Possible severe gales on Monday 28th.

[OhYouWickedWickedWitch]

I'm keeping a pretty close eye on developments for Monday. some of the models (in particular gfs) are showing a deep low developing over England, with the majority of the gfs runs taking the worst of the wind over the south.

Massive if. But if the weather were to pan out as those models are suggesting it would be a damaging storm, especially given the trees still being in leaf. I'd keep an eye on the met office early warnings page and if they start warning about it then it would be a good weekend to tidy the garden before you lose your stuff

I'll update as things become clearer.

fairy I'm Fareham and its blowy here but more gusts. Dry though so have two loads of washing on the line - and watching for signs of rain.......I'm at the ready

Wind gustiness returned and gone again

Sorry, I didn't mean to scare anyone, but it's worth checking if it has an electric supply (manual/online).

It may have been that ours was faulty, but I think it's worth finding out if it works in a similar way. Apologies again, it really wwasn't an intention to scare just a case of my Dh was a tit, so you can be safe.

youarewinning i'm in fareham too! rounded it up to portsmouth so i didnt out myself completely!

gonna put some washing out - nice and blowy

I'm right on the South Coast too and the block of flats I live in is covered in scaffolding. The scaffolding boards are lifting up and shifting in the wind already and I am getting quite concerned. Have asked the building manager to phone the builders but I don't know if there is anything they can do.
We have torches and candles and have charged up our mobile phones. DH thinks I'm over reacting but I dont think the wind is anything near what it is going to get like later on tonight and it is pretty breezy now.
Aaagh.

I usually say Portsmouth too!

waiki I wouldn't. My washing line just snapped on its metal post and took off up the garden

Even I in Chichester sometimes say Portsmouth! People look at me like this if I say Chichester! Even outside the area people know where you mean if you say "just east of Portsmouth".

I am pleased you scared me, Cat! I have made sure mine turns off so am no longer terrified, anyway!

I've been known to say I live near Southampton when people are talking about S'ton and New Forest way. Your right it's because people actually can pinpoint those places on a map

my parents are from littlehampton music and i spent a lot of time saying 'they live near Brighton' - it's not really near Brighton but NOBODY knows any places nearby!

I did live in portsmouth for a few years though and consequently would rather poke myself in the eye than describe myself as living in Southampton!! ;)

waves from Chichester/Emsworth

I'm just about to pick up DSD from Chichester - will give a big wave and DH will think I'm nuts

I lived in Portsmouth too for 11 years. And fairy note I said live near not in S'ton I'll say I live in Portsmouth!

Don't NC, unless your actually called fairy I doubt I'll know who you are!

I didn't know there were more Chichester folk on Mumsnet! I shall stand at the school gates when they go back scrutinising everyone

(Also if anyone couldn't get down past the festival theatre yesterday morning, I apologise, that was our car in the accident, if you stopped to help, you have my eternal gratitude )

It's been raining for about an hour and a half now on the Lizard, I don't think the wind has picked up any more though.

Very gusty here in shoreham by sea ( just outside of Brighton) have secured everything we can.

digerd I haven't pruned it, I've left it partially attached to the tree and just tucked it over the fence. I could break it off the tree and cut it up and put it in the garden bin but they'd complain about that even more. Thankfully other NDN are lovely, they have a hedge which grows over into our garden, they used to come round and cut our side of it as well, at least until we got a lockable side gate as it kept blowing open in the wind.

I'm just along the coast from you missfliss. Apparently Shoreham scored the highest gust of wind in the 1987 storm - 115mph

It's already pretty wet and blowy here in SW Cornwall and all the signs are that it's going to get much worse. Amazed at all the hardy families in the local supermarket stocking up for their half term visit. I think I'd have stayed home but then I'm a wimp.

West Sussex folk - Would you like to come here pretty please and give me an update?

Just been watching DS play footy match in south hants, was very windy , the trees were bending right over and I nearly lost my contact lenses has started to rain,home now, all cosy

It's relatively calm here in Brittany. We've had a gusty shower and the sky is grey but the wind is only moderate.

I'm praying it stays that way until DD's flight from England has landed... (poor thing, I think she's in for a bumpy ride, and she's not the greatest traveller)