Wheelie bin races?

[Tugmistress]

For those interested that need to batten stuff down, watch out for thursday night and early hours friday morning, possibly gusting to about 70 or 80mph again, starting from the west going into the northwest. Will die off in the afternoon though :)
Will get a tad breezy on tomorrow tea time too but not as bad. just a normal caithness stiff breeze.

[tenabowla]

Cheers thanks for the up front warning, will dig out the old bungie straps again.

[JammyDodger69]

For those interested that need to batten stuff down, watch out for thursday night and early hours friday morning, possibly gusting to about 70 or 80mph again, starting from the west going into the northwest. Will die off in the afternoon though :)
Will get a tad breezy on tomorrow tea time too but not as bad. just a normal caithness stiff breeze.

Tut, I was about to go out and polish my wheelie bin for the big race...

Had my hopes up there ;)

[Camel Spider]

Tut, I was about to go out and polish my wheelie bin for the big race...

Had my hopes up there ;)

Me too .. :(

I had lowered the bodywork of the bin, put on the super slick tyres and invested in a "go faster" handle.

Foiled again.

[unicorn]

There are meant to be lots of storms this month from what I have been hearing. Is this correct tuggs?

[weeksider]

You Can nop be serious again ?
Will Week get winds too ?

[bekisman]

Hi Tugmistress
Being 'out west' we're always interested in what winds we're expecting (being a we bit exposed!)..

I've been looking at this link for quite a while, have you any thoughts or ideas on this - is it any good - as you seem to know more about the weather than most..

http://magicseaweed.com/UK-Ireland-MSW-Surf-Charts/1/wind/in/ (http://magicseaweed.com/UK-Ireland-MSW-Surf-Charts/1/wind/in/)

[Tugmistress]

There are meant to be lots of storms this month from what I have been hearing. Is this correct tuggs?

I don't know about the month, i can only give a fairly accurate forecast up to 7 days out, but it is generally looking like a wet and windy start to the month anyway. Sorry i can't be of more use :(

[Tugmistress]

You Can nop be serious again ?
Will Week get winds too ?

yup afraid wick will get it too though slightly less than north coast

[Tugmistress]

Hi Tugmistress
Being 'out west' we're always interested in what winds we're expecting (being a we bit exposed!)..

I've been looking at this link for quite a while, have you any thoughts or ideas on this - is it any good - as you seem to know more about the weather than most..

http://magicseaweed.com/UK-Ireland-MSW-Surf-Charts/1/wind/in/ (http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://magicseaweed.com/UK-Ireland-MSW-Surf-Charts/1/wind/in/)

Brilliant site, in the drop down menu on the left thurso is listed and i use that for the swell height under the 'detailed' tab :) not bad on wind forecasting too ;) ( http://magicseaweed.com/Thurso-Surf-Report/47/detailedLongRange/uk/ )

another good site is http://www.xcweather.co.uk/ (http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://www.xcweather.co.uk/)

[cuddlepop]

And its accurate too Tuggs its blowing a hoolie over here.

Caravan swaying from side to side in the drive.:eek:

[mums angels]

oh dear not again , still waiting for my 2 tiles to be fixed from last time :( these strong winds seem to becomming abit of a habit :(

Thanks for the warning thou tugs , any idea about how it will effect flights into wick on Friday hubbys due home after 12 ?

[Margaret M.]

any idea about how it will effect flights into wick on Friday hubbys due home after 12 ?

I've flown out of Wick when it was blowing 70 mph. I was amazed at how smoothly the little plane took off so wind does not seem to affect the flights.

[Tugmistress]

Weather Watch just been posted .... taken from here (http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=forecast;type=alerts;reg=1;sess=; )

This is a preliminary Watch for events from Thursday into Friday
By Thursday evening as the low approaches the far north of Scotland strong to gale force winds from the south west will be affecting the northern half of Scotland, especially the north west. Parts of the far north west of N Ireland and the south west approaches may also get winds of this strength. During the early hours of Friday, as the low moves east, severe gale force north west to north winds will affect the Northern Isles, with gusts of 70mph+. Other areas already mentioned are unlikely to see any increase on strong to gale force, other than the far north east of Scotland where gusts of 60mph or more may occur. By lunch time speeds will be decreasing below these values.

Rainfall in parts the country, both north and south, may exceed 25-40mm from this system, with very localised falls of 40mm+.

Some rivers are already at high levels so please refer to the appropriate flood lines.

Snow will fall over the Scottish hills along with some of the higher hill tops further south into N Ireland and the Pennines. Amounts look like being small in most cases although parts of the higher Cairngorms could get 3-8cm with strong winds creating near blizzard conditions over the Scottish ski resorts.

A further Watch or possible Alert may be issued if events warrant it and a new one issued later Thursday or Friday for possible events over the weekend.

[unicorn]

Tuggs I thought you said Thursday Night :lol: it's getting wild out there brrrr :eek:

[mums angels]

thats me just gone out and got soaking wet getting the wheelie bin in from the street and trying to put some weight on the kids swing centre ..hope it works :(

i'm all confused now on when to expect the worst ..tonight or tmrw ?

[unicorn]

your not the only one :lol: :lol:

[hell raizer]

had to go out for messages, its getting pretty stormy out there....i was soaking before i got into the shop :(

[unicorn]

awwww just went out to cover up rabbit hutches and got soaked yuck!!!

[Tugmistress]

I did say earlier we were going to get a wee bit of a blow today ;) though i will admit i didn't think it would rain this heavy ... YUK!
tomorrow night/early sat morning will be worse.

[unicorn]

So it may be a good time to go into hibernation :eek:

[Tugmistress]

Yup .... though you would miss all the lovely snow that every winter brings for us [disgust] [lol]

[unicorn]

If all this rain was falling as snow we would be in a wee bit of trouble :eek: [lol]

[Tugmistress]

yeah, but what a sight it would be to wake up to in the morning! :eek: :lol:

[mums angels]

I don't mind the rain or snow its the wind i can't stand :( is it just me or is it getting this windy more frequently ??

[unicorn]

There certainly seem to be far more windy days than usual :roll: The wind is a menace it makes life that bit tougher. I cannot push a double buggy in it at all and I hate being housebound :confused

[mums angels]

BANG ...there goes a tile , here we go again :(

would anyone like to take bets on how many i'll be losing this time ????? and recommend a roofer ???:eek:

[Tugmistress]

BANG ...there goes a tile , here we go again :(

would anyone like to take bets on how many i'll be losing this time ????? and recommend a roofer ???:eek:

well exactly the time you posted this, we had a gust of 57.9mph ... not the highest of the evening so far but only .4mph below!
hope you don't lose any more tiles!

[anneoctober]

BANG ...there goes a tile , here we go again

would anyone like to take bets on how many i'll be losing this time ????? and recommend a roofer ???:eek:
Better contact neepnipper and her hubby may do your tiles wifie - while you still have some !!:(

[Mister Squiggle]

Thanks for your wisdom, Tugmistress. With your warning, I managed to move some things (plant holders, bikes) into our shed before last night's gale to stop them hurtling down the street.
Many thanks for the forecast - you probably stopped our neighbours waking up to find the wee one's plastic lawnmower sitting on their bird table.
The rain last night as I drove home was the heaviest and most horizontal I've seen in ages.
All calm at the moment here - the sea is like a millpond. Is it too good to continue?

[Tugmistress]

Thanks for your wisdom, Tugmistress. With your warning, I managed to move some things (plant holders, bikes) into our shed before last night's gale to stop them hurtling down the street.
Many thanks for the forecast - you probably stopped our neighbours waking up to find the wee one's plastic lawnmower sitting on their bird table.
The rain last night as I drove home was the heaviest and most horizontal I've seen in ages.
All calm at the moment here - the sea is like a millpond. Is it too good to continue?

Glad it helped someone :) I went through to Wick myself last night after work and i was definately an 'interesting' and 'fun' drive there and back lol
Just had a quick look, it should remain fairly calm today but then it's picking up again tonight in the early hours of tomorrow for another go, don't put the planters back out yet ;)

[mums angels]

thanks very much tugs , yet another noisy night here but thanks to your warning i managed to batten down the outdoor toys etc :( expecting more tiles off tonight )as lost 2 last night and still have 3 missing from last time ...hunt for a roofer is on ...they are all so busy !

keep up the good work tugs :)

[cuddlepop]

We've to put our bins out tonight and as the forecast for the north west is horrendouse,any suggestions as to how I keep it on the pavement.:lol:

Just now its decked,hard up against the house.

Bin men dont like heavy objects placed on top of the bin.....H@S strikes again.:lol:

[changilass]

Friday is bin day in Castletown too, so can expect wheelie bins on their marks ready to race down the street, lets hope they don't do to much damage on the way to the winning line.:eek:

[coppertop 1958]

Severe Gales 1800 Thu 6 0200 Fri 7
Strong to gale force west or southwesterly winds are expected during Thursday evening and into Thursday night, before becoming northwesterly and easing a little later in the night. Gusts to around 65 to 75 mph are likely at times, especially in association with any squally outbreaks of rain. The public are advised to take extra care and refer to 'Traffic Scotland' for further advice on road conditions.

Issued at: 1506 Thu 6 Dec

[alanatkie]

So Tuggs can we expect this weather over the weekend? :roll:

[Tugmistress]

So Tuggs can we expect this weather over the weekend? :roll:

saturday will be a reasonable day but sunday will be wet and breezy but not this bad :D