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?

It isn't meant to hit us fully in Dorset until 9am

I’m in a red zone. Everyone going to work as normal. It’s not very windy - yet.

@Mumofsend

It isn't meant to hit us fully in Dorset until 9am

Thank god I'll be in work by then. Already very breezy down here on Jurassic coast

Dorset - nothing here either, really calm

@Sparklingbrook

It’s not reached Worcestershire yet.

We are in Worcs, My DH has been up since 5 staring out the window worrying unnecessarily about the bins flying away 😂 barely a breeze!

North Somerset and a bit windy but definitely had worse

Our binmen are a hardy lot and have been round as normal. Quite breezy here in London at the moment. Wind is stronger than it was when we woke up a couple of hours ago.

@BABAHOTEL

No. We are talking about the here and now

@TheLightSideOfTheMoon

West Wiltshire and it’s really picking up.

Have no choice but to walk to work but will be at work for the next 25 hours so I’m indoors.

Might say a quick goodbye to my fence before I go. He’s old. I doubt he’ll survive this.

Might say a quick goodbye to my fence before I go. He’s old. I doubt he’ll survive this.

😂 I’ve brought two of my more fragile potted plants inside just in case ☺️

Heavy rain and a bit of sleet in Edinburgh but the wind is calmer than it's been for most of the week! Think we're missing the worst of this one.

As we haven't yet learned to teleport, the Met Office (not the media) has no choice but to put out storm warnings and point out that if you set off in the morning when it's still fairly normal weather you might find yourself in difficulties later when it looks as it won't be.

They can't win, of course. If the storm they forecast doesn't materialise they will be accused of scaremongering. If there is a storm and they hadn't issued warnings. they'd be blamed for that too. I still remember the great storm of 1987 and Michael Fish on the BBC a few hours before it hit saying nothing to worry about. He never lived it down.

Swansea here, windy but nothing crazy 🧐 anyone know what time it is due to hit South Wales?

Mid Wales(10 miles from coast) rather windy but expected worse, although Worst is supposed to be 11-2.

[quote GirlInACountrySong]@BABAHOTEL

No. We are talking about the here and now[/quote]
But surely when it was predicted for mid morning (here at least) we should wait to se if that's right? Maybe they've misjudged by a few hours?

Midlands nothing here ..I'm doing home visits at the peak so not looking forward to it

It’s supposed to be the peak for us right now and for the next two hours. BBC weather says it’s blowing 70mph winds and whilst I can hear it’s windy outside, I’d describe it as a tad blustery at the moment. The hedges are barely stirring.

The cats were mightily pissed off that I’d battened down the cat flap for this and had pulled off the knob and broke free by the time I got up this morning!

This reminds me of when I woke on my due date telling my DP, still no baby!

I’m currently staying in Wiltshire- nothing here just a bit windy.

I'm in Cornwall, local reading is currently 80mph and rising fast. It's on the way!

Tbf I saw a poster say it's quiet where they are (same area as me) but I've lost fence panels already and my bins have fucked off half way down the road.

@GirlInACountrySong

Typical media over hyping things

And a storm warning is just that, a warning. But people seem to be enjoying the drama and more reasons to stay at home

The media don't issue weather warnings, the met office do

It's due to pick up later according to the reports, I don't think we can write this off at 8am

Coastal Hampshire here. I can't hear much wind but the dog is unusually watchful!

@SilverHairedCat where did you get that?

Apparently the wind direction is going to swing round later and batter the areas that are more sheltered right now.

Feels like it's picked up just since I posted earlier.

www.facebook.com/126965330807493/posts/1718879581616052/ this is a great weather page, lots of info enjoy whats happening to the west of some of you.