SWMBO is a bit of a weather nerd: the talk is that it will be bloody severe.
Also high storm surges.
Batten down the hatches and be prepared for rural power cuts and significant tree damage...
so far here in the Easty the wind's picking up a tad, but nothing exceptional. 1000 and falling on the old baro..
In article , The Natural Philosopher scribeth thus
Don't frighten people - it's not everywhere according to the Met Office.
Have a look here :-
Yesterday Metcheck was forecasting winds of 270mph+!
Whenever something goes really out of range (and pressure is going to be _very_ low), Metcheck does tend to get awfully confused. 8-)
Not sure I've ever seen it below 970...
Low to medium AVERAGE wind speeds do not normally have high gusts with them
- just a little higher. Have another look at the link I posted.
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember The Natural Philosopher saying something like:
Nothing.
Luvly jubbly!
Fence panels down, garder gates wrecked, gutter problems, shed roofs - bring it on!
Mean speed here currently is in the upper 20's mph, mid Force 6 (Strong Breeze). It's been like that for the last 4 hrs. Nothing out of the ordinary, just a bit blowy. Anemometer is rather low, I suspect you can add 20mph to that at chimney height. When the scaffolding was up there was a *very* marked difference between ground level and chimney level.
Temp is 2C and also steady. With that wind it won't be nice out wind chill down to -15C... The precipitation, when it arrives, may well be snow, the tops down to about 2,200' had a scattering of snow this morning.
Gusts are generally 10 to 15mph above the mean. the higher gusts here are getting to the upper 30's mph.
Bloody ambulance chaser..
Sounds like a fine day in Wellington.
Those wouldn't happen to be ones that you recently worked on would they?
Being charitable, he didn't actually get it wrong; he was talking about something else entirely.
Si
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "The Medway Handyman" saying something like:
A spot of schadenfreude always goes down well. Just like when the proprietor of my local tyre depot didn't take it too well when I told him to f*ck off as he appeared, rubbing his hands, at the sight of punctures.
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