Storm Isha - named by the Met Office.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2024-01-21

I think this is the earliest in the season that we have reached the letter 'I' in the met office naming system. The previous record being Storm Imogen on 8 Feb 2016.
Its certainly been an active season so far.

Amber warnings for wind for some parts, yellow for the rest, with widespread gales possible across the UK. Some fairly worrying flood concerns too where lots of rain will fall during a rapid snow and ice melt onto frozen ground.

I’ve left Classic FM on for the cats (they stay in the kitchen at night) like I do with the fireworks. They’re a bit twitchy.

@NoWordForFluffy I’m doubly in disgrace as mine hates the rain and didn’t want to go out in the first place.

My carrot and swede mash ended up being carrot and swede crush. It got half an hour and still wouldn't yield. Must be the air pressure.

You have some serious making up to do! 😬🤣

powerbanks are charged.
and there is a tealight in a glass mug & lighter in every room.

fingers crossed the storm will be uneventful.

we lost a few roof tiles during Pia, hopefully the temporary fix holds up.

Does anyone know when it peaks with badness please, South east near London

Possibly just after midnight?

Now normally I would either have the candles and nothing to light them with. Or a lighter and no candles. Got both thankfully although at the moment apart from being very windy the power seems ok. So hopefully they won't be required for that reason! I am however very grateful I switched my shift over to this morning cos I wouldn't fancy driving back home in tonight

Put your location into the met office app (or on the Web) @StuckintheRutt and that should give you a localised forecast.

Ok so looks like 3 hours at 50pm and then from 11pm it drops off to 40

We don't do candles but do have plenty of camping lamps, after living somewhere where the power fell over if a bird flew past a bit hard.

Anyone know how bad it's supposed to get in the West Midlands?

Well, there’s an amber warning so it’s going to be quite unpleasant

Just drove home to Berkshire from Weston Super Mare (everything was yellow warning when we left this morning!) and I was surprised at how hairy it was. Granted we were in a little Vauxhall Meriva but I'm knackered from the concentration. High siders visually struggling.

Sending thoughts to those of you further North and West.

JFC.

@StuckintheRutt we've got the same, 3 hours at gusts of 60 then drops off to 50.
Lampost outside the house is rocking alarmingly- then I noticed the caravan in the garden over the road...

Just saw there's a tornado warning too...
Sorry if it's been mentioned already.

@Hungrycaterpillarsmummy no that's not been mentioned where is it??

Our of interest if ones roof gets ripped off where do you go?.

Just breezy here in Cheshire, but not too bad yet.

@PickAChew 🤣

Sounds wild outside(North Devon)

There's just been a huge flash outside my house. No idea what it was

So far, nr me SE Cornwall, avg wind speed 25mph gusts to 50mph.... so for the time being ok.

Staffordshire here and just got in from work (work outside ) and it’s gusting at 58mph according to iPhone weather but it’s vile out there and quite scary .

Gusting at around 60mph just off the coast where we are. It's pretty noisy. There's some tall trees in the field just behind us that DH has been watching. He says they're starting to struggle.