Summer Sun

Just looking through the forecasts page and I've noticed the sunrise and sunset times are wrong for Darlington tomorrow it is 05:45 / 20:43 were as the met office have 05:42 / 20:28 Then for Monday it has 05:41 / 20:47 where as the met have 05:35 / 20:34 Had a look at London and the times are wrong here as well http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=uk7dayx7;ct=8357~Darlington;sess=#forecast

15.7c in Darlington currently some bits of scattered cloud blocking the sun at times but overall a warm sunny afternoon after a cloudy start

New version of GFS released from Meteociel it enables you to see pressure, 850 temps, jet stream and precipitation in 3D, click anim for a smooth animation the new version runs to t180 http://meteociel.fr/modeles/gfse_3d.php?mode=1

Up-to 11.9c now one or two glimmers of something brighter on the horizon just waiting for this cloud to start and lift now

Rain and showers Feeling cool in the wind Temperatures lower than recently http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=weekahead&DAY=20140424

A cloudy start here in Darlington but its expected to get sunnier and warmer as the day progresses could hit 15c or 16c if we get lucky with enough sunshine

Just 28mm for the month so far (up-to the 23rd) here in Darlington well below the average of 55.7mm Total for the year up-to the end of March is 159mm Long term average to the end of March is 138.2mm

Dry, cloud and damp to start the day here in Darlington 10.1c currently with sunshine expected to break through turning it fairly warm again with highs around 16c is the sun lasts long enough

Southern Europe unsettledFine in ScandinaviaIssued: 0530hrs Thursday 24th April 2014 Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson Thunderstorms widespread across Europe Thursday A cold front brings a cool and wet day to north-western parts of Spain and northern Portugal. Showers will affect southern Portugal, plus central and northern Spain. Southern and eastern Spain generally drier and warmer, but thunderstorms may break out by evening, and move across to the Balearics. France may also see some thundery showers break out, but there should be spells of warm sunshine also. A more organised area of rain moves onto the Biscay coast later. Much of central Europe will see sunshine and showers, including Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, but feeling warm in the sunshine. Showers also breaking out by afternoon in Switzerland, Austria and also Italy. Greece and the Balkan states are affected by a more organised area of low pressure, bringing some heavy falls of rain. Turkey and Cyprus are hot, but also the risk of a thunderstorm. Scandinavia is dominated by high pressure, with fair and dry conditions for most of Finland, Norway and Sweden, although southern areas may catch a shower. Friday High pressure builds across south-western Spain and Portugal on Friday bringing fair conditions. Still the risk of showers in the north-west of Iberia. Thundery showers in eastern Spain should clear, but the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia may see heavy bursts of rain throughout the day. France will also see pulses of heavy thundery rain. Unsettled conditions continue to dominate southern Europe, with thunderstorms breaking out and merging into longer periods of rain in Italy, the Balkan states, Greece and Turkey. Southern Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic also see thundery rain. High pressure remains centred to the north, with Denmark, plus northern parts of Germany and Poland looking dry and warm, although quite breezy. Plenty of sunshine in Norway, Sweden and Finland and generally mild. http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=204&FILE=eus&DAY=20140424

GEM once again this morning delays the coldest air to later next week -4 is about the lowest the 850's get to on GEM away from Scotland ECM is also delaying the colder air now to later next week

A very mild evening not far off from a muggy evening 14.0c at 20:00 with no breeze and cloudy

ECM starts the week off with some milder air but its replaced by colder air mid week its also showing a rise in pressure by May 1st Later next week high pressure starts to build Still early yet but we now have both GFS and ECM showing a rise in pressure later next week as the high over Greenland starts to ease away

After a quiet start to 2014 some intense storms develop in the next few days conditions could be right for tornadoes to form in the Lower Mississippi Valley. BBC Weather's Susan Powell explains. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/feeds/27130748

Well then GEM has just made this colder plunge at the start of next week even more uncertain now with the cold air delayed till the end of the week

Still differences between GFS and UKMO at t144 if UKMO is right the SE would hold onto the milder air for one more day whereas GFS would bring lower temperatures for all with wintry showers in Scotland especially on high ground Longer term GFS remains keen to build pressure later next week and into the following week

The London, Manchester and Aberdeen 06z ensembles this afternoon are all showing a rise in pressure from later next week which should help to start and settle things down as we approach the next bank holiday weekend The 850's on them all go above average from the 4th / 5th onwards

16.4c currently in Darlington with the sunshine what a difference to yesterday

9.9c to the 22nd 2.4c above the 61 to 90 average

What a difference on the 06z from GFS with high pressure building as early as later next week just in time for the next bank holiday weekend With winds shown to come in from the east again the best temperatures would probably be found in the west I've had a look at cloud amounts and they don't look too bad to be honest for England and wales

Cracking spring day here in Darlington wall to wall sunshine hardly even a breeze could reach 17 or 18c by this afternoon if it stays sunny Feel sorry for those in NE Scotland who once again are likely to be stuck with low cloud and temperatures struggling to even make it into double figures

Heavy showersDriest across ScandinaviaIssued: 0530hrs Wednesday 23rd April 2014 Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski Windy central Mediterranean Today A showery day to come across Britain. Heavy rain to affect western France. Heavy showers will be found in the east and these extend into Italy, eastern Germany and into the Adriatic Region, Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic. The showers may merge into longer spells of rain across southern Italy. A fine day across Greece and Turkey with sunny spells. Most of the Ukraine, Belarus and northern Russia also looks fine and dry. Quite warm across central and eastern parts of Europe today. Largely dry with sunny spells across Poland, Sweden, Finland and Norway. Just a few showers may affect Belgium and The Netherlands. Occasional showers will develop across Portugal and Spain with good sunny spells. Strong winds to gale force will affect an area south of Italy from Sardinia east to the Greek Isles. Thursday A hotter day to come across Turkey today with sunny spells. Very unsettled across The Balkans and the Adriatic Region with frequent, heavy, thundery showers merging into longer spells of rain. Apart from a few showers across southern Italy, it looks fair and dry with sunny spells. Heavy showers to come across the Ukraine. Lots of dry weather is expected across western Russia, The Baltic States, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Poland. Occasional heavy showers are forecast for parts of Germany and eastern France. Fair and dry across western France, Belgium, England, Holland. Heavy showers are likely today across northern parts of Spain and Portugal but fine across the Balearics into Sardinia. http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?MENU=EuropeanSummary

After a wet weekend the GFS London ensemble shows a dry start to next week before turning wetter during Wednesday and into Thursday highs initially around 15c but falling by mid week The Manchester ensemble is much wetter and cooler earlier next week before turning less wet by Wednesday Aberdeen's wettest periods looks to be from the 26th to 28th

Cloud is breaking nicely with increasing amounts of sunshine 12.6c currently

Rain and heavy showers Much cooler next week Quite a fall in temperatures compared to recently http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=weekahead&DAY=20140423

UKMO still not going for any deep lows as we start next week so hopefully the rain would be lighter with some brighter intervals in-between Saturday don't look too good at this stage