5.04.2026 Storm "Dave!"

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 Sunday 5th 51F/11C [7.10] A cloudy morning with rain clearing to sunshine after lunch. Peaking at 9C at 8am then falling steadily all day. Very windy from the west! Gusting to over 21m/s at noon. 48mph. Storm Dave is passing north of Denmark. With the worst gales in the far north of Jylland [Jutland] Gusting to 35m/s. Well over 70mph!

 Up at 6.45 after an unusually quiet night. It was still quite dark but I decided to get up anyway.

 10.00 I have just walked along the drive in wild conditions. The wind is incredibly noisy. The forecast has changed and it is peaking already at around 20m/s. Slowly reducing throughout the day. As is the temperature. 

 The temporarily propped roof timbers of Scrapman's ruin on the road is shaking and rocking. So it could collapse onto the road. The same posse of cycling bandits I followed yesterday went past. Traveling at speed with the fierce tail wind. Single file, just for a change. 

 I spent the rest of the day on YT. No need to go out with the shops closed. Too dangerous to cycle.

 Dinner was a salmon pasty and chips. 

  

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