Hurricane Ophelia

[shadowfax]

7 minutes ago, Dangerous55019 said:

Time of photo 10.34 BST.
Ok, now not a brilliant photo I know, but I’m just out with the hound on his mid morning walkies, when I looked up at the sky, and saw that the sun was blood red! 
Now I’ve seen orange coloured suns at this hour, but only on hot sticky sultry summers days before a big thunderstorm breaks out.
But never a red sun.
Me thinks that hurricane Ophelia is going to make this an interesting day! Stay safe people.

By the way, morning everyone 

Same here took a photo but can’t work out how to

post it very spooky!!

[alexisj9]

2 minutes ago, Mark wheeler said:

14 flood warnings for southern England ( Storm Surge?)

Well there's no rain about so I'd say that's probable. I do hope those in Ireland have been full!y warned about the possibility as they will have a bigger problem in that regard.

[Windchime72]

winds blowing strong to gale force now, clouds coming from east south east direction, pressure 986.5mb, first rain bands approaching from the south east.

[Dangerous55019]

2 minutes ago, shadowfax said:

Same here took a photo but can’t work out how to

post it very spooky!!

Morning @shadowfax 
It is very spooky... Due to the Saharan sand apparently.
This is gonna be an interesting day me thinks.
Stay safe up there. 

[Insert Name Here]

Ground winds are fairly light here in Ayrshire but Ive rarely ever seen the clouds move so fast.

[Summer Sun]

STATUS RED

Wind Warning for Ireland

Latest Update

Ex-Hurricane Ophelia is forecast to track up over western parts of Ireland during daytime today. Violent and destructive gusts of 120 to 150 km/h are forecast countrywide and in excess of these values in some very exposed hilly and coastal areas. The most severe winds over Munster and south Leinster at present, will extend quickly to the rest of the country this afternoon. Also heavy rain and storm surges along coasts will
result in flooding.

There is a danger to life and property.

To recap

Most severe conditions over Munster and South Leinster now

Extending quickly to remaining areas this afternoon

Issued:

Monday 16 October 2017 11:16

Valid:

Monday 16 October 2017 11:00 to Tuesday 17 October 2017 01:00

https://www.met.ie/nationalwarnings/default.asp

Edited October 16, 2017 by Summer Sun

[madian2]

 

[The PIT]

Looks weaker than expected on XC weather or it's running behind schedule.

[Andy Pepler]

red sky at night barn is alight ..red sky in the morning barn still burning... red sky in the afternoon ARMAGEDDON

[Mokidugway]

Sky here currently  

[Chris.R]

 Wind gusts starting to pick up here now, Max 21.5 mph so far. 

[stellarcake]

The weirdest sky I've ever seen here in Bristol. It started out as a pale gold, hazy colour, and now looks like really dirty, heavy yellow cotton wool. Inside the house, it looks like we're just short of nightfall and outside there's lots of rubbish skittering about on the road as it's recycling day and a few of the neighbour's bags blew over before the van got here. No rain. Despite the wind, the air is strangely warm. I don't know if it's my imagination as I've not heard anyone else mention it, but for the last hour or so I've been able to smell something kind of sulphuric, but kind of like something burning too. We're only on the edge of it here - I pity those stuck in the middle.

[Mokidugway]

Black sooty dust from thunderstorm earlier on car .

[jello]

Wind picking up here in Antirm, Northern Ireland, not that strong at the moment. Sky very yellow here too.

Plenty of disruption already tho, Schools closed, concert venues and buildings closing at 12pm, shops and businesses closed or closing early.  Major disruption at all airports with majority of flights cancelled now and most ferries cancelled.  

 

[Man With Beard]

4 minutes ago, The PIT said:

Looks weaker than expected on XC weather or it's running behind schedule.

I did think that but looking at Argepe, 70mph seems about right for 11am - the really bad stuff probably hitting around 1pm? Still a bit concerned that W Wales may be close to 90mph by early evening too.

     

[pip22]

 The skies here looks like What you expect on Mars.

[mountain shadow]

Any reports from Munster / Leinster?

[Mark -W-s-M]

yellow sky short while ago 

[Marty G]

Very  strange outside my office here in Central Belt, Scotland... eerie sky colour due to Saharan dust and fast moving clouds going opposite directions.

Hope this can be seen in this video clip... Yet the trees are hardly moving..

IMG_4864.MOV

[Frosty hollows]

There's a few webcam links here to coastal parts of Kerry. I'm watching the Waterford cam (mainly because I have family in the area) and it just looks like a standard gale. For now

 

[toggerob]

I hadn't took any notice of the sun until it was mentioned as I thought it was completely overcast outside. But here it is in the Peaks too, with a weird orange/red hue to it.

[Frosty hollows]

I can't recall opening doors and windows to let warm air IN to the house before.

[Summer Sun]

Roches Point has the highest gust so far at 82mph

[Andy Pepler]

spooky stuff

[radiohead]

2 minutes ago, mountain shadow said:

Any reports from Munster / Leinster?

Quite a lot of reports of trees down, blocking roads in Cork now..