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Just popping this across to the Media/Internet Section.

Interesting post Tom - thanks for sharing! And of course a big thanks to young Mr Murr.

I find that hard to understand MB. With BBC3 and BBC4 barely watched and full of repeats or minority programming, there simply must be air time available?

Somebody tell Mrs Moo immediately!! LOL.

Welcome Joy 14C/5C SW'ly 12mph Grey flat stratus. Dull anticyclonic gloom.

Oooooooh - I had one of those fromt he supermarket. They are nearly impossible to kill. Mine lived on the window sill infront of the kitchen sink for about 9 months. It shrivvelled, regrew after watering, flowered again, shrivelled again... Don't know what it's called Lady P - but I reckon even you with your green credentials can make it work! I think one of my old housemate's cats* ate it in the end. *Evil Oscar.

13C/6C 10mph SW'ly. One of those afternoons of dull high pressure - leaden skies and gloomy. So much for the sunshine in SE Scotland....

I think as SP pointed out yesterday it's worth condidering the surface areas and depths of the sea. The Channel isn't very deep (80-90m) and it surely wouldn't take a lot to change it either way.

Yes - the blues around N Iceland and E Greenland are slowly turning purple As somebody also pointed out yesterday the mid atlantic +ve anomaly we've been watching for a while has now got a -ve anomaly amongst itself.

Indeed it is SW. Just struck me as amusing that the common term amongst today's young up here, to describe winter cold, is the saying 'It's Baltic outside'. But a cold anti-cyclone centred over Northern Finland for a few days would certainly wipe out that anomaly.

I don't think anyone's discussed the very +ve anomalies building in the N Sea, or particularly in the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden and the Baltic Sea generally. Curtains for a decent E'ly?

But I noticed today that there is a +ve anomaly further north than the GIN corridor - now registering at +1.71C. Where's this heading? And what effect could this have? I remember in late Feb when the jet disappeared exceptionally far north - and we had the easerly spell; is this an encouraging sign for this to occur once again?

Roger - your discussion on energy patterns and mapping makes perfect sense. Thanks for sharing that - I have never really considered the global nature of systems - that are effectively 'peaks' of energy travelling round the globe west to east. However, for the UK the critical consideration is the latitude of a system - and the positioning of the jet. The wobbles in the jet that make it move north or south mean either mild dreary weather, ot the possibility of polar incursions. Does your experimental modelling look at this?

Dry. 12C/4C 13mph WNW'ly. Definitely feels chilly.

I notice today another little glich in the graphics. Look carefully at the sunshine/cloud and then look at the 'puddles' of rain representing today's showers. Interestingly many showers are in sunshine - with no cloud... Now I know we've all experienced blue sky and rain - but surely not on this scale?!

21C/15C 24mph Sw'ly - blustery. Sunshine and infrequent smirry rain showers.

14/6C 20mph SSW. Feels cool - but sunny.

14C, DP 6C 22 - 39mps SW'ly - blustery but very sunny. Occasional spots of rain - from fast moving clouds, amounting to nothing though.

Ooooh - I thought that two; it can't be hard just to show a rainband progressing smoothly and steadily rather than in steps like it was yesterday...

Thanks Rich - enjoyed reading that. Even for a 'serious' newspaper to discuss such a complex issue that would basically entail taking a Masters Degree over 4 years full time, to understand - it was a good effort!

NIce to see you posting Mondy :-) Typical - just got in fromt he pub and there's the possible start of a storm. Too much light pollution in the middle of town and a bit cloudy anyway. Oh well.

All those photos from that site are amazing.

In the last hour the view of the lgobe from the north on the sticky at the top has turned from green to orangey/brown once again...

Where's Philip? This Jeremy guy is starting to annoy me - amateur forecast outlook attached to the end of the piece - Philip never did that. And where does he get his info from? Pouring down more like... Or does he live in the South East?!?

Just caught up on this one - it's certainly a biggy. Wonder what the duration is likely to be...