Audaxian

Thanks everyone :). I wasn't far off figuring out what the background intent of the acronym was intended for then, which is good. PS - as an F1 fan, I'd argue they often go off into the realm of FI. Take for example the originally proposed rules change for 2017 and how the current proposals have been massively watered down.

Apologies for a brief interruption... I've been watching this thread, as I find it interesting seeing how the models evolve over time. I am, however, a complete newbie at model watching so I'm just silently soaking in. I've been able to pick up what most of the acronyms in common use mean, but there's one that's stubbornly refused to reveal itself. What does "FI" stand for? Been able to figure out that it's probably something to do with longer-range models and low confidence levels as a result, but beyond that I'm lost. Anyone want to put me out of my acronym misery? (I'll probably kick myself when it turns out it was completely obvious).

Well, had just the third windscreen frost of the winter last night. Disappointingly thin, though, and absolutely no sign of anything even remotely wintry falling from the sky. Might have to just be satisfied with the hail we had on Sunday. At least something icy and white was on the ground for a bit. Netweather's forecast for Uckfield on Monday has been infuriatingly on-and-off all week. Check in the morning, they're listing possibility of sleet/snow. Check again after lunch, it's saying clear day no chance at all, check again in the evening it's back on again, etc etc. Pretty sure we'll get nothing at this point. Which may be a good thing ... as an Aussie I always get excited by the prospect of snow, I love the stuff as I only very rarely got to see it as a kid (having said that, my highlight was the year that we had snow falling on Christmas day in Canberra; the normal expectation is bright and sunny >30°C BBQ weather). But this year ... my wife's due to pop out our first child on the 31st, and a proper snow event could cause complications.