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We’re quite exposed here and it’s not going to make for a quiet 24-36 hours.
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E
Think for me this is going to hit in a split instant. From near calm to fully on wild in seconds. Remember something like this in this happening back in Jan or Feb 2014. It is in these sort of times that I miss my Davis anemometer to measure this sort of stuff.
Originally Posted by: Chunky Pea
Given that it's only an amber warning, I'm not sure that it's going to be any worse than what we get a few times a year. That said, any sting that develops would need watching.
Nr.Waterford , S E Ireland
68m ASL
Latest update unbelievably ramps it further!
Originally Posted by: Saint Snow
And this morning? Briefly cat 2 hurricane strength winds! I can't say I've *ever* seen such strong winds forecast for the UK.
https://ukwct.org.uk/weather/snowdon.jpg
Elsewhere there's not much change from yesterday - still looking very windy for most of us, and dangerously so in that amber warning area (e.g. Bude is still showing several hours of 80+ gusts). Hunker down folks!
Chichester 12m asl
It's been noticeable how the forecast intensity for Darragh has increased over time. I first picked it up on the daily look at the charts 28th Nov. But at that stage it was a tame pussycat, just 2 or so isobars deep, moving along the Channel and not appearing in every model run. See posts #206 (absent) and #225 (first noted) in this thread
Originally Posted by: DEW
Yes it's not an exceptionally low central pressure to cause such disruption. It looks to be around 980mb as compared to the 1987 and 1990 storms where the lowest pressure was around 955mb.
It seems to me to be equally about the strong anticyclonic development in mid Atlantic of around 1045mb that is accentuating the pressure gradient E-W across the UK
Richmond, Surrey
Not looking forward to this as I'm about 100 yards from the sea facing North.
Time to secure things down properly outside and get the chainsaws sharpened.
The quiet before the storm this morning… not a breath of wind.
Originally Posted by: roadrunnerajn
Was thinking the exact same thing.
It's perfectly still and not a cloud in the sky. Yet roll on a few hours and we're forecast to be getting 40+ mph gusts by the end of the afternoon, and this time tomorrow 30mph sustained winds with gusts up tot 64mph.
There's still uncertainty over the exact track of this system and how potent the winds will be. Arpege has lowered the peak wind gusts; so has GFS, which also limits the badly-hit area to W & SW Wales. Yet the Met Office model keeps the damagingly stronger waves from yesterday and also expands the area that these impact.
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Formerly of, Birdlip, highest village in the Cotswolds and snow heaven in winter; Hawkinge in Kent - roof of the South downs and Isles of Scilly, paradise in the UK.
https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2024-12-07&id=741dabc8-ad97-476a-bd24-1683cea8198b
For reference, here's the forecast for the summit of Snowdon at 9.00am now:
Sustained Wind Speed: 95mph
Wind Gust Speed: 105mph
Temp: -1c
With windchill: -13c
Conditions - Heavy Snow
Holyhead's peak winds now forecast at 60/91
Red warning issued for parts of Wales and South West England
Originally Posted by: Gavin D
BBC's take:
"The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for wind, as Storm Darragh approaches. The warning is in place from 03:00 to 11:00 GMT on Saturday, covering western and southern coastal regions of Wales as well as the Bristol Channel in England."
Rare red wind warning issued as Storm Darragh approaches
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dxlwz219ko
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Batten down people.
Fareham, Hampshire 28m ASL (near estuary)
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I'm a good 10-15 miles inland
Really disappointing that the snow risk as the system pulls away has all but disappeared (well, not disappeared; because the track of the storm isn't now predicted to turn southwards until well clear of the UK, it's still too far north as it crosses the island, so the snow risk is kept well north, for Scotland.
Worst of both worlds for me - the strongest winds hit this region instead of further south, and we lose the snow risk
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Bad enough having all the Strong Winds being on a hillside....
Some people walk in the rain.
Others just get wet.
I Just Blow my horn or trumpet
Do Not Like the idea of being in a RED BAND Warning area. Never been in one before.
Originally Posted by: ARTzeman
The rules here in Kent for them are that if it's a snow red warning you get a few flakes of sleet, or nothing at all, but if it's wind you get trees down, tiles off, fences and neighbourhood trampolines blowing all over the place.
Stay safe!
Highest sustained windspeed that I can find is Yr Wydffa summit - 99mph!! With gusts to 109
For lowland sites Holyhead has a sustained of 63mph with gusts to 90mph.
For me I've a sustained of 39mph and gusts to 75mph.
I'd say that's about 10 - 15mph above a 'regular' winter storm.