Storm Agnes - first named storm of the season.

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Met Office have named the first storm of the season - named Agnes. The season runs from the 1st September to the end of August. Ironically we didn't have the first storm of the last season until August.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2023-09-27&id=7d1a0b38-afd9-4dbd-b9d7-0085e013af8a&details

Warnings are out. Note the impact matrix and details. Some uncertainty of track and intensity, but given that it has been named, it has the potential to induce some amber warnings.

Blowing hard in Scilly, and the Scillonian is cancelled today

It's dreary and dark but not too windy here yet.

(In Cornwall, obvs)

And there she is on satellite. She's beautiful. But still potentially quite dangerous.

You might be seeing some chat of a possible sting jet (which I briefly mentioned before). Thankfully, it looks like this occurred over night and over the sea. It looks like the storm has reached peak depth and will be starting to fill (become less deep). This looks to be good news in terms of potential severity.

However, the Met Office warnings still stand. Please heed them.

I'm in Ireland. In Westmeath. Up til about 8am it was freakishly calm. Not a sound. Not even birds. Now it's raining & a little breezy. I work from home (childminder) but have playschool run which is less than a 5 mins walk so not too bad and the school goers are very excited cos they get to wear their rain ponchos I bought them hahaha

W.mids.

Still calm. Had a light breeze, then still calm and now back to light breeze. More overcast than earlier. Someone has hung their washing out.

In South County Cork. It's awfully wet but there isn't much wind yet.

Wind has picked up in the last hour or so here.

That is a beautiful picture. I often have a few days walking in west Wales in the last few days of September - it can be wonderful weather - couldn’t do it this year, maybe for the best!

Winds are picking up in Co. Cork.

Checking in from the west coast of Wales, got all my chores done early and am settling in for day of weather watching, how marvellous.

Become v v wet in the last half an hour and the trees are waving around but not too much yet. An awful lot of trees round me though and still very much in full leaf so I will be paying them close attention as the day goes on.

I have a heated blanket, whippets and books, could it be any better?

@borntobequiet not the weather for lovely end of season walks this week!

Starting to pick up in the Irish sea. All our boats cancelled today, not really surprised tbh

North wales coast. Just started drizzling. Dark and overcast, no breeze.

North Devon coast- it’s getting pretty blowy. Bright with no feel of rain yet. A few small branches down.

A bit blowy at times 😊

Heavy rain now. Still no wind.

Very calm where I am, strangely quiet, very light rain

Fairly calm here in my little part of West Yorkshire. Looks like the winds are pickinh up a bit. Did ask the MIL if she wanted me to get them a taxi home from school, but no reply yet.

North Somerset/Wiltshire border here, not a breath of wind, so so still.

Wind starting to get up here in South Wales.

W Mids
Tops of trees definitely moving now.
Could feel a stiff breeze/light wind outside but not so much that bags blow out the car boot when you open it. Cloudy. No rain yet.

Tree tops really dancing here now.

Love the car boot bag dispersal index of wind strength

Blue skies here now, still windy though

Heavy rain has just started, completely straight down