I didnt know is was sooooooooooooo windy last night!

[Atarah]

Gosh, whilst we were all asleep last night, look what happened up Oak Hill Park.

A pipe is visible underneath the root. Last I heard, the park men were discussing whether it was a gas or electric pipe. Oh dear!

[K.S.H]

God help us on Sunday then

[Barrie Yates]

Suggest you look at - Beaufort scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The chart you have posted is somewhat incorrect i suspect.

[shillelagh]

i know ....

[K.S.H]

Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

Suggest you look at - Beaufort scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The chart you have posted is somewhat incorrect i suspect.

Really

[Barrie Yates]

Originally Posted by K.S.H

Really

During the passage of Tropical Cyclone Olivia on 10 April 1996, an automatic weather station on Barrow Island, Australia, registered a maximum wind gust of 408 km/h (220 kn; 253 mph).[1] The wind gust was evaluated by the WMO Evaluation Panel who found that the anemometer was mechanically sound and the gust was within statistical probability and ratified the measurement in 2010, however, the wind speed was measured inside of the cyclone and not at ground level.[2] During the cyclone several extreme gusts of greater than 300 km/h (160 kt) were recorded, with a maximum 5 minute mean speed of 176 km/h (95 kt), the extreme gust factor was in the order of 2.27-2.75 times the mean wind speed. The pattern and scales of the gusts suggests that a mesovortex was embedded in the already strong eyewall of the cyclone.

[Bernard Dawson]

Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

During the passage of Tropical Cyclone Olivia on 10 April 1996, an automatic weather station on Barrow Island, Australia, registered a maximum wind gust of 408 km/h (220 kn; 253 mph).[1] The wind gust was evaluated by the WMO Evaluation Panel who found that the anemometer was mechanically sound and the gust was within statistical probability and ratified the measurement in 2010, however, the wind speed was measured inside of the cyclone and not at ground level.[2] During the cyclone several extreme gusts of greater than 300 km/h (160 kt) were recorded, with a maximum 5 minute mean speed of 176 km/h (95 kt), the extreme gust factor was in the order of 2.27-2.75 times the mean wind speed. The pattern and scales of the gusts suggests that a mesovortex was embedded in the already strong eyewall of the cyclone.

It can get a bit like that Barrie on the of the Coppice when the wind's blowing a bit.

[Benipete]

It's that bad up here at Benitowers we are being urged to use our hose pipes so as to spread the downfall of badly needed rain.

[Barrie Yates]

Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson

It can get a bit like that Barrie on the of the Coppice when the wind's blowing a bit.

In my time in the Outer Hebrides our anemometer regularly hit the stops at 120mph. The Royal Artillery Range - a bit further south on South Uist, recorded 150+mph (gusts). But I suspect that anything over 200mph would have taken my radar systems to Lewis & Harris.

[Barrie Yates]

Perhaps KSH will tell us the source of the table he posted and then we can do some comparisons?

[K.S.H]

metcheck

[Barrie Yates]

Thanks KSH, had a look at Sunday's forecast on Metcheck -
Day From Until Temp Rain Cloud Dir Speed Weather
Sun 19 Sep 0:00 2:59 10 °c 0.05 mm 73 % 4 mph
3:00 5:59 9 °c 0.1 mm 79 % 3 mph
6:00 8:59 9 °c 0 mm 67 % 4 mph
9:00 11:59 14 °c 0.3 mm 75 % 6 mph
12:00 14:59 14 °c 0.3 mm 32 % 8 mph
15:00 17:59 14 °c 0.3 mm 18 % 5 mph
18:00 20:59 10 °c 0 mm 12 % 4 mph
21:00 23:59 5 °c 0 mm 19 % 3 mph

Couldn't manage to post in the same format but quite clear there is a considerable difference in the wind speed forecasts. Does not lookk as though everything needs to be tied down.

[jaysay]

Opened the curtains this morning, closed them again in protest

[grannyclaret]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Opened the curtains this morning, closed them again in protest

ITS REALY WILD ROUND THESE PARTS