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  1. Hi folks, yep this is defo the worst of the trio of storms we have had recently, hopefully another couple of hours and then calming down a bit.

    Temp has dropped from 5C to 3.3 in last hour.

     

    Stay safe folks.

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  2. Hi peeps, is there a problem with the netweather server, cant seem to access it properly through my favourites button, it comes out all gobbledook.

     

    Meanwhile after the deluge of last night things are drying out a tad and temp starting to drop.

     

    Sandstorm2

  3. From Matt Hugo on Twitter literally just popped up on my screen.

    @MattHugo81: Hold on to your hats, a SSW event now fcst by 216hrs. Increasing confidence for a Sudden Strat Warming event early Jan http://t.co/w3zd0nAp

    This is going to be a fantastic time to be watching the models as the SSW comes into effect. Will it affect the surface charts and how quickly? Definitely an acid test for how much the SSW affects the troposphere and where.

    SS2

  4. Been a great argument going on over on the model output thread between snowballz and no balls.it has been on the wrong thread but thats another thing.

    They both seem intelligent people but to me one is arguing for the models as a predictive tool and the other is not, Surely this is a non argument as the models are simply the scientific community's tool for trying to predict the weather, yes they have a long way to go but they are slowly, very slowly getting there. To write off the inaccuracy in there verification as simply the weather being the weather is missing the point altogether.

    SS2

  5. Made the mistake of going onto the model thread first before looking at the models. All them Engurlanders are crying about it being mild next week, looks to me like there is some of the white stuff on the way round these parts and I think I will make a donation to Wullie Hill.

    On a more serious note, hope everyone in the areas where the rain is at its worst are going to be alright and it stops soon.

    SS

  6. Just had to post a reply to this post in the MT thread.

    ''I do think time is running out for any significant cold, the old sun is getting higher now - more heat - more light - less snow''!

    Are you kidding, it is only the eighth of January which is only about 2 weeks since the shortest day. We still have at least 8 weeks of potentially wintry weather and anyway the height of the sun in this country has nothing to do with how warm the weathwer is, remember at the summer solstice we can have temps in single figures.

    SS2

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  7. You mean the Met Office was nowcasting whereas these chaps were predicting it weeks in advance.

    Personally I don't give a toss about when a storm is meant to blow through. It's LRFs that are important, i.e., trends for the various seasons. Farmers & agribusinesses need the latter, wedding planners and Morris dancers need the former.

    Very well put, couldn't have done it better myself.

    SS2

  8. Just got to say that your long LRF is fascinating and December has been very accurate. The methods you use appear to be as good as any 'scientific' based forecasts and there must be a place in meteorology for your more 'natural' based forecasts.

    Looking forward to your January forecast.

    I am almost on the verge of giving up on conventional meteorology for LRF after following your methods for quite some time.

    SS2

  9. on the model discussion thread Steve Murr said that a high pressure system of 584 decameters was being modelled over Greenland. Now I know that a decameter is 10 metres so could someone be good enough to explain to me what this is in millibars. SM seems to think this is some kind of record but the models are only showing an anticyclone of 1045 millibars. confused! Thanks in anticipation.

    SS2

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