Stormy Weather

[Anna]

I was woken at 3.30am by howling wind and driving rain and remembered I'd left a window open downstairs so got up. It's windy this morning, gusting 40+ mph promised to get 50+ lunchtime but it looks worse than it is and when you're out in it it's ok. Plenty of branches down but here no trees have fallen but further up Valleys lots have and blocked roads. Luckily it's not raining anymore. We are not due to get it as bad at N. Wales and N. England and Scotland. A wheelie bin landed in the middle of the M4.

[Stillhomewardbound]

Battled me way cross the open lands of Blackheath this morning on the bike. Very blustery, but I've known conditions worse. This wind is gusting, so it has its fits and starts. Much worse to be going into an unrelenting head wind.

Temperture very warm so eight miles later and at journey's end (Shoreditch. O, the glamour!) was sweating and foaming like an derby winner.

[Serial_Apologist]

Battled me way cross the open lands of Blackheath this morning on the bike. Very blustery, but I've known conditions worse. This wind is gusting, so it has its fits and starts. Much worse to be going into an unrelenting head wind.

Temperture very warm so eight miles later and at journey's end (Shoreditch. O, the glamour!) was sweating and foaming like an derby winner.

Ah, STH, (good name under the circs for this topic), but you'll have the wind behind you at least part of the way home!

[eighthobstruction]

>>>'A wheelie bin landed in the middle of the M4'<<< Anna

....Yet another Lada joke....

[Serial_Apologist]

....Yet another Lada joke....

Weely?

[eighthobstruction]

You are Johnathon Ross....and I claim my £5 ....

[Mahlerei]

Pity my nephew, who's on his way to Holyhead for a week's camping in Ireland. I have not so fond memories of a rough crossing in the teeth of a gale.

[Serial_Apologist]

You are Johnathon Ross....and I claim my £5 ....

Oui

[mercia]

Holyhead

BBC Travel reports at least one Holyhead ferry crossing cancelled

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

ah well in the shelter of the yard it is great drying weather, dhobi wallah day ...

[Stillhomewardbound]

Gosh, the Irish Sea in this weather? Not a good place to be. Problem is, as with the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay, it is a shallow sea, so it all sloshes like the drain of water at the bottom of a bucket.

I remember one crossing clinging desperately to the railing and witnessing the horizon rising and dropping by terrifying degrees.

Not as bad mind as the hovercraft crossing of the English Channel I made in a Force 8!!!!

[Nick Armstrong]

Just been out on the bike - you're going to enjoy your ride home, shb... propelled by a stiff westerly in lovely soft late summer temperature

[salymap]

Not the Irish Sea or the Channel but I'm a bit worried about a twelve year old going to the IOW on a School Trip today.

[marthe]

Looks as if you've been getting a bit of windy weather on your side. I hope that all are safe and have not suffered any major damage from falling branches or flying wheelie bin covers. Meanwhile, on this side, we're having glorious late summer weather and a beautiful full moon tonight!

[BBMmk2]

Sounds lovely, Marthe, after the weather you ahd recently. Some areas of the UK, had the back end of Hurricane Katia!! We must have had some of that to, down my neck of the woods yesterday. Today a rather nice autumnal day today!