The windy winter and occasional snow thread 2017/2018

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Trying some reverse psychology here this year. Absolutely no snow currently forecast, but the poor summer (up north, anyway) is rolling quickly in to a poor autumn.

The first proper low pressure and wind storm of the season is arriving. Tuesday night in to Wednesday morning, north Wales, Cheshire, Yorkshire up to the Borders will get the worst of it.

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Looking quite serious tonight and in to tomorrow morning now - check out http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warning... for more

Amber warning for North Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire, S Yorks, Lincs type area - 75mph winds possible. Trees are still in full leaf (for now!), so more liable to fall.

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Snow possible on the tallest Scottish peaks tomorrow - this thread is officially open!

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Plenty of newspaper talk about left over hurricane bits battering Britain. At this moment there is no agreed on result from the models. It could hit Scotland, it could hit France - and everything in between.

Keep an eye out for the forecast around Sunday/Monday - possibly potent, but it's wrong to try and forecast currently.

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schmalex said:

Still no snow here in Ecchinswell

I saw a white feather falling slowly in Burghfield Common this morning - does that count?

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funkyrobot said:

Netweather forecast this morning for Sunday and Monday looks terrible. Really quite windy. Still needs work to be accurate?

Yes, still lots of disagreement. Hopeful signs of high pressure afterwards though.

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There's a graphic in this tweet which shows an area of low pressure swallowing Lee and then Maria - Monday looks pretty bad:

https://twitter.com/wxcharts/status/91298729431504...

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funkyrobot said:

Is that implying a low above Scotland? Bad weather for the West and north then?

That's the most likely scenario. But the wet weather may well be further south as Maria and Lee's moisture (ooer) is in the southern part of the low pressure.

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Red warnings for much of Ireland. Amber for NI.

This is as bad as a bad winter storm.

Scotland will see some of it too

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Entire Republic now under red warning.

Ophelia no longer a hurricane.

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Another storm due around Sat time. Current forecast sees southern UK take the brunt.

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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...

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

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

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Storm Brian has been named...

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Bill said:

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

The Med is a big place

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Blib said:

I'M STORM BRIAN !!!!

You're a very naughty boy

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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

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Interesting signs for Nov 1st, need to keep an eye on. Strong northerly blast, and associated increased risk of snow.

As always, it's a longgggg way out.

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MentalSarcasm said:

Presumably though that's for Scotland, there's no way the south/south-east would get snow that early.

Haven't checked yet today - but that was pretty much for some snow anywhere (the SW got in on the action too!). Obviously with a northerly blast, Scotland does best.