Wimbledon88
-
Posts
1,361 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Forums
Blogs
Gallery
Events
Learn About Weather and Meteorology
Community guides
Posts posted by Wimbledon88
-
-
Thunder lightning and huge raindrops in SW19
-
1 hour ago, KTtom said:
You know the outlook is poor for cold when the ecm run finishes and there hasn't been 1 single comment on It! High pressure to the east which everyone on the model thread has been getting so exited about all Winter should be seen as the equivalent of a Barttlet in future in terms of wrecking our chances of snow in Winter!
Yes,you are so right! All the high pressure that everyone was banging on about wanting just gave us cold nothingness,down here at any rate. Folk should be careful what they wish for.At least we have some proper weather on the way now.An end to this boring stuff thats seems to have gone on for ever.Plenty more types of weather to enjoy apart from snow,this is a weather enthusiasts forum after all?
Regarding the models,as some other poster said,if the met/beeb dont mention it in their 5/10 day forecast then it aint happening.
As for the obsession with easterlies I just dont get it. If its snow we're after tben theres huge swathes of Uk and Ireland that dont really benefit at all from an easterly,only the east coasts of both islands are guaranteed ought,even down here in south east its not certain,though you cant beat a thames streamer when it gets going!
Pm winds are generally much more giving to more areas.
And for all those who bemoan the end of winter as we knew it,take some time out and read the historical monthly summaries on the metoffice website.Think its in Climate section.They go way back!
Things have changed little.Plenty of boring snowless winters then too.There were some exceptionally prolonged cold snowy spells in the past,and there will be again in the future!
-
3
-
-
Well at least all the high pressure fans on the other thtead will be happy with the never ending borefest.
Always found it strange why weather enthusiasts would like constant HP,even in summer!
-
2
-
-
1 hour ago, John88B said:
Very true. It's like any memories in life, we remember the big events and great times but we forget the mundane times which make up a huge proportion of life. The vast majority of British weather, like life in general, is mundane so easily forgotten whereas the great storms, snowfalls, heatwaves etc stand out in our memories because they were stand out events and they happened rarely.
Rest assured, throughout our lifetimes, we will continue to get plenty more big snowfalls, big freezes, heatwaves etc when the conditions are right but they will never be really common events because they never were!
Probably the best post on here in ages! So very true,every word of it.
-
3
-
-
Well so much for the return to cold weather after a mild blip. These so called professionals make me laugh( despair). Do they not know that when we get high pressure this time of the year,nine times out of ten,it migrates into central Europe and sits there for weeks!??!Egg on faces methinks!
-
13.5mm of rain from the storm according to local weather station in Morden.
-
nice storm that,lots of thunder and some good lighning!!
Finished now.Torrential rain still.
-
I'm happy with towers shooting up. Anything else shooting up outside my window I would probably call the police
-
16.4c in south west London now.Dull and dry.
May get some drizzle later to add some excitement to a day that was,
according the bbc/met a few days ago ,going to be 24c with sunny spells
and 'big' showers as they call it.
Very poor forecasting, very poor!
-
1
-
-
some great footage there and well done to those on here who predicted it, unlike some
large forecasting organisations I won't mention.
can someone explain though how storms like that formed last night over that area of central southern
England given that pressure is high and the cold front wasn't particularly active?
cheers guys
Model Moans, Ramps and Banter
in Forecast Model Discussion
Posted
Yes,you are right mate.Even here in London we had few inches that day,lasted a day or two seem to remember. If I'm not mistaken it was Easter Sunday as well,may be wrong about that though!