The Midlands Regional Weather Discussion 19/12/2013----->

[Staffordshire]

I wouldn't say it seems as windy here as Monday night

[Summer of 95]

Definitely windier than the other night here, whistling sounds galore and letterbox been flapping for hours now. And here comes the rain....

[fizz511]

Yep, seems windier here than Monday too......

[Costa Del Fal]

Windier than Monday here too!

[Harve]

I'm in a sheltered valley at 150m right now, but the wind'd have you believe you're on the tops. It's pretty ferocious.

[cyclonic happiness]

I can't sleep, I feel like something bad is happening.

This all feels really bad

[Summer of 95]

Wind and rain seem to have abated somewhat, wheelie bin is horizontal but no trees down nearby that I can see. Just wondering if it'll start up again as the low moves east- NNW is a much more exposed direction than S, SE or SW for us.

[Barbmac]

A very noisy night here, although obviously nothing compared to what people further north and west have endured. One fence panel completely blown off, the highest one in our garden, must have caught the worst of the wind. Easily the strongest wind this winter by far. Still howling now, not as bad as during the night.

 

Edit: Here's the proof!

 

Edited December 27, 2013 by Barbmac

[Bishop Brennan]

No doubt about it IMO, last night was comfortably windier than a few days ago. Some of the gusts after midnight were genuinely scary.

 

Still pretty bad right now as well, although it seems to be gradually easing.

 

Bish

[Polar Maritime]

Winds starting to strengthen here now.

[Terminal Moraine]

Mean speed at 340 mts is 45 mph, gusting to 66 mph. It's certainly windy but not up to the level which destroyed my fence and pergola on the 5th.

[fizz511]

Seems a bit calmer here now ...... is this due to ramp up again I wonder?

[Staffordshire]

Okay I take back what i said last night, definitely windier today, been kept awake by the wind since 7 and it's still going strong

[TonyH]

I can't sleep, I feel like something bad is happening. This all feels really bad

Just a bog standard windy Warwickshire night no gusts above 45mph at Church Lawford

[Dancerwithwings]

Certainly say that wasn't boring, Woke me up a few times during the night, It's been a few year since i've heard winds like that and Certainly windier than a few days ago.

But that's it, Had the rain, had the wind..... Please Please bring me cold and snow Pleeeeeeeeeeease

Edited December 27, 2013 by Dancerwithwings

[Polar Maritime]

Some wintry mix in the showers blowing through, 

[conor123]

Still rather gusty here but hazy sunny spells thus far, absolutely disgusting outlook today, all those signs for finally getting something colder next week have *shock horror* vanished, I think if I have another look last night's 'spirits' might come back up :lol:

[Barbmac]

Looks like a nasty squall line approaching on the radar. Bank of dark clouds coming in from the NW.

[cyclonic happiness]

Just a bog standard windy Warwickshire night no gusts above 45mph at Church Lawford

Still enough to keep me awake and scare the hell out of me :-/

[Bishop Brennan]

Still enough to keep me awake and scare the hell out of me :-/

 

Same here as well. Some of the gusts last night were good old-fashioned Roof Rattlers (and a few other things besides)!

 

Conveyor belt of showers lining up to the SW.

 

Bish

Edited December 27, 2013 by Bishop Brennan

[Bishop Brennan]

Hail Caesar! Sorry... felt like it lol..

 

Talking of hail, we're getting it by the bucketful right now!

 

Three very intense showers have zipped through inside the past ninety minutes, the latest one turned the sky as dark as night.

 

Bish

[cyclonic happiness]

Blimey! thunderstorm with heavy hail here!!! :-0

[Stationary Front]

Same here big hail storm with thunder. & lightening

[skyblusam]

Wow shotgun thunder and heavy hail

[conor123]

Everything sliding south of here as always :lol: , not even a speck of drizzle.