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The man has supposedly been gagged with regards to his earthquake predictions. He did an interview the other day bemoaning the fact he's had to go into hiding, has been threatened with legal action and is no longer able to make earthquake predictions in public. The closed the interview with a prediction on the earthquake activity from April onwards. I hear his producing an Almanac for Ireland this year? Good luck with that one.

first time in a few weeks without a having to light the fire last night, just got lots of the wet stuff instead. The NWers are going to help keep us warm for the next few days, after those frosts and -2 and -3,s we had last week.

The meso map is now beginning to take shape, with a number of stations joining. As an added bonus, if you supply data then you are allowed to put a version of the map onto your own website. If you would like more information, please check out http://www.ukweathernetwork.co.uk

Just to let you all know about the UKWN. The United Kingdom Weather Network (UKWN) is currently looking for members to contribute their data to the network. Our goal is to have a comprehensive view of weather conditions across the UK in the form of a meso map. If you are a personal weather station owner / operator, please let us know and we will consider adding you to our network. We are especially looking for stations in England, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland At the current time, we can pull data from users of Weather Display, WeatherLink and Virtual Weather Station. If you meet these requirements and would like to join, please take a moment to have a look at the http://www.ukweathernetwork.co.uk Thanks

Current Conditions at 15:05 on 7/6/06 Air Temp: 26.5°C Dew Point: 7.5°C Ground Temp: 20.6°C Pressure: 1026.04mb Humidity: 30% Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 208.75mm Observation: Scattered Clouds

Current Conditions at 9:45 on 9/5/06 Air Temp: 11.5°C Wind Chill: 10.8°C Dew Point: 11.2°C Ground Temp: 11.7°C Pressure: 1018.04mb Humidity: 98% Wind Speed: 5mph Wind Direction: NW Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 12.75mm Annual Rain: 153.00mm Observation: Mist

Current Conditions at 8:25 on 25/2/06 Air Temp: 2.7°C Wind Chill: -1.9°C Dew Point: -2.2°C Ground Temp: 2.4°C Pressure: 1023.04mb Humidity: 70% Wind Speed: 13mph Wind Direction: NE Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.75mm Annual Rain: 39.00mm Observation: Broken Clouds

Current Conditions at 12:50 on 24/2/06 Air Temp: 1.5°C Wind Chill: -3.3°C Dew Point: -6.1°C Ground Temp: 1.9°C Pressure: 1023.04mb Humidity: 57% Wind Speed: 12mph Wind Direction: ENE Daily Rain: 2.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 4.50mm Annual Rain: 39.00mm Observation: Broken Clouds

Current Conditions at 11:10 on 16/2/06 Air Temp: 7.9°C Wind Chill: 5.7°C Dew Point: 1.5°C Ground Temp: 7.8°C Pressure: 982.04mb Humidity: 64% Wind Speed: 8mph Wind Direction: WSW Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.50mm Annual Rain: 31.00mm Observation: Scattered Clouds

Current Conditions at 8:45 on 8/2/06 Air Temp: 5.1°C Wind Chill: 3.1°C Dew Point: 2.5°C Ground Temp: 4.7°C Pressure: 1009.04mb Humidity: 83% Wind Speed: 5mph Wind Direction: WNW Daily Rain: 1.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 2.75mm Annual Rain: 20.75mm Observation: Scattered Clouds

Current Conditions at 9:31 on 5/2/06 Air Temp: 6.5°C Wind Chill: 6.5°C Dew Point: 6.1°C Ground Temp: 6.8°C Pressure: 1033.04mb Humidity: 97% Wind Speed: 0mph Wind Direction: W Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 18.00mm Observation: : Mist

Current Conditions at 0:10 on 5/2/06 Air Temp: 5.6°C Wind Chill: 5.6°C Dew Point: 3.1°C Ground Temp: 4.9°C Pressure: 1032.04mb Humidity: 84% Wind Speed: 0mph Wind Direction: WNW Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 18.00mm Observation: Scattered Clouds

Current Conditions at 22:36 on 4/2/06 Air Temp: 5.5°C Wind Chill: 5.3°C Dew Point: 2.8°C Ground Temp: 4.9°C Pressure: 1032.04mb Humidity: 83% Wind Speed: 2mph Wind Direction: NW Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 18.00mm Observation: Overcast

Current Conditions at 10:30 on 3/2/06 Air Temp: -0.3°C Wind Chill: -0.3°C Dew Point: -1.7°C Ground Temp: 1.0°C Pressure: 1026.04mb Humidity: 90% Wind Speed: 0mph Wind Direction: ENE Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 18.00mm Observation: : Fog

Current Conditions at 8:56 on 1/2/06 Air Temp: 1.3°C Wind Chill: 0.2°C Dew Point: -1.1°C Ground Temp: 2.0°C Pressure: 1023.04mb Humidity: 84% Wind Speed: 3mph Wind Direction: W Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 18.00mm Observation: Overcast

Current Conditions at 9:35 on 31/1/06 Air Temp: 2.2°C Wind Chill: 0.6°C Dew Point: -1.2°C Ground Temp: 3.0°C Pressure: 1028.04mb Humidity: 78% Wind Speed: 4mph Wind Direction: S Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 18.00mm Observation: Broken Clouds

Current Conditions at 8:41 on 30/1/06 Air Temp: 3.6°C Wind Chill: 2.2°C Dew Point: -1.0°C Ground Temp: 3.3°C Pressure: 1034.04mb Humidity: 72% Wind Speed: 4mph Wind Direction: E Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 18.00mm Observation: Broken Clouds

Current Conditions at 20:25 on 29/1/06 Air Temp: 2.4°C Wind Chill: 0.8°C Dew Point: -2.3°C Ground Temp: 1.8°C Pressure: 1034.04mb Humidity: 71% Wind Speed: 4mph Wind Direction: ENE Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 18.00mm Observation: Broken Clouds

Current Conditions at 8:45 on 26/1/06 Air Temp: 2.5°C Wind Chill: -0.9°C Dew Point: -2.0°C Ground Temp: 1.6°C Pressure: 1029.04mb Humidity: 72% Wind Speed: 8mph Wind Direction: NNE Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 16.50mm Observation: Broken Clouds Notes: Ground Frost

Current Conditions at 10:20 on 25/1/06 Air Temp: 4.6°C Wind Chill: 3.1°C Dew Point: 3.6°C Ground Temp: 4.6°C Pressure: 1028.04mb Humidity: 93% Wind Speed: 4mph Wind Direction: N Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 16.50mm Observation: Broken Clouds

No I use virtual weather station, but you can make the same "gain" adjustment in WD just mark it down to 0.25 instead of 1. Using a standard plastic funnel we dont have issues with rain sticking to the collector material. If you did you coudl try coating it with rainex or silicon spray, but I really don't think you will need it.

Current Conditions at 8:35 on 24/1/06 Air Temp: 1.1°C Wind Chill: 1.1°C Dew Point: -3.6°C Ground Temp: 1.6°C Pressure: 1032.04mb Humidity: 71% Wind Speed: 0mph Wind Direction: NW Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 16.50mm Observation: Broken Clouds

Hairy, I've got an OS928 that has a 10cm gauge. It records 1mm bucket tips. By increasing the area x4 through use of a 20cm funnel and making the relevant adjustment in the software program for gain, I now have a 0.25mm bucket tip. A couple of the members on the Midlands Weather Webring have done similar conversions and all seem to be working accurately.

Current Conditions at 8:55 on 23/1/06 Air Temp: 1.0°C Wind Chill: 0.3°C Dew Point: -0.3°C Ground Temp: 0.6°C Pressure: 1036.04mb Humidity: 91% Wind Speed: 2mph Wind Direction: SE Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 16.50mm Observation: Broken Clouds

Current Conditions at 9:32 on 22/1/06 Air Temp: 1.3°C Wind Chill: 1.3°C Dew Point: 1.0°C Ground Temp: 2.6°C Pressure: 1036.04mb Humidity: 98% Wind Speed: 0mph Wind Direction: ESE Daily Rain: 0.00mm 24 Hour Rain: 0.00mm Annual Rain: 16.50mm Observation: Fog