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

[Rroff]

Dunno if its true but apparently the eerie orange glow we are seeing here (and other parts of the South West) is due to the storm bringing with it a mixture of smoke from forest fires in other parts of the Europe and some Sahara dust.

 

[Ayahuasca]

I'm nowhere near where the storm will pass but in the North East there's an awful grey overcast with drizzle but it's eerily still and quiet, not a hint of wind at all.

 

[Uther]

Dunno if its true but apparently the eerie orange glow we are seeing here (and other parts of the South West) is due to the storm bringing with it a mixture of smoke from forest fires in other parts of the Europe and some Sahara dust.

Yep, sky looks pretty amazing.Was going to wash the car but not a lot of point as it will probably just get covered in sand!

 

[Atari]

Haha the yellow tint in Brum is odd, almost like I'm wearing those tinted driving glasses from the 90's.

Unfortunately, I had the car washed yesterday so I'm hoping it's not gonna be covered in dust later!

 

[Azza]

Yes it is very orange in Birmingham.

It was extremely dark when I left for work at 7am this morning as well I thought.

 

[Skillmister]

It's dark and windy here in Wales. Also, the air temperature feels uncharacteristically warm

Not a single leaf moving up here on the North coast!

 

[uvarvu]

It is bizarrely yellow here. Very dark but no rain and a light breeze.

 

[Rroff]

Just noticed on the model updates from this morning looks like there is another storm projected coming in from the mid-atlantic and hitting Ireland about the same point around the 20th to 21st this month as well - going across the UK a bit more horizontal though this time.

 

[DrToffnar]

Yes it is very orange in Birmingham.

It was extremely dark when I left for work at 7am this morning as well I thought.

Yep. In town at the moment and it's really, REALLY weird. Feels so unnatural.

 

[flea.rider]

by all rights we should get a cold spell in about 4-6 days . with that much heat being pushed so far north it will leave a opening for cold to come in behind it .. /
it may even bring an early snow //

 

[Cold Fusion]

Red Sky in the Morning Shepard's warning

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41635906

 

[Rroff]

by all rights we should get a cold spell in about 4-6 days . with that much heat being pushed so far north it will leave a opening for cold to come in behind it .. /
it may even bring an early snow //

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twodata/chart.aspx?chart=/charts/gefs/gefsens850London0.png?cb=103

Supports a temperature drop but doesn't hold out any hope for snow unfortunately - just too much heat/energy in general.

 

[flea.rider]

I don't like or do models but if you look at the heat being pushed up the east of the usa and the cold front moving down from Greenland behind the storm ,
all you would need is for it to stall over Scandinavia .. which should let even more cold come down ..
http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat_vis.php?image=enh&inv=0&t=l12&region=he

 

[doodah]

My mum says it's very windy and orange down in Devon.

 

[4K8KW10]

Dunno if its true but apparently the eerie orange glow we are seeing here (and other parts of the South West) is due to the storm bringing with it a mixture of smoke from forest fires in other parts of the Europe and some Sahara dust.

Yep, sky looks pretty amazing.Was going to wash the car but not a lot of point as it will probably just get covered in sand!

It is bizarrely yellow here. Very dark but no rain and a light breeze.

Red Sky in the Morning Shepard's warning

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41635906

It's dark and windy here in Wales. Also, the air temperature feels uncharacteristically warm

Wow, so beautiful
Air is always warmer in front of a storm and colder behind the storm

Anyone know whether Ophelia is a storm or a hurricane as the BBC sure as hell don't as the reporter spoke of storm Ophelia heading for Ireland the ticker tape that runs along the bottom of the screen called it a hurricane. Am I right in assuming that whether it is a storm or a hurricane makes a difference where wind speeds are concerned?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ophelia_(2017)

 

[Rroff]

Red Sky in the Morning Shepard's warning

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41635906

Unfortunately can't get a decent picture of it but the sun looks like a red giant here heh. Video doesn't even come close to doing it justice the sky is a far angrier yellow/orange, the sun is bigger and much redder and the cloud bank on the left is towering and very "3D looking" in person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkeIYq8RK4U

 

[physichull]

Yup, strangely yellow glow up here in Manchester/Warrington.

 

[physichull]

Unfortunately can't get a decent picture of it but the sun looks like a red giant here heh. Video doesn't even come close to doing it justice the sky is a far angrier yellow/orange, the sun is bigger and much redder and the cloud bank on the left is towering and very "3D looking" in person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkeIYq8RK4U

^ Same view here

 

[4K8KW10]

Must be a warning or sign that the end of the world approaches

 

[DrToffnar]

Unfortunately can't get a decent picture of it but the sun looks like a red giant here heh. Video doesn't even come close to doing it justice the sky is a far angrier yellow/orange, the sun is bigger and much redder and the cloud bank on the left is towering and very "3D looking" in person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkeIYq8RK4U

Pretty much exactly what I'm looking at up in brum.

Strangely eerie yet undeniably beautiful.