1230

Still frequent heavy showers up to 60mm/h rates.
Rainfall today now 14.5mm, event total 28.8mm and steadily rising.
Wind S F4 occ 5.
Going to be fun crossing those rivers on our moorland walk tomorrow, perhaps 
I'll take my wet suit LOL :-)

Will
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"Will Hand"  wrote in message news:...
> 0950
>
> More like autumn than July today.
>
> Temp. +12.6C
> Frequent heavy showers and the odd chink of sunshine earlier.
> Wind SSE mostly F3-4 occ 5
> Vis good in between showers.
> Cloud 7/8 CuCb at 1200 feet agl, lowering in showers.
> Rainfall today 6.8mm, event total from this depression so far is 21.3 mm 
> (AWS).
> Bar 1004.7 hPa
>
> Looking at the radar it looks like armageddon is on the way later, LOL, 
> good job there's a warning out :-)
>
> I love the rain, I love the rain, I love the rain ...
>
> Will (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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>
>

On Jul 5, 12:36 pm, "Will Hand"  wrote:
> 1230
>
> Still frequent heavy showers up to 60mm/h rates.
> Rainfall today now 14.5mm, event total 28.8mm and steadily rising.
> Wind S F4 occ 5.
> Going to be fun crossing those rivers on our moorland walk tomorrow, perhaps
> I'll take my wet suit LOL :-)
>
> Will
> --
>
>
>
> "Will Hand"  wrote in message news:...
> > 0950
>
> > More like autumn than July today.
>
> > Temp. .6C
> > Frequent heavy showers and the odd chink of sunshine earlier.
> > Wind SSE mostly F3-4 occ 5
> > Vis good in between showers.
> > Cloud 7/8 CuCb at 1200 feet agl, lowering in showers.
> > Rainfall today 6.8mm, event total from this depression so far is 21.3 mm
> > (AWS).
> > Bar 1004.7 hPa
>
> > Looking at the radar it looks like armageddon is on the way later, LOL,
> > good job there's a warning out :-)
>
> > I love the rain, I love the rain, I love the rain ...
>
> > Will (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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Going downhill here now. Heavy rain being driven by a force 6
Southerly in blustery showers. It doesn't look, or feel, like July! As
regards the projected severity,  we may get lucky here in Dawlish. The
worst of the winds may be through by high tide at 20.30 and the winds
are not onshore, they are presently Southerly and should veer South-
Westerly, towards evening. The rain is not torrential, by any means,
though it will be much heavier over the higher catchments. From
experience, I'd go 7/2 against overbank flow occurring either along
Dawlish Water, as it runs through the town, or in the lower basin, as
the high tide backs up the water coming down the river. If there is
flooding, I think it will be further West in Lyme Bay; he says,
fingers crossed. Having said that, I've called some friends who have a
property on the lower basin, advising them to get the sandbags out.
They hadn't seen the flood warning!

Paul

"Will Hand"  wrote in message
news:g4nmav$bu$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
> 1230
>
> Still frequent heavy showers up to 60mm/h rates.
> Rainfall today now 14.5mm, event total 28.8mm and steadily rising.
> Wind S F4 occ 5.
> Going to be fun crossing those rivers on our moorland walk tomorrow,
perhaps
> I'll take my wet suit LOL :-)
>
> Will

Quite wild over my way too, Will, even at my relatively sheltered location.

Was just looking over the reported gusts on the METARs. The Isles of Scilly
gusting to 52KT earlier and Plymouth 42KT more recently :-

EGHE 050850Z 22038G52KT 7000 -SHRA FEW010 SCT012 BKN020 14/12 Q0999


EGHD 051320Z 19023G42KT 160V240 5000 RA BR BKN003 13/13 Q1004

Not bad for, err, July.

At least all of this should make for an interesting race tomorrow at
Silverstone.
06Z GFS 3 hour accumulated precipitation 09-12Z Sunday
http://91.121.93.17/pics/Rmgfs303.gif
the more coherent band of rain seemingly tied to the wrap around occlusion.

Jon. (soggy east Devon)

On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 05:32:58 -0700 (PDT), Dawlish 
wrote:


>Going downhill here now. Heavy rain being driven by a force 6
>Southerly in blustery showers. It doesn't look, or feel, like July! As
>regards the projected severity,  we may get lucky here in Dawlish. 

Despite the weather warning ( in fact a Flash Warning albeit ending in
90 minutes at 1700)  it has been more or less completely dry here just
below Bull Barrow - a few very light showers and actually very
pleasant gardening weather. It has got a little breezier and the
console alarm went off as it touched 20mph. It will be much windier
across the valley at the other station
R

"Robin Nicholson"  wrote in 
message news:jm0v649519icpiti863hc06kmfmmbgbar7@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 05:32:58 -0700 (PDT), Dawlish 
> wrote:
>
>
>>Going downhill here now. Heavy rain being driven by a force 6
>>Southerly in blustery showers. It doesn't look, or feel, like July! As
>>regards the projected severity,  we may get lucky here in Dawlish.
>
> Despite the weather warning ( in fact a Flash Warning albeit ending in
> 90 minutes at 1700)  it has been more or less completely dry here just
> below Bull Barrow - a few very light showers and actually very
> pleasant gardening weather. It has got a little breezier and the
> console alarm went off as it touched 20mph. It will be much windier
> across the valley at the other station
> R

Rain is on the way Robin, if it hasn't reached you already!

Will
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