There is a warning for severe gales for Cornwall & Isles of Scilly from 09:00-15:00 - gust 70mph along the coast. Can't see it myself, it looks a Devon eastwards affair, just ahead of the front. Different overnight tonight when a trough goes through. In fact the local forecasts www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/sw/st_marys_forecast_wind.html ,...

24mm of rain since 0900Z, most of it since about 1300Z. The rain has now slackened, but the sky remains dark. Peter Clarke Ewell, Epsom 55m

An unpleasant, dampish, blustery day with occasional showers. Since 00:00z:- Max: 9.2°C at 11:09z. Min: 3.9°C at 00:05z 1.0 mm 48 mph, S, at 07:38z. At 13:45z:-

0920z Calm 18km -RA 1St010 8As100 06.3/05.4 1004.4 RMK: Tr St, also 2Sc060; step-ladder to the sunshine recorder blown over ... suggests gusts 50kn overnight 09-09: Tx 10.7 Tn 6.3 Tg 4.0 RR 8.0 sss 2.2 Rainfall so far this month already 50.4mm Philip Eden Whipsnade 214m

Just been out to try clearing two drain covers in the street. While I was out the rain rate was 21.18mm/hr @10:34. West Hill is quite steep, and the water runs off the fields at the top of the hill bringing masses of topsoil, stones and, at this time of year, twigs and leaves. The people at the bottom of the hill have a bad time if the drains aren't kept clear by us further up. Luckily eased off...

Very loud clap of thunder and crack of lightning here in Hatton, Warwickshire @1905hr on Sunday evening. A strange day really, torrential rain while I was in Birmingham this afternoon, but dry here just 25 miles away! Steve J

Southcote - 1200Z Heavy rain since 1125. Wind now F2 and appears to be from the NW or N. St at 1000ft still from SW Temp +8.0 Eric Belton

Heavy continuous rain here since 11:00 with 5.3mm falling in 45 minutes. Alan Gardiner Chiswell Green, St Albans 101m ASL 10/11/2008 11:47:55

Hi Jon, Looking at the current TAF: TAF EGLL 090456Z 0906/1012 24015KT 9999 SCT020 TEMPO 0906/0911 24017G27KT BECMG 0910/0912 24017G27KT TEMPO 0911/1003 6000 SHRA RA TEMPO 0922/1002 21023G33KT 3000 +RA BECMG 1002/1005 21015KT TEMPO 1010/1012 6000 RA=

(09:00UTC 10/11/08) 8.5 C RH 94% Wind 2.1 kts SSW 1004.8 hPa falling slowly Rain 7.2mm last 24hrs This month's rain days 7 Consecutive days with no rain 0 Wet and windy

Cold front crossing England tonight already looking lively. Line has bowed forward in an organised fashion across S wales. AWS readings from there showing a pressure jump and wind gust to 50 mph. Can I once again request AWS owners to turn on high resolution recording and submit interesting reports here or to me. ! am particularly interested in gusts 25 m/s, marked pressure jumps and wind veer,...

Southcote - 0900Z S F3 9999 -RA 4Sc030 8As080 +7.9/+5.5 1005.5 Rain or showers on 9th from 1630 - 1815 and 2200 - 2300, moderate at times. Wind F5-6 from mid evening until end. A few breaks in early hours, otherwise cloudy. Wind easing to F3 by dawn. Light or moderate rain since 0800. Max yesterday +11.7 Min last night +7.6

Here is a summary of the NWP output for noon on Friday. Issued 0458, 10th November 2008 The weekend looks like seeing a transition from unsettled SW'lies to more settled weather as the Azores High builds towards the UK. All areas are at risk of rain, but this will become increasingly light and patchy over southern areas. Analysis and evolution to T+120 via...

Well, several rumbles of thunder in the past 10 minutes or so... Can't stay up to see how long it goes on...

October 2008 at the Brussels Uccle site of the Belgian Royal Meteorological Institute French http://www.meteo.be/meteo/view/fr/2600786-Octobre+2008.html Dutch http://www.meteo.be/meteo/view/nl/2600786-oktober+2008.html 1st column - October 2008 2nd column - long-term average

Saw this the other day in the Grauniad. Is it new? I like the Guardian but its science isn't always terribly up-to-date. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/nov/06/cloud-radar And will it work? -- Kate B

Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC on Sunday 9th November http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/METEOSAT-8-1200-EUR.jpg Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00 UTC on Sunday 9th November http://www.woksat.info/etcqk09m/qk09-msg-1200-uk.html NOAA 18 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.18 UTC on Sunday 9th November

Brussels on Sunday 9th November Bright with weak sunshine for much of the day through a persistent layer of altostratus. Cloud largely cleared towards dusk. Moderate SW wind backed S after dark. Brussels Uccle 11.3°C - overnight minimum 9.0°C - and 5 mm rain overnight. Brussels Airport 11.0°C - overnight minimum 8.9°C - and 6 mm.

This evening an intense ana-cold front is expected to move rapidly eastwards across the UK. This front is likely to be accompanied by strong pre-frontal wind gusts and, at the frontal passage, severe gusts,wind shear and veer with tornadoes, intense precipitation including small hail. The frontal passage is so sharp 5 minute AWS observations are unlikely to capture key features of the...

http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atlantic/2008/index.html http://www.cira.colostate.edu/cira/RAMM//rmsdsol/tropical.html Looks like we got out of Cuba in the nick of time as Tropical Storm Paloma is predicted to Cross Cuba in the next couple of days as a Cat 2 Hurricane. This is a shame as Cuba's growth has already been set back one year by this years 2 hurricanes that already struck the...