another storm on the way 2

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

“O mo chreach” as they say in these here parts (equivalent of OMG!). Saturday night is looking like time to batten down the hatches and ride out the storm. From MWIS:

“Significant risk of extreme conditions setting in suddenly, with any mobility widely impossible”

Mean wind speed is going to be 60-90mph! That’s MEAN wind speed. The gusts will be far in excess of that. This illustrates the increased danger from the weather in winter. The mountain forecast is saying the wind will more or less appear from nowhere, after a calm day and making all movement on the hills virtually impossible. So make sure you don’t delay on the top. I was caught in similarly bad weather on Blaven last winter but it was only gusting 60-70 and that was pretty wild. That time, the wind literally came out of nowhere.

hurricanes in the hills

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Forecast for Saturday says it all. Think I’ll postpone that bimble up Blaven:

Hurricane on eBothy Blog

another storm on the way 2

hurricanes in the hills