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Stormy middle of week next week - 11th/12th April

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 07/04/2023 16:22

Been taking a bit of a breather from forecasting while the weather has been pretty benign. But it does look as though there's a reasonable chance of some very wet and very, very windy weather in the middle of the week next week. It's too early to talk about worst affected areas, other than western coastal areas at the moment look set to see the worst of the winds.

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MermaidEyes · 07/04/2023 16:23

So this warmth and sunshine is just teasing us then!

Noisenuisance101 · 07/04/2023 16:25

Kitten has spoken! I shall be following…

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 07/04/2023 20:42

Make the most of the warm weather. Some of the models look very wild on Wednesday now.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 08/04/2023 07:42

Models continue to show some very strong winds over Tuesday night into Wednesday in the west and then transferring elsewhere. Exact location and speed have yet to be nailed down. There is potential for gusts of 60-70mph in the parts of the south, perhaps even inland for a time.
Keep a close eye on met office forecasts and warnings.

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Notonthestairs · 08/04/2023 08:15

So not a great time to be on a plane?! 😬

TrombonesAreNotBones · 08/04/2023 11:05

crikey! Will be watching with interest, thank you OYBBK!

Tricyrtis2022 · 08/04/2023 11:20

Thanks for this, kitten!

justasking111 · 08/04/2023 11:36

Well the blossom will be set here thankfully.

QuintanaRoo · 08/04/2023 11:38

I’m meant to be away in the caravan next week, thinking of cancelling now.

Cookerhood · 08/04/2023 11:38

Any thoughts for next weekend? We have a family wedding (home counties, west of London!).

BernadetteIsMySister · 08/04/2023 11:40

We had a big storm here on Thursday evening 5pm onwards in the Berkshire/Surrey area. We had no weather alerts, did it catch weather people out? Grin

Cookerhood · 08/04/2023 11:41

Us too! We had thunder & a downpour at 5pm.

BernadetteIsMySister · 08/04/2023 11:46

Ds was at Thorpe Park, hailstones, thunder, lightning, horrific rain, when I picked him up the car park and local roads were flooded.

RafaistheKingofClay · 08/04/2023 13:18

Oh good. Bin night.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 08/04/2023 19:28

BernadetteIsMySister · 08/04/2023 11:40

We had a big storm here on Thursday evening 5pm onwards in the Berkshire/Surrey area. We had no weather alerts, did it catch weather people out? Grin

Short thunderstorms generally would not be warned for, though they can be pretty dramatic for the location they happen in. It did look though it was a pretty lively storm though.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 08/04/2023 19:31

Don't cancel plans yet people! As I've said, theres a lot of uncertainty!! Its possible, looking at some outlooks that it might not actually develop at all. Or it might be really nasty.

Just keep aware and keep an eye on the met office.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 09/04/2023 11:08

Some of the models continue to show very windy/stormy weather across parts of the SW and NW Tuesday night into Wednesday.

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Makinglists · 09/04/2023 11:54

Metoffice.gov.uk have issued yellow warnings for much of the south/west for Tuesday/Wednesday

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 09/04/2023 12:02

Thanks Making
Here are the warnings.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2023-04-11

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 09/04/2023 12:04

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weather/4767111-spring-weather-watch General weather chat thread for weather not specifically about the mid week stormy weather.

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TokyoSushi · 09/04/2023 18:03

Checking in, I see you're already on it, of course!

PseudoBadger · 10/04/2023 08:28

*TORRO obvs 🙄

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 10/04/2023 09:12

Yes, a chance of thunderstorms after the main body of rain goes through today. Different kind of storms Grin

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BouleBaker · 10/04/2023 20:04

20 minutes of torrential rain and huge hailstones in Southampton this afternoon. Nice of the weather to send us an amuse-bouche before it really kicks off tomorrow.