Quite, will be watching from afar.

This is a potent beast (some good charts to look at). It needs watching and I just hope everyone stays safe.

I would expect some of the warnings to go red on Sunday, particularly around southern coastal regions if the storm track stays as forecast.

Very rare to see a red warning, but looking at the Met Office matrix, I would say that red warnings would certainly be on the cards on Sunday night.

Seen latest forecasts with the centre of the Low over mid wales moving ENE strongest winds south of that line

Express describes it as a "hurricane"

Perhaps on this occasion, they are technically correct as we may see hurricane force gusts.

Either way, I dread to think what my garden fencing will look like when its over!

Sunday:

Very windy with some sunny intervals, but also scattered blustery and potentially thundery showers. Brighter later, with showers easing ahead of heavy rain and very strong, potentially damaging, winds overnight. Maximum Temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Potentially damaging winds and heavy rain for a time Monday, with blustery showers following. Tuesday much less windy but colder, with sunshine and showers. More persistent rain following later Wednesday.

Issued at: 0400 on Sat 26 Oct 2013

Its the overnight period I don't like , hopefully any damaging winds will be daylight hours

BBC Radio Cornwall
South West Trains is advising passengers not to travel tomorrow (Monday 28 October 2013)

Sensible , the worst should be over by then though

I expect the bidges will be closed too

Here is Michael Fish's take on tonight's events. He is not taking any chances this time around advising people to delay their travel plans tomorrow morning with winds up to 90mph.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/michael-fish-st-jude-storm-2645492

N Miller

Centre of the storm just off N coast of Cornwall

The LP is still deepening , damaging NWlies as it moves away

Wednesday:

A chilly yet clear, crisp start in many eastern parts with winds lighter than of late. Rain in western parts will spread eastwards through the day, with showers following behind.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Remaining unsettled with further showery outbreaks, mainly in the west. Often breezy too with a risk of gales, especially in the west. Temperatures around average.

Issued at: 0400 on Tue 29 Oct 2013

unsettled through out

Hope to be clear tonigt. Met office Radstock local forecast along with BBC Weather for Bath both have clear and down to 6.0c in morning..May well have a frost.

Met Office dismissing "wide of the mark" claims in the Express of another deadly storm this weekend.

Also has a nice summary of the strongest gusts and rainfall totals from yesterday's storm.

http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/

There's quite a lively feature off the west coast of Ireland on the Fax charts for Saturday, but it doesn't appear to be going anywhere fast. The same depression is shown to be even weaker on ECM and GFS, indeed, the latter has it off NE scotland. It'll be an interesting model comparison.

Met Office Has Heavy rain warnings for Friday And Saturday...Fine way to start a month that is....

Two amber warnings for rain in 3 days - Fri and Sun - across the south and south-east. Totals should be around 25mm each but some places could get half as much again.

No hosepipe ban next year, the aquifers will be stuffed to the brim

They look yellow to me

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_warnings.html?day=2

Friday:

Rain will spread across much of England and Wales, with some heavy bursts, especially in the southeast later. Brighter further north, but further blustery showers in the far northwest.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Becoming wet and windy from the west on Saturday. Blustery showers on Sunday, then heavier and more persistent rain in the south later. Turning brighter on Monday with winds easing.

Issued at: 1600 on Thu 31 Oct 2013

Flooding no doubt will be a problem

Looks like todays forecast has gone badly wrong though I concede a lot of doubt was thrown on the rain event today. It now looks that very little rain will affect the South of England as the wedge of rain stays on the other side of the channel. Ironically the most rain is falling further North across North Wales and the Midlands.

As per my own warning and forecasts  Don't understand why forecasters were banging on about heavy rain across the south and barely even mentioning the rain for Wales, the north Midlands and northern England!