South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 09/12/2017 onwards

[Rammie]

9 minutes ago, MP-R said:

Summer style rain moving through here. Absolutely torrential, squally winds sending it in sheets, and overflowing gutters.

Gotta get at least 10 minutes of interest from this Atlantic non-weather.

What time do you think will be the peak gusts for Clevedon area? 

[ThundersnowDays]

Very windy now the heavy rain has gone.

[Polar Bear]

Just how long is that squall line? Wow.. 

[Mapantz]

2 minutes ago, ThundersnowDays said:

Very windy now the heavy rain has gone.

Instant wind switch to the West?! That's where i'm looking to break my records.

[MP-R]

9 minutes ago, Rammie said:

What time do you think will be the peak gusts for Clevedon area? 

I would think 3am-9am is the windiest window with winds easing as tomorrow goes on.

Interesting temperature fluctuations too. 09.4C at 8pm, 11.8C at 9pm and 10.0C at 10pm.

Edited January 2, 2018 by MP-R

[Ciderwithrosie]

14 minutes ago, dec10snow said:

Wow! Wasn't particularly windy during that rain/squall, but now it's passed the wind has picked up hugely!!

I agree with you dec 10snow . Quite wild , but so was the rain . Hope all okay where you are . 

[DanDorsetUK]

Feeling a Dejavu starting to happen all over again in the model thread. Is the ecm playing mind games again. We shall see! 

[gottolovethisweather]

Judging by the NW radar, I'm expecting the squall to hit about 11 pm here in Newbury, so may stay up and listen to the gusts and the horizontal rain hitting the windows.

[Dorsetbred]

5 minutes ago, Rapodo said:

Feeling a Dejavu starting to happen all over again in the model thread. Is the ecm playing mind games again. We shall see! 

Ah the good ol 10day promise again, that goes pear shape

I think Knocker has the right idea the shorter range thread is a much better place to be, but year after year people still go for the 10day promise only to get burnt at the shorter range..

[Andy Bown]

Best squall line in ages! Even hints of weak tornadic activity with rain swirling around for half a minute and hitting all sides of the house.

Also as others have stated the wind is worse now the rain has eased.

[Dorsetbred]

By George it’s warm out there, currently 12.8C

Edited January 2, 2018 by Dorsetbred

[Mark Parsons]

There has been violent winds and torrential rain here in Bridport lasting 15 minutes , quite an experience! 

[Mark Parsons]

I'm sure there will be some wind damage from that one lol......

[Mapantz]

Nice to see another squall line fall apart before it reaches here. You can bet it reinvigorates when it has passed.

[karlos1983]

Just got very violent and I’ve recorded my Kestrel PB 

sandbanks Shore road is completely flooded in large stretches. Bailing out now gotta be up early for work. but that was fun.

bins and the contents of bins everywhere. Glad I left mine in a safe place. 

 

[MP-R]

20 minutes ago, Andy Bown said:

Best squall line in ages! Even hints of weak tornadic activity with rain swirling around for half a minute and hitting all sides of the house.

Also as others have stated the wind is worse now the rain has eased.

Had that swirling rain here too, thought I was seeing things, much like the Autumn winds making leaves swirl but the only leaves left are currently blocking the gutters lol.

[matt111]

Top guest now 32mph in sheltered location. Also it's a toasty 12.1°C.

[Ciderwithrosie]

I have moved upstairs so it could be that from the direction of the wind I'm not hearing it so well, but there seems to be a brief lull at the moment . 

I lookd on a local weather station but I think it's broken as the wind speed throughout. The evening has only been 4- 5 mph . 

I think it's been a little more than. That . 

I ve ordered ( children. Will put towards it ) a weather monitor as it's my birthday on Monday . I mean. What else does a forty something nearer but not quite near to fifty get ? 

 

Ah the good ol letterbox is now rattling again . That's reassuring . 

[Mapantz]

Beast mode activated here.

New wind speed record too.

Edited January 2, 2018 by Mapantz

[Purplepixii]

Watching that front approach me in Hants and got to wondering if “squall line” is really the proper term as everything I’ve read indicates that they have embedded thunderstorms in them but this doesn’t ?

[Mapantz]

Just now, Purplepixii said:

Watching that front approach me in Hants and got to wondering if “squall line” is really the proper term as everything I’ve read indicates that they have embedded thunderstorms in them but this doesn’t ?

I know what you mean. The British seem to have adopted it and use it loosely. But in the US, their sleet is different to our sleet. 

We would normally call it a LEWP Line Echo Wave Pattern, but that means having to explain it a lot.

[gottolovethisweather]

43 minutes ago, gottolovethisweather said:

Judging by the NW radar, I'm expecting the squall to hit about 11 pm here in Newbury, so may stay up and listen to the gusts and the horizontal rain hitting the windows.

Blown through here now, came through about 10:45 pm, nothing much to it as a few others have stated, looks like its pepping up again as it rushes down the M4 towards London and holding itself together better nearer the South Coast. 

[karlos1983]

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had to crop due to video size restrictions, but you get the idea 

[Nights King]

There goes my outhouse roof or at least one panel... watch them go like a deck of cards now. 

It was damaged by the storm around xmas now its just been finished off. 

Edited January 2, 2018 by Nights King

[Purplepixii]

Always installs confidence knowing TORRO have their eyes on an approaching weather front...