Storm Frank/Gertrude.

[Brandane]

The wind is getting up already. According to the BBC it is only about 45 mph gusts just now, which is fairly normal going by the weather of the last 2 months. It is going to get up to 65 mph at it's peak, sometime about midnight. No rain yet, but there's to be plenty of that too. Fed up with all these storms now, please bring us some cold, bright, settled winter weather.

 

[LocalLad]

I was planning on getting up early tomorrow for a couple of hour ride...looking at the forecast, it's gusts of 55mph, so might postpone..

 

[Levo-Lon]

Might get the settled cold weather next week ? Lets hope so anyway

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

 

[Drago]

Seem that the Met Office have been rolling over themselves to give anything above wet fart strength a name latterly.

 

[Mrs M]

Wind's getting up here a bit. Had to venture out for a few supplies as Mr M has man flu and been in his "lair" all day.
Itching to get out on the bike tomorrow so hope it dies down.

 

[Brandane]

Seem that the Met Office have been rolling over themselves to give anything above wet fart strength a name latterly.

Says the Shetlander, now cosseted from the weather in the Peoples Republic of Midlandshire! Meanwhile the north and west of the UK gets battered by stormy weather for the last 2 months, with the odd day or two of respite. I kid you not, the wind has been unrelenting; even last night it was whistling through the streets of Ayrshire but didn't merit a mention from the Met Office. Not looking forward to Frank's visit if the forecast is correct.

 

[Drago]

In Voe there are two types of weather. Stormy, and indoors.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Live from @Brandane s home town..
No rain, shock horror.
Bit windy though

 

[Brandane]

Live from @Brandane s home town..

No, no; keep your hands in your deep Greenockian pockets - I didn't want a pint anyway!

 

[Bobby Mhor]

No, no; keep your hands in your deep Greenockian pockets - I didn't want a pint anyway!

Pfft..
I don't have any wet weather clothing to stand beside you
Down for a Viking special with Mrs Mhor, back to where life started to go downhill

Edit..
It's raining..... Again

 

[Brandane]

Down for a Viking special

Hope it's better than my last purchase in there, or you could have saved yourself the journey and gone to Louis', or even Saucy's.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Hope it's better than my last purchase in there, or you could have saved yourself the journey and gone to Louis', or even Saucy's.

Louis 20 years ago, aye.
It's the nostalgia aspect....
Almost 40 year ago, I should have stayed away from the Moorings

 

[Hyslop]

The wind is getting up already. According to the BBC it is only about 45 mph gusts just now, which is fairly normal going by the weather of the last 2 months. It is going to get up to 65 mph at it's peak, sometime about midnight. No rain yet, but there's to be plenty of that too. Fed up with all these storms now, please bring us some cold, bright, settled winter weather.

The wind is certainly rising here,no rain as yet,but certainly in the last hour,the wind sound has changed from a whistling to a roar.Poking my head outside,the gusts were strong if infrequent and in the darkness there are creaking and moaning sounds as fences move.

 

[Accy cyclist]

The wind around here is picking up and the rain has started to arrive. My Wednesday ride looks unlikely,though a few diehards might turn up. I don't fancy being blown into the path of a passing vehicle or soaked to the skin for 50 odd miles!