Hurricane Ophelia to Brush the Azores This Weekend; May Affect Ireland Next Week

[Skillmister]

It's now complete blue skies with a few whisps of thin white cloud up in North Wales Slight breeze though.

 

[Glanza]

Tracker here showing where the winds are:

https://earth.nullschool.net/#curre...rthographic=3.73,53.60,1500/loc=-8.895,51.025

 

[4K8KW10]

Tracker here showing where the winds are:

https://earth.nullschool.net/#curre...rthographic=3.73,53.60,1500/loc=-8.895,51.025

Yeah, looks like the Eye of the hurricane won't make a direct hit via a landfall.

 

[antijoke]

Skies are really awesome at the moment

 

[King85]

The sky here in Solihull is yellow. Looks like an old photograph

 

[Deleted member 651465]

It's now complete blue skies with a few whisps of thin white cloud up in North Wales Slight breeze though.

Same here, minus any clouds!

 

[Rroff]

Skies are really awesome at the moment

Its really weird here now - at times the sky goes pale white except near the horizon towards the storm which is kind of pearly silver, then goes back to a menacing orange every now and again.

 

[Captain]

The sky here is orange and it’s awesome.

 

[Old Man]

Latest in:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...track-path-thousands-lose-power-a8002751.html

 

[antijoke]

Its really weird here now - at times the sky goes pale white except near the horizon towards the storm which is kind of pearly silver, then goes back to a menacing orange every now and again.

It's getting even darker here now.

The sky here in Solihull is yellow. Looks like an old photograph

That's what it looks like here too.

Almost makes me wish we had more of this.

 

[Rroff]

It's getting even darker here now.

Must be going your way - its starting to brighten up a bit here and the sun changing from angry red to hazy yellow.

 

[redline]

The light [I'm in Mid Devon] has been amazing all morning, with the same orange sun reported in many locations, then about an hour ago it all cleared and we're left with blue (but still dirty looking) sky... The wind here is moderate, with the odd stronger gust. Anyone from Cornwall here that can report on the sea state?... we're off down there next weekend and may catch the next system, that's also looking quite powerful.

Conditions in Ireland seem to be quite difficult, with very high mean speeds and powerful gusts.

 

[Conscript]

None of the negative effects of the storm here in the south east, obviously. However, it is indeed very mild for the time of year. Walked outside in jeans and tee-shirt earlier for the light jacket I'd usually wear, even at 7AM. Feels a little odd.

 

[redline]

Roches Point, which is south east of Cork has reported a ten minute mean speed of 69mph, which is a new record.

 

[Troop]

Wind is not to bad here, Mid Wales 5 miles inland from the coast, the temps are nuts 22.8C at 8AM this morning recorded on the official sites.

 

[bliss]

Never seen it look so yellow. Making everything look like a chain smokers living room!

 

[stuie]

It is awesome planning for the end of the world

 

[almoststew1990]

Southampton is now very dark (well, yellow actually) but not windy at all.

 

[newbiejim]

The sea here at Ayr is like a mill pond, but the world is sepia tinted.

 

[mmj_uk]

North of England here the sky has gone a bit of a yellowy colour and the sun is red. When exactly does the world end?