Severe gales this morning, storms elsewere.

[jdcarra]

I think as i type the wind is debating and the sky is clearing with a bit of sun breaking through Suprisingly up here in the Dale we did not get the forecasted stormy weather predicted yesterday of strong westerly winds. The wind was probably at its peak early morning between 6 and 7am. Looking at the weatherchart it was giving Northern Ireland and the Irish Sea to get the brunt and but we seem to have escaped the worst. Further south seems to have taken a battering with the M6 closed with overturned lorries.How is it in your part of the country?

[general jack o'niell]

we were getting mean speeds of 40mph with gusts over 60mph, neighbouring house has lost part of the roof ridging, no mean feat as all the houses here have tufftile type roofing. perhaps due to it's gable end facing into the general wind direction. worst was just after daylight, altho bright and sunny just now, its still gusting over 53mph, force 8-9, occasionally 10, as they say on the shipper

[Kevin Mc]

I was getting blown about on the M1 on the way home this morning - I'd heard several lorries had blown over on the M6 and it was closed both ways, so I was paranoid a lorry was going to blow over onto me!

I could hear some wheely bins getting blown over during the day, but no damage that I could see. We usually get some fencing blown down, but we've plonked a great big shed in front of the most exposed bit of fence. That hasn't blown away yet

[Beachcomber]

It was a bit blowy here today but to be honest, I thought it was worse earlier on this year.

[4th gen Suthen']

we were getting mean speeds of 40mph with gusts over 60mph, neighbouring house has lost part of the roof ridging, no mean feat as all the houses here have tufftile type roofing. perhaps due to it's gable end facing into the general wind direction. worst was just after daylight, altho bright and sunny just now, its still gusting over 53mph, force 8-9, occasionally 10, as they say on the shipper

Do you have a wind gauge? and if so, where can I get one?

It was pretty windy here last night and this morning but not nearly as bad as the forecast.

GMTV were in Larne this morning and said gales were at 80mph last night but not that here....within line of site of that Antrim town.

[John A]

Peter Sloss said on reporting Scotland that Campbeltown had the strongest gust at 62 mph.

[Beachcomber]

Do you have a wind gauge? and if so, where can I get one?

Ebay?

Seriously, there are often weather station kits on there.

[general jack o'niell]

insider information, i'm related to peter on my mothers side and worse still, jamie mcivor on my fathers side. distant i know, but this is campbeltown (peter's mother, my maternal grandfather's cousin) (jamies mother, my father's cousin's daughter (twinkle's sister))

as for how i really got my info? i guesstimated it, wasn't far out was i?

[general jack o'niell]

nipped outside for an update, it's more westerly now, eased a bit, probably about 20-25mph, might even be more WSW, dougal mcCallum taught me well, law of averages i had to listen to one teacher, wee shower oh rain on now so its gusting up to maybe 25-30mph

[wish I was in Muasdale]

Anybody know what it was like at Muasdale? I've got a caravan there and both rooflights blew off during the last storm (took ages to stick them back together again!)

[Mary G]

Not a wind gague, but a decent weather site:

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

Especially good for recent past and forecast wind speed and directions. Used by some fishermen I know.

[general jack o'niell]

excellent site, i can see how it would be handy, pity its to blow easterly for next two weeks, nobody can predict easterly wind so don't expect it to be too accurate

[4th gen Suthen']

Anybody know what it was like at Muasdale? I've got a caravan there and both rooflights blew off during the last storm (took ages to stick them back together again!)

I hate to tell you oh Muasdale lover but ehhhh

[general jack o'niell]

great pic 4th, the quality is superior even to jd's pics, you could almost reach out and touch gigha, it is gigha i'm seeing in the background isn't it?

[jdcarra]

Anybody know what it was like at Muasdale? I've got a caravan there and both rooflights blew off during the last storm (took ages to stick them back together again!)

Well "oh muasdale", that southen fermer could be right, but if your wan oh the big statics to the south oh the village they look intact. Photo taken on the Tuesday after the gales whilst I was up taking some more pics of "hels" pilot whale (long finned pilot whale ).

As for your concerns about the skylights I cannae zoom in far enough to view. But to put your mind at rest if you can give the exact location of your van, may take a wee run round this weekend weather permitting