Hurricane Gonzalo ...

[sunny-dave]

... is on the way.

Is it just me or does the weather map here look worryingly similar to the late lamented Hurricane Bawbag that our Scots pals had a couple of years ago?

http://oi57.tinypic.com/f1jna0.jpg

[Tilly2]

is that real, Dave?

[EcclesCake]

Friends in Bermuda have really suffered. Loss of life and serious injury for some of my friends family.

I was not amused when R4 reported that 'Bermuda has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world'.........little comfort when you granny has a broken shoulder and no means of getting to the hurricane damaged hospital.

[Zacs-Master]

It does. I believe hurricane Bawbag causes £1m of improvements to Glasgow.

[DTCwordfan]

I am sure Slappy will advise us accordingly. I just wonder if the Met Office is being straight up with this one as it wasn't really showing for down here 48 hours ago....I haven't looked since. Will go and do so.

[sunny-dave]

It must be true - I saw it in the Daily (ahem) Express ...

[DTCwordfan]

25mph gusting 40 for Truro, Tuesday morning, Newquay 30 gusting 50. Saltcoats the same as Newquay, Ayr 35mph and 55, Londonderry 23 and 40, Edinburgh same as Truro, Blackpool read Ayr.

[mikey4444]

Not half as bad as Tenerife ::::

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29682176

[Zacs-Master]

I think it was a bit worse than heavy rain in Bermuda.
http://www.cityam.com/1413625402/hurricane-gonzalo-2014-uk-bermuda-blacked-out-tropical-storm-tail-end-heads-towards

[gness]

I'm going Segwaying this week.....where will I end up?... :-(

Did you know Lardhelmet's daughter is in Bermuda...she was really worried...x

[Psybbo]

Any news about Gran Canaria?

[Slapshot]

Not certain where it's going to go, off work this weekend last track I saw was fairly North but that could change. It will impact all of us it's a big bu&&er, 60 knot gusts seems reasonable. The track is all important where the eye goes will dictate how much it impacts. Sting jets, the thing that caused so much damage in Glasgow are quite rare and not likely last I looked the General consensus was no sting. However I can't be certain

[lardhelmet]

Hi gness. My daughter phoned me this afternoon. They have power and phone lines back on but there has been extensive damage to the island.

[murraymints]

I am going to shut windows, draw blinds and put earphones on...hate the wind it really scares me !

[TonyV]

Going to stormy in the East Midlands on tuesday

[Slapshot]

Maybe maybe not Tony, depends on the track of the centre, best evidence is the eye across the north of scotland depending on changes before it gets here it may still track way south or way to the north you just don't know. You can predict all you like you can model all you like, till its gets here

[gness]

If you're still around, Lard....glad you have spoken to her....puts your mind at rest a little.
A long way to go til back to normal though....but she's safe....x

[TonyV]

Slap shot my barometer starting to drop

[Slapshot]

Oh its coming.....

It'll hit the north of Scotland gusts 75mph+ in the north west, up to 65mph over the rest of Scotland, as far south as Yorkshire and cumbria up to about 45/50 mph might catch the odd 35 to 40mph gust further south....

[Bathsheba]

What about Manc/Pennines, please Slappy?
x x

[TonyV]

Bathsheba Google met office and u can get local forcasts