[Todays Weather Reports And Chat]

Hi all. I am in Florida, but I am from Wallsend. Missing all the snow !

[Leaf-fall]

Hey Newcastle, my old stomping ground. I visited the UK for the first time in 3 years in July. We went to the Lakes and it was of course red hot. I wonder which Rail company will be the first to utter "leaves on the line" this year.

[Hurricane Helene]

Proberbly, but once she becomes Extra Tropical the Met Office won't keep the name.

from NHC...

"BY 48 HOURS...

HELENE IS EXPECTED TO PHASE UP WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH AND

BECOME A POWERFUL EXTRATROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTH OF

THE AZORES ISLANDS."

Sat pic of North Atlantic

North Atlantic sat pic

[Friday 22nd September 2006]

Warnings out for severe wx in parts of England, 20mm of rain, in my mind thats not really severe, is it ?