Will Hurricane Ophelia manage to hit the UK?

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Not been much in the news about it yet, other than a few small articles. Anyone else notice it's due to be getting very close to the UK?

www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/084704.shtml?cone#contents

Looks like it's still meant to be hurricane strength when it hits Ireland early next week, before taking a swipe at Scotland. I thought the water was meant to be too cold and they normally fizzle out into winter storms.

First British hurricane since Debbie in 1961?

Fastnet recorded a gust of 109mph. Granted it’s very isolated, but still!

Fairy yes it was.

Here in the south-east of England it was warm and sunny a couple of hours ago, now it’s white clouds with a warm glow. Trying to work out if it’s going to rain.

It’s not supposed to Never, but it seems hard to believe it won’t.

updated warnings to extend the amber area.

Just skyped family in kerry. They think they are over the worst of it and sky's are blue now. They reported it wasn't too bad.
I'm nervously excited.

mrsquagmire I'm in Staffordshire too. It feels quite eerie to me

Hot, humid and windy in NW London, the sky has gone from bright and sunny this morning to grey with a yellow tinge. We are quite high here so get more of the wind than most.

Maudlin they will still have a few hours of 50-60mph winds left.

The wind is now getting up here in Argyll too, it's been fairly calm until a few minutes ago.

www.pscp.tv/wills_memorial/1eaKbqbglXnxX?t=64

Interesting video from the top of a tall building in Bristol - really shows what the sky was like.

The colour of the sky is quite extraordinary.

Has anyone ever seen the YouTube spoof of the very sweary Irish weather forecaster? I'd love to hear his forecast today.

It may be my imagination but it seems to be easing in Cornwall now. Could definitely be my imagination though. I'm a bit worried about the weather later this week

Idiot windsurfers had to be rescued off Louth.
If you want to put your own life at risk, fine, but please don't put the gallant men and woman of the RNLI and Coastguard Services lives at risk.
I'd leave them ( windsurfers) out there.

Pretty blowy up on Dartmoor still

letmepee, we have sunshine now! The sun seems to have gone back to normal colour. A bit breezy. Strangely, the Met weather warnings say I'm ok, but the town four miles to the west has an amber warning. I suppose the warnings have to finish somewhere.

mid south coast here. getting darker and darker, and the light seems yellowish. wind is light, no rain since about 9.

Have just come back after a trip to Sidmouth - was rather blowy but not too bad. Sea was impressive though, with foam blowing up on to the beach. Has got quite gusty now we're back in the last 15 minutes or so - the caravan is creaking a bit!

Sun looks strangely orange now. Took a picture but it doesn’t show the colour.

Blue skies now here in Cheshire. Sun is shining and pegged my washing out. Good day for getting the sheets done

West Sussex - it's a very weird apocalyptic dark grey. Still very warm. Never seen it so dark mid afternoon. Not such much as a breeze.

kitten really she said it went really calm. Her car moved earlier with the handbrake on, really scared her. I had to bite my tongue from calling her a mad thing

Newcastle abd its been very very dark the last two hours. Two claps of thunder but stopped now. No rain, not much wind.

I take it back about winds easing in Cornwall

North of Scotland so dark the solar lights are on in the garden
I don't like it