Where is this storm then?

[malificent7]

So i am in Somerset and it is a little bit windy. Not carnage yet. Dd is at home and I've decided not to go in to work . I have done the right thing havn't i?

North Herts. Lovely blue sky is now disappearing under rolling clouds. Gusts have picked up.

[quote WizardOfAus]@CaveMum

If you want to see where the wind is and have time to kill then watch Big Jet TV live from Heathrow on YouTube, planes aborting landings due to the wind shear - scary to watch!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPQh1FrbOc0

Oh my god... I just watched the MOST TERRIFYING landing on here!!!!!!!! Those pilots need a pay rise![/quote]
Watching now, praying everyone is safe.

@Onairjunkie

Cows have now all stood back up and formed a sort of cow clump in the bottom corner of the field. I wonder if they’re like penguins in arctic winds and will rotate who’s on the outside for fairness.

Clever cows!

Sw and it's here now! Twas fine earlier.

@randomchap

It's not hit yet

earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-3.92,52.48,4226 shows live wind speed

It doesn't show live wind speed, it shows a forecast from the US global model.

Good lord that jet that just came in from Vienna... brown trousers time just watching it. Fair play to the pilot.

Howling a Gale and pissing down in SE wales
Flights being cancelled and delayed out of the local airport
But hey it's just media hype
Do these posters not realise how thick they sound?
Hopefully the worst will blow through by early afternoon

@evilharpy

Good lord that jet that just came in from Vienna... brown trousers time just watching it. Fair play to the pilot.

I know!! It was its third and final attempt. Just nuts. Imagine being a passenger. White knuckles all the way.

Thanks for the Heathrow link! Those pilots are awesome. Also got Flightradar24 on so that's my Friday sorted.

In Suffolk and it's very gusty out now but the sun is shining

North west England coast here! It was fine but is now really raining and winds picking up.

Bus service's in Somerset have been suspended till further notice. May have to go and pick my dd up later from work.

My arbor is now about 3 feet away from where it usually is so I think the winds picking up.
It's never moved before.

Jesus those landings at Heathrow are terrifying !

Pretty blustery in South Wales, not extreme though.

Definitely not retraining as a pilot!

If you want the latest wind speeds, XC Weather is good

well wiltshire here.

In the last hour it has picked up massively.

Looks like our pergola is going over. All loose things in garden have been battened down.
Probably the worst wind I've ever seen here, lived here 10 years.
We have 2 trees in the garden, one is evergreen and is taking a battering, really worried it will come down, won't hit the house but will take the garden wall with it. Fortunately it is blowing away from the chicken run.
Chickens have gone back to bed

Hearts pounding at Heathrow, it landed thank goodness

First huge gust did this. Three large fence panels, supports snapped at bottom. Dog flap now blocked to stop our dog wandering!

Northants here. Just gone and herded some wheelie bins, bin day here so obvs bin emptied and left to hurtle around the roads. 😐🙄

It's definitely in Somerset now!

Gloucestershire is pretty terrifying right now

South Yorks here, was really nice blue skies this morning and I was hoping we'd missed it but heavy rain and strong wind and a really dull sky here now :-( My husband has quite a long commute to work so I'm thankful we all got to work/nursery safe before it kicked off, hopefully the worst is done by home time. Quite scary that we are in a relatively low impact area, can't imagine what its like in those red areas.

Leeds West Yorkshire, if I said it was breezy I would be exaggerating.

Kent here, blue skies but wind picking up.

Hope everyone with outdoor pets come out the other side unscathed.

@Marmelace

Watching Big Jet TV ĺive on youtube, scary watching the planes trying to land. One just got diverted to Geneva.

@Marmelace - thanks for the link. It’s intense viewing!

South Glos calling. After a calm early morning (DH blaming BBC for over-hyping!!!) it's blowing an absolute hurricane now with rain and terrific gusts. No damage as yet but large fir trees nearby look worrying. DH now glued to YouTube watching the planes trying to land. Those pilots are amazing.