View across the Outer Harbour of Stornoway

Wednesday 18 November 2009

Windy nook

Blowing a force 6 to 7 out there, with occasional rain. And it's going to get worse, with severe gales in the offing over the next few days. Not necessarily for us, but all points in the west of the UK. Cumbria could be in line for as much as 8 inches of rain (200 mm), which makes flooding a distinct hazard.

Nothing more to report on the hurricane front: the Atlantic season is effectively over, although the northwestern Pacific season still has 6 weeks left to run. Anja has disappeared from the weather charts in the southern Indian Ocean, the first of presumably many storms in the southern hemisphere summer. A nasty looking storm appears to be lashing the northeast of Argentina, if the satellite imagery is anything to go by. However, I have no Spanish and the Google Translator is usually awful.

London is a long way away from Stornoway, and I watched this morning's state opening of parliament with a degree of bemusement. Her Majesty appeared to be battling a cold, and I even discerned a sniffle in amongst all the Bills, set to be introduced by Her government. A General Election is due by May 2010 at the latest, so all those policy statements sounded more like a party manifesto.

The wind continues to blow outside, but I'm signing off here for the night. Tomorrow is another day.

1 comment:

  1. Morning Guido well tomorrow is here and it is another day ! still blowing a gale down here. Yesterday was so wild and even worse when there was a squally shower. Thankfully we have not had the rain that they have had over in Wales etc.
    Keep warm and dry today.
    Love Sybil x

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