrees. Just north of Gatwick.

[Bill]

That's three times today I've popped outside to do something and got drenched.

[S100HP]

My mate lives in the Pyrenees. That's his car under the tree.

[CourtAgain]

Very squally and wet in North London now... had just finished trying to fix my KAFAS camera in the car before the clouds grew increasingly dark

[Bill]

S100HP said:

My mate lives in the Pyrenees. That's his car under the tree.

Ouch!

[Sheepshanks]

S100HP said:

My mate lives in the Pyrenees. That's his car under the tree.

Blimey - doesn't look like there was much of a root system holding that up.

[colin_p]

Quite an amazing amount of rain today.

And with the wind quite an incredible leaf fall. Yesterday there seemed to be none on the ground and today it looks like late, late Autumn.

[spikeyhead]

colin_p said:

Quite an amazing amount of rain today.

And with the wind quite an incredible leaf fall. Yesterday there seemed to be none on the ground and today it looks like late, late Autumn.

I raked up about eleventy million leaves yesterday, hate to think what I'll have to do tomorrow.

[PRTVR]

In keswick at the moment, yesterday the rain was like a tropical storm, the caravan warden came round to tell us we are on a flood alert, and to be ready to move, they will give us 1 hour notice to move,
overnight we had thunder and lightning along with hailstones, this morning the lake, is a lot closer than it was last night and the rain continues.
Picture of the lake from the caravan.

Going home today.....

[motco]

Hope you don't post a picture of the caravan in the lake!

[loskie]

Sheepshanks said:

S100HP said:

My mate lives in the Pyrenees. That's his car under the tree.

Blimey - doesn't look like there was much of a root system holding that up.

I think that will be the issue!!! Poor town planning.

[JakeT]

colin_p said:

Quite an amazing amount of rain today.

And with the wind quite an incredible leaf fall. Yesterday there seemed to be none on the ground and today it looks like late, late Autumn.

Sodding green bin hasn't been collected for a while so I can't even put any more in there! Not to mention it's all going to be sodden and very heavy. Yesterday was very much an 'indoors' day.

[p1stonhead]

spikeyhead said:

colin_p said:

Quite an amazing amount of rain today.

And with the wind quite an incredible leaf fall. Yesterday there seemed to be none on the ground and today it looks like late, late Autumn.

I raked up about eleventy million leaves yesterday, hate to think what I'll have to do tomorrow.

My new (as in not had a winter yet) gravel drive is a NIGHTMARE. Should have thought about it more before going for gravel!

[jimmyjimjim]

As forecast, first decent snowfall of the season. September didn't really count. Due to continue through Monday lunchtime. A little brisk; will hit -18c tomorrow.

[BertieWooster]

jimmyjimjim said:

As forecast, first decent snowfall of the season. September didn't really count. Due to continue through Monday lunchtime. A little brisk; will hit -18c tomorrow.

It's still dry and mild up here. Forecast was for snow starting an hour or so ago. It sounds like the front range is getting most of it at the moment.