South East England/East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 07/02/14

[john pike]

noticed the winds are picking up now

 

hi mal

 

winds will increase as we go through the night

 

its a watch and see how strong the winds get

 

the further south you are the stronger the winds are likely to be

[kate1]

Bit confused now, are we expecting high winds this evening or not?

I think some of us already have them! Blowing a gale here now!

[JennyJane1]

Sky news reporting someone badly injured in Birmingham as a tree fell on them, still very calm here

[Steve C]

Had to take a detour to work Friday morning, didn't even get as far as Finchingfield (before and after photos attached), I think I may have struggled after the bridge if I had!

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I was thinking of heading there this morning, for a photo. Unfortunately too much drink yesterday afternoon made me lazy and disinclined earlier.

 

I think it's just over 30 miles from home. I might go there tomorrow at first light, but won't bother if the flooding has moved downstream.

[scotteboi]

I was thinking of heading there this morning, for a photo. Unfortunately too much drink yesterday afternoon made me lazy and disinclined earlier.I think it's just over 30 miles from home. I might go there tomorrow at first light, but won't bother if the flooding has moved downstream.

That might be the best idea, I only got within about a mile of Finchingfield itself and dunmow is pretty badly flooded as well if your coming in from the A120 side, thankfully there are about 4 ways out of Thaxted where I work, so managed to find a relatively dry route out last night....Monday May be a different matter altogether!Beer stopped play eh? Good work!! 😀👠Edited February 8, 2014 by scotteboi

[Kent Snow]

Wind howling, showers rattling through. Usual fare for Winter 13-14!

[fluid dynamic]

winds are picking up here

 

The open fire is roaring as the chimney sucks the air though the grate. Lovely (in here)

[Lauren]

Nothing much of note here yet....

[Iceni]

Unsurprising people are getting killed by trees and I'll tell you why...

 

Drove down our lane to the village shop at about 4:45pm. Noticed an oak branch which didn't look quite right (this same tree split and fell in half a couple of years ago). Got the shopping and came back. Stopped because now this heavy branch had become detached from the tree and was dangling about 20 feet above the lane about to fall. So pulled into the property and alerted its owner to the danger.

 

Meanwhile got back in car and parked with my hazard lights on in case anyone else drove by.

 

This owner said he'd called the police/fire brigade and then told me very rudely to 'Push off home" I said no I was staying put until the police arrived as other drivers should be warned about the branch. Then he got really nasty so I drove as fast as I could under the branch and phoned the police to tell them about the incident, but they said don't worry it's being dealt with.

 

They've just phoned back to say they'd visited the house and there was no problem. I said that is impossible, no one could have got rid of a branch that size in the time and gave them the right address. Turned out this bloke had deliberately directed the police to the WRONG house - a neighbouring one down the lane so he wouldn't get in trouble for having a dangerous tree on his property!

 

I'm still shaking my head in disbelief... hope the police throw the book at him (he made the emergency call and they're recorded — there is no way you can confuse the two house names) and hope no one was hurt as that branch has been hanging over the lane for 2 hours.

Edited February 8, 2014 by Iceni

[Keraunic]

Blowing a hooley out there now and it's started spitting with rain. Had to go out to accompany the man from Anglian Water who'd come to unblock the drain. What a time to come. :O

There I was standing there with my 'comfort' shawl flapping about in the wind.....it was like Wuthering Heights.

[john pike]

heres tomorrow nights fax

 

 

a much weaker flow from the south west

 

rainfall

 

trough clips the south east and crosses overnight

 

a brief spell of showers overnight for far south east

 

elsewhere looks dry but misty murk about

 

temps

 

 

a frost looks unlikely

 

but the far north of the region may get one if you see clearer skys

 

still low single numbers for all though

 

rest to follow

[Snowangel-MK]

Blowing a hooley out there now and it's started spitting with rain. Had to go out to accompany the man from Anglian Water who'd come to unblock the drain. What a time to come.

There I was standing there with my 'comfort' shawl flapping about in the wind.....it was like Wuthering Heights.

 

Was his name Heathcliffe 

 

I'm still shaking my head in disbelief... hope the police throw the book at him and hope no one was hurt as that branch has been hanging over the lane for 2 hours.

 

Hopefully no one got hurt and the police will call out the special branch to deal with him !

[Summer of 76]

Good evening everyone,

 

I have had a break from posting for about a week and still the rain appears to want to fall from the sky, although today has not been too bad apart from the wind now increasing.

 

I loved the posting from Tamara about last years snow in March, as that bought back memories of when my father was in hospital for a serious operation and had his bed on the fifth floor of Bedford hospital.  It was so cold up there due to the wind we had to take him extra blankets and cover the window early in the evenings whilst watching the snow float past the window.

 

Well back to the current weather and it's 7.4c with a very gusty wind although I am sure it will move up a few notches later this evening.  I just hope we have a break from the rain as I notice the River Ouse from the EA web site has filled up the wetlands designed for flooding, therefore anymore rain will go straight in to the river.  a lot of work has been done since the Easter floods of 98, however with the increased building of homes on the fields used for flood near the river I can see one day a major flooding event happening in Bedford, St Neots and Huntingdon.

 

Chris

[Keraunic]

"Was his name Heathcliffe"

Lol. No......but he did express a liking for rough weather.

"It's meeeee, Katheeeeee"

[JennyJane1]

Started hearing the wind gusting a bit in the last few minutes, also very chilly here.

[Snowangel-MK]

"Was his name Heathcliffe"

Lol. No......but he did express a liking for rough weather.

"It's meeeee, Katheeeeee"

 

 

Are you sure it was the weather he was talking about 

 

 

Looks like this rough weather is here to stay right through next week, another train of storms to come and a few might see some slushy snow thrown into the mix from Monday night onwards and then possibly the risk of a much more violent wind storm Friday....

 

 

[Snowangel-MK]

For those of you who like to see the sea rough here is some very impressive footage from Porthleven, Cornwall....

 

[Summer of 76]

I just went to Sky News and on the right and advert for wellington boots appeared, clever these folk.

[Kent Snow]

Lashing rain now in Canterbury, Wind very strong.

[Iceni]

Was his name Heathcliffe 

 

Hopefully no one got hurt and the police will call out the special branch to deal with him !

 

You're such a wit   But what sort of person gives false information to the police on a night like tonight?

 

But al least I managed to head off a Defender LandRover with about 5 little kids in the back on their way back from a party. So their Mum turned around and weren't at risk.

Edited February 8, 2014 by Iceni

[john pike]

monday

 

a cold north westerly flow but not strong

 

rainfall

 

again another trough across the south east phhhhhhh

 

note the 528 dam air thinks about srossing us but says nope theres precipitation there at present

 

rainfall

 

 

grey drizzly muck around

 

mist and fog am possible

 

possible heavier rain sticking around the east of the region

 

temps

 

5-6 degrees and feeling cold in the wind

 

bleak comes to mind but less rain is helpful here

 

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monday night

 

a breezy south west flow but a cold north west source

 

note the 528 dam air is across us here

 

rainfall

 

if ukmo is right we will see some precipitation

 

problem is the fax looks dry

 

temps

 

we certainly have some colder uppers crossing us overnight

 

it will be cold but will there be any precipitation?

 

too early to call at present

 

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tuesday

winds switch to a gusty south west in the morning

 

looks likely to swing back north westerly later pm

 

rainfall

 

you got it

 

heavy showers enroute

 

528 dam air now shifted away back to our west

 

temps

 

 

 

 

around 6-8 degrees

 

my interest is in 96

 

but will pop that up later

[steveinsussex]

all quiet here now

[scotteboi]

Lashing rain now in Canterbury, Wind very strong.

Thanks for the update Dave

[alexisj9]

Very gusty here at present, seems to be going nuts out there.

[Biggin]

Pretty Quiet here too.....