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That would turn an Englishman like me into a lobster in 5 mins.
UK faces first named storm of season as 'Aileen' set to hit Britain with 75mph winds
Britons are braced for winds of up to 75mph as forecasters warn the UK faces its first named storm of the season.
Storm Aileen is set to batter parts of Britain overnight and risks damaging trees and buildings as fierce winds sweep across the nation.
An amber warning for wind has been issued for North Wales, England's eastern coast and areas of the Midlands, which are likely to be worst affected, the Met Office said.
Road, air and rail services are also expected to be disrupted and power cuts may occur, with less serious yellow warnings in place from Tuesday evening across the UK.
Chief forecaster Frank Saunders said: “Storm Aileen is expected to bring strong winds of up to 75mph to a central segment of the UK and an amber weather warning has been issued.
"As well as the strong winds, there will be some heavy rain pushing eastwards overnight which could see accumulations of 30-40mm.
"The low pressure system that is bringing these strong winds will move fairly swiftly from west to east over the UK and although there will still be some disruption through Wednesday morning, the winds will ease by the afternoon leaving a day of blustery showers.”
The Met Office dismissed any link between Storm Aileen and the hurricanes across the Atlantic which have pummelled islands in the Caribbean and parts of the US in recent days.
Met Office Deputy Meteorologist Chris Tubbs said: “There are no links between the very strong winds we expect to see here in the UK and the hurricanes affecting the United States and the Caribbean at present.
“This system originated well north in the Atlantic Ocean, independent of the current Caribbean hurricanes. It is a fairly typical autumnal low pressure system often seen here in the UK especially later in autumn.”
The Met Office began naming storms in 2015 to raise awareness of their dangers and prevent confusion of different weather systems. Brian, Caroline and Dylan will follow Aileen as autumn tightens its grip and the UK descends into winter.
That's hot hot hot for a Brit like me !
And any guy.
Why did Storm Ophelia turn the sun red?
Parts of England have experienced an unusual side effect from Storm Ophelia: a blood red sun.
The former hurricane's powerful winds have pulled air and dust up from southern Europe and Africa - with the spectacular sight prompting "lots of calls" to the Met Office.
Forecaster Grahame Madge explained: "It's all connected with Ophelia, on the eastern side of the low pressure system air is coming up in the southern direction.
"It's most likely the appearance of sunset at midday is caused by the particles scattering the light and giving the appearance of a red sun."
Sharon Derrick was one of those admiring the dramatic skyline, saying: "Bristol looks like the film The Red Planet... the weather is bizarre."
The Bristol Nomad - a part-time photographer - also took pictures of the "very freaky sky" over the city.
Over in Ireland, hundreds of birds were in the darkening skies.
Sarah in Cork tweeted: "Ummmm... think they know there's something big coming?"
That's the air from Africa that the hurricane is blowing into Western Europe,as well as the ash from the fires in Portugal and Spain.
This was at 3pm this afternoon peeps !!
London :
South Gloucestershire :
Cardiff Castle :
Nottinghamshire :
Gloucester Docks :
Last Christmas was 90 degrees. :(
Somewhere hot indeed.
Surely the remnants of Churchill's England could stand up to it?
If we are fighting for Queen and Country,of course we can,dear boy.
We won the Africa campaign after all,in WWII. ;)
Should be similar weather tomorrow...when I'm off to James Bond Island...
Consider me jealous Major! Enjoy it and take a few pics for us all!!!
Thank you @RogueAgent and @barryt007 - will definitely put up some pictures as soon as I'm home! Really excited (it's less than 12 hours away now) I've been to many Bond locations - but this is the first I'm really going out of my way to see - the next will be piz Gloria - maybe in a year or two. Have been on the road for a month now - went to the Golden Gate Bridge three weeks ago, got married in Italy and had 'We Have All The Time in the World' as our first dance and now on honeymoon in Thailand and going to see James Bond Island (my wife is a very patient woman ;-) ) I love traveling and love Bond so have managed to see many 007 locations over the years.
Wow ,what a great journey,and married to boot....Congrats indeed !!
Huge congrats on getting married Major! I too have an amazing future wife who likes Bond, not as much as me mind, but she too wants to travel to various locations to which their are plenty. And spookily enough we are also having "We have all the time in the world" for our first dance too! Enjoy the rest of your trip and stay safe the pair of you!
Congratulations! What a song for the first dance as well!
That must have been an awesome moment during the wedding, @Major_Boothroyd.
Was indeed! Thank you very much for the support fellow Bond fans. It was a magical day. And the song has a new, added meaning for me now. Now - off to James Bond Island! Will report back in an hour...better make that seven...
Enjoy !!
It's been a while since I was at James Bond Island so I hope its not too commercial now !!
This one will hit my area tomorrow...oh what joy !!!......................not :
Storm Brian: UK braces for 'weather bomb' set to bring 70mph winds and heavy rain.
Storm Brian is expected to batter Britain's coast just days after Storm Ophelia wreaked destruction.
Heavy rain and gusts of 50mph are expected across southern England and the west of Wales on Saturday, and winds could reach 70mph in exposed areas.
The wild weather, caused by a "weather bomb" over the Atlantic Ocean, may cause coastal flooding and affect transport, the Met Office said. Spokesman Grahame Madge said: "Dramatic waves could pose a threat to life and there will be quite hazardous conditions along the seafront."
He warned thrillseekers not to risk their safety by posing for "storm selfies" along the coast.
A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued in affected areas, valid from 4am to midnight on Saturday. Wide parts of the country could see between 15mm and 25mm of rainfall, with deluges of up to 60mm in isolated areas.
Northern Ireland, one of the areas worst-affected by Storm Ophelia, is also braced for further disruption when a band of rain moves in from the west on Thursday.
A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued across the region, valid from 3pm to midnight.
Met Office forecaster Helen Roberts warned that heavy rain would be falling on already saturated ground and could cause flooding and affect properties.
She said: "It will be fairly patchy to begin with but then it looks like through the afternoon and into the evening it becomes heavier and more persistent and more widespread."
Around 40mm of rain is expected in parts of Northern Ireland and 60mm is possible over the mountains.