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Weather

Need to keep an eye on the coming weekends weather (5th on)

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 01/10/2012 08:18

Mn lost my very detailed post. :( and now I'm short of time.

Look at the 120 hr Bracknell chart which shows ex-hurricane Nadine coming our way at the end of the week.

Now Nadine has been a really pesky hurricane. Very long lived. At one point she was downgraded and then reinvigorated to reform into a hurricane. She then strengthened when forecasts were for her to grow weaker. You can see her history Here

Now there's no guarantee that she will hit our shores and if she does the impact will depend on any other weather systems and troughs that she interacts with. she would be an extra-tropical low by that time.

IF she hits our shores AND the conditions are right, then it could be quite a stormy affair. STay tuned....

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 04/10/2012 22:09

Crickey!!!

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pepperrabbit · 04/10/2012 21:39

We have an enormous old oak tree which lost a huge spire in the summer storms at vast expense we had to have it properly pollarded - the really scary bit was it looked fine just after all the wind as I went specifically to check it as it's above the climbing frame.
3 days later with not a breath of wind it came crashing halfway down the tree, I still get a "what if" moment every now and again.

OhYouBadBadKitten · 04/10/2012 21:15

Oh dear pepper! I remember all the winds we had last winter, nothing awful but constant blowiness - watching our fence panels flap back and forth with plants to worry about and neighbours stressing was not fun!

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pepperrabbit · 04/10/2012 21:12

and a twitch on my posting finger clearly!

pepperrabbit · 04/10/2012 21:11

I'm not coastal but I have 3 fence panels only held up by willpower...

pepperrabbit · 04/10/2012 21:11

I'm not coastal but I have 3 fence panels only held up by willpower...

OhYouBadBadKitten · 04/10/2012 21:09

Tether those trampolines on the coast

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SuePurblybilt · 04/10/2012 20:37

OhYouBadBadKitten · 04/10/2012 20:22

bump to catch the evening crowd.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 04/10/2012 18:18

Just had a look at the wind gusts that met office are forecasting along the south in the early hours. looks like widespread gusts along southern coast of 60mph, perhaps higher. IOW could get some nasty stuff too. Even quite far inland could get 40-50mph. Which is not really out of the ordinary, but even ordinary gales can cause disruption.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 04/10/2012 17:54

BYE BYE NADINE as NOAA put it! They reckon it was the second longest lasting tropical atlantic storm.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 04/10/2012 14:20

So we have had Spawn 1 of Nadine last week, Spawn 2 coming up tonight/tomorrow/Sat and then ex-nadine herself (all absorbed into a larger low) on Sun/Monday.
Shes been a right royal pain!

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 04/10/2012 14:18

The rain at the end of the weekend looks really nasty for the SW, coming after heavy rain tonight/tomorrow, I think it could cause some issues with around 80mm of rain in that second bout.

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SuePurblybilt · 04/10/2012 14:10

Oh I've found the breakdown, don't worry. Looks much of a muchness.

SuePurblybilt · 04/10/2012 14:09

What sort of time are we talking do you think, for the Devons? I have to go exploring (trying to find a very rural riding school) either at 4.30 today or tomorrow. Which is the least likely to be 'orrible do you think?

OhYouBadBadKitten · 04/10/2012 14:03

warnings are changed, much smaller area than at first, which tallies well with the overall rainfall figures not looking as bad as they did but note the new warnings for Sun/Mon

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 04/10/2012 07:57

suePurb, that's just a little taster ahead of tonight

Just looked at the radar. Northern France are really copping it.

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Northernlurker · 04/10/2012 07:57

We had quite heavy rain here in York last night. Garden looks v soggy but lovely morning today.

OhYouBadBadKitten · 04/10/2012 07:56

As one storm dies, so another is born. Goodbye Nadine, hello Oscar

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SuePurblybilt · 04/10/2012 07:53

I can confirm that the SW is indeed experiencing heavy rain
Not much wind to speak of.

OhYouBadBadKitten · 04/10/2012 07:50

Now where would the fun be in predicting gentle autumn mists and crisp nights Pascha?

updated warnings with heavy rain moving into the Sw tonight before spreading across England and Wales. Manchesters odd little warning has gone. I don't think the rainfall totals are going to be as dire as was first predicted but there could be gales across southern counties, so it might sound worse than it is. Still a lot of trees in leaf, so be prepared for toppled trees tomorrow in southern coastal areas.

Tomorrow daylight hours hopefully there should be quite a nice dry slot (but not guaranteed) before more rain moves in later. This rain could be heavy in the south but on Saturday, once the rain clears it should be ok though there are still considerable model differences and so I wouldn't count on the accuracy of that thought!

beginning of next week still grimola but perhaps a bit of an improvement after

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Pascha · 03/10/2012 19:33

You enjoy forecasting doomladen predictions don't you Kitten? I'm going to get wet Friday and Saturday in Kent regardless of which direction the rain goes arent I?

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 03/10/2012 13:30

btw, much of next week looks revolting.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 03/10/2012 13:28

Critical to where the worst weather ends up will be where the front lies. A change of 50 miles north or south would make a corresponding difference to how far north/south the extent of the rain is. So I would continue to keep a close eye on the warnings.

NOAA discussion demonstrates how the models diverge in 48/72 hours time with one model saying it will go NNE and two others saying it will go westwards. So you can see how uncertain things are!

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 03/10/2012 13:13

updated warnings with some refinement.

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