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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: southernskye on December 10, 2013, 10:35:18 am
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Yup, don't undo the battenings-of-the-Hatches as there's a low pressure heading in with strong Southerlies/SS Easterlies gusting (here) to over 70mph.
Luckily I have not moved/changed anything since the hoolie of a Northerly the other day.
Stay lucky
Sskye
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Is that a wide spread storm? I was sad to see so many trees down after last weeks.....hope no more come down and no one gets injured :fc:
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Hi Happy GL.
I just concentrate on Scottish West-coast/Western Isles. Currently gusts of 82mph around here forecast fore Saturday around 18:00.
Oban 72 mph
Glasgow 60 mph
Orkney 70 mph around 21:00 Saturday.
I use XC weather as it has been the most accurate for the forecast for the boats.
Rgds
Sskye
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So we may get a taste if its hitting Orkney ? We are on the Caithness coast :thinking:
Thanks for the warning :thumbsup: Stay safe :fc:
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:cold: Oh no, forewarned forearmed!
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Sounds like it's the same storm on its way back up north.
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Well, it arrived early and we are getting a hammering.
Everything still battened from the previous storm so all should be in order....hopefully!
Good luck one and all and stay safe.
Rgds
Sskye
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My husband suggested a nice walk in our local hills and I quoted this....you are spot on and thankfully we only went locally and only got wet...it's horrid now but so sad to see so many trees down and lots nearly down, that's a concern......anyway, me and the digs are drying off :thumbsup:
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Glad you got home ok, if a wee bit damp!
Should ease off come Monday from what I gather.
Stay warm.
Rgds
SSkye
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Our local villages power has gone off, we are on the top of a hill and ours comes from another village direction so I am trying to get my gingerbread Santa production line complete before ours goes too. We've had a few flickers already....:-))
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I am trying to get my gingerbread Santa production line complete before ours goes too. We've had a few flickers already....:-))
:fc: :fc: ...get some help in....dad, kids, dogs anyone to finish them!!
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Sounds bad here at the top of the building - just off to catch the bus, let's hope they are still going!
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More of the same tomorrow peaking 9am to midday.
Hope the gingerbreads were all finished and power remains OK?
Sleep tight and stay safe
Sskye
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Its wild here tonight, cant sleep for the wind and rain. the noise the conservatory is making you would think it was going to blow away :o
I really should be asleep, need to be up in 4 hrs :-\
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well we had it pretty bad up here a few hours ago, lightning, power cuts and stuff, will survey the damage in the morning :gloomy:
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We seem to have escaped it here in the South east of Scotland, apart from getting a bit windy when I was out riding yesterday around midday. Just wish it would get light now as I want to get out to feed the animals.
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well its worse today than yesterday!!! driving rain and gale force winds but at least the power is still on for the time being......famous last words probably :fc:
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Really bad gusting winds here on the Isle of Lewis.
Reckon it's at least a force 11 as it seems stronger than yesterday. A one tonne gravel bag took off from our yard earlier and I didn't dare try to save it. If the wind had caught it at the same time it would have taken me too.
If you're in Orkney it should be passing you about now!!!
Dave
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I think yesterday was worse than today, certainly for the wind. We also had an amazing storm last night, thunder and lightning, power went off (only for a few mins), enormous hailstones....
No damage as far as I am aware- I'm holding off on putting up some of the Xmas lights though just because of the wind.
Beth
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Worse here today than yesterday. Mainly cos of the hail at the same time as the peak winds. :gloomy:
However after bringing the horses in and quickly exercising the 4 dogs, I have been listening to Evensong on R3 and making choc dipped crystallised orange peel, which is very calming, and the fires are lit.
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L&M
choc dipped crystallised orange peel
I'd battle through a storm for some of that!
It's settled down here now and seems to tail off for several days. Gusts in the 30's and 40's then Late Tuesday/early Weds gusting into the 50's and 60's again.
Ach...nooo, really it's like this all week! Just stay in and make tasty treats and sit by the fires until Christmas eve!!!
Stay safe
Sskye
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It was wild here last night and still pretty windy today. I managed to get out to the car between gusts. I do find it scary when it's windy as I can go over so easily. I don't think we've had any damage but I noticed a slate on my neighbour's lawn this morning. Must check whether or not my OH has told her. I asked him to give her a ring (she always keeps me for talking for ages).
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well after a day of wet and very windy weather, we then topped it off with thunder & lightning, hail and power cuts last night.....roll on spring :gloomy:
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Fiesty...I'd be happy just with some "proper" Christmassy weather....that'd do! ;D
Keep yer heads down this week and hope for better next!
Rgds
Sskye
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they have issued another warning for wednesday and thursday this week for north and west scotland
2-4 inches of rain, maybe snow and high winds...
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I heard that weather warning too......I would love some snow tyres but at the moment cannot afford them.....looks like more trees will be down as there are so many leaning around the area! I had a few big puddles to drive through yesterday but they did clean my car steps of the mud!!
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Have winter tyres for the wifes wee estate and the Jeep has all-seasons on it. The Winters are a defo benefit if ever you can save up for a set. I find they assist, especially, braking in poor/snowy weather.
Weathers looking to be gusting 50's and 60's mph Tuesday 18:00 to around 03:00 Weds.
Settles through the day a bit then same again 18:00 Weds gusting upto 70mph until around 9am Thursday morning.
Then Friday 18:00 into Saturday am similar again to Tues-Weds.
Snow forecast for Thurs and Sunday + Monday next week at the mo.
Not much of a week to look forwards too actually!
Ho Hum.....best check the heating oil level!!
Keep smilin'
;D
Sskye
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yessssss.......power back on again :thumbsup: 18,000 homes powerless after todays lightning strike and here's me trying to pluck turkeys in the dark
hail the size of frozen peas earlier! Luckily filled my oil tank last week (after letting it run dry doh!) thankfully between storms. weather outlook not good for rest of the week.....oh bring back crispy frosty mornings, breaking the ice on the water troughs etc instead of sliding around in mud and having to retrieve my feed buckets from half way down the croft >:(
oh and I have winter tyres all year round, we don't get enough consistent nice weather to justify changing them in the 'summer'..... :innocent:
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I had a funny image if you plucking in he dark, when it's dim, I find it almost better to close my eyes, seem to concentrate better. can you get sort of snow slippers? It's not too bad for me as I do not have to drive, but I fine ice nasty on the bends.......defiantly no money to spare, but maybe next year....have a good day :thumbsup:
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I had a funny image if you plucking in he dark, when it's dim, I find it almost better to close my eyes, seem to concentrate better. can you get sort of snow slippers? It's not too bad for me as I do not have to drive, but I fine ice nasty on the bends.......defiantly no money to spare, but maybe next year....have a good day :thumbsup:
this is what you need Happygolucky!!
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I hope the weather man is getting all the storms out the way early this winter as we have had our offer accepted on that place in Orkney!! :excited: :excited:
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Present forecast is for very windy weather (storms in Scotland) through until after Christmas. Then the weather is likely to turn much colder around the 11th January. That is the current view of things.
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I hope the weather man is getting all the storms out the way early this winter as we have had our offer accepted on that place in Orkney!! :excited: :excited:
hooray!!!
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Well, that was a rough one again last night!
Just lost a cover for the tumble dryer vent....phew!!
hope you all got through this one OK?
Next is a S Westerly coming in round about 15:00 tomorrow until lunchtime Saturday........good luck!
Sskye
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I hope the weather man is getting all the storms out the way early this winter as we have had our offer accepted on that place in Orkney!! :excited: :excited:
Sounds good, welll done. I thought last night at the height of the winds with us here in Worcestershire that perhaps we are getting all the windy weather out of the way,
I looks like Orkney might be my first port of call after I make my way north after the Burns Night bash :)
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Got a bit breezy last night!! i was trying to paint the stairs, but the lights kept going on and off and the telephone was doing freaky things too.
Fields are flooded but the barns are ok, all the girls are in now, it's just too wet for them to go out in case they lamb during the day. So they are tucked up tight with hay.
My poor collie who is a bit hyper at the best of times really suffered last night she gets so stressed with stormy conditions it used to be just thunder storms that set her off now its any kind of wind or heavy rain and she starts panting and pacing up and down. She's knackered this morning.
Hope you guys up North are ok. Forecast said snow for you! Brrrrrr
Take care :wave:
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Stormy last night and hailing and sleeting so the collies came into the horse barn out of their kennels. Wild night, I slept downstairs by the stove as it was quieter than the in the eaves bedrooms upstairs,
Fierce snow shower this morning altho it's brighter now.
Looking forward to the calm day on boxing day to be honest, it seems to be wild forecast until then!! :(
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Aye L&M,
Yes, hopefully some calm soonish. No break on the horizon with the forecasts I use....fingers crossed!
Rgds
Sskye
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just waiting for people to start uploading their mobile clips from the shetland to aberdeen ferry :o 3 people injured and cars damaged enroute. The Slochd summit is a white out and I was driving on hail the size of frozen peas today, ah the joys.
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My that must have been some ferry crossing.
Well, circa 15:00 today, one thing to say.......
Here it comes again!
Stay safe
Rgds
Southern - getting a bit miffed at all this wind now - Skye !