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Classic Quotes #1: "The vortex is completely bust [insert range here always beyond T+120]."
Reality: Rain.
Classic Quotes #2: "[insert model acronym here] is crap."
Reality: The weather is crap.
Classic Quotes #3: "You don't need low uppers to get snow in a frontal situation"
Reality: 2m temps, dew points, DAM, precipitation intensity etc etc all conducive to snow, uppers weren't - outcome: rain.
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Just now, This Moody Sky said:
Blimey, that's deep. Hope you're doing OK. Maybe supplement with some vitamin D!
There has been so little sun here, I expect the shops have sold out. If they're not closed due to flooding.
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1 hour ago, CryoraptorA303 said:
Yeah, that thread baffles me sometimes. Too full of hopium for my liking.
My pet hate at the moment: cherry-picking specific perturbations from an ensemble suite. Surely the whole point of ensembles is that you are supposed to read them as a whole to provide the perspective against which any individual run sits. Otherwise it's an illusion of cold.
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No sun here for over a week now, so trying a different location for the next five days: Stockport. Here's the latest 5-day forecast:
Thursday: rain
Friday: rain
Saturday: rain
Sunday: rain
Monday: rain
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57 minutes ago, Methuselah said:
And, when the output is wrong, what then?
Well quite. The very low success rate of genuinely cold charts beyond T+120 means that I cannot view them with anything other than a mix of intense scepticism and suspicion.
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5 hours ago, SunSean said:
Can't wait until this long period of grey cloudy rubbish is done with. Seems to be lasting an eternity! Heathrow airport are still at only 2 days out of 26 that have surpassed 2 hours of sunshine all month! Truly garbage!
It wouldn't be so bad if the bands of heavy rain weren't interspersed with rain. This morning being a prime example.
3 hours ago, 78/79 said:Sounds good re the possible change in the weather, just to have it dry would be a blessing.
The last 'cold and dry' spell brought rain and flooding.
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1 hour ago, Met4Cast said:
our weather can be predictable long term when you apply certain things & make some educated assumptions.
It can be predictable, but chiefly only where mild winter weather forms the basis of the prediction.
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It's a nice image and all, but after 13 'anomalously' mild Xmases in a row, it would be more realistic to dispense with this myth and show a 'cloudy and wet' image as that is the predominant weather type. The exception being if the forecast is predicting that it would be predominantly cold and snowy, which it isn't.
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9 hours ago, nettie said:
OH C**P got to finish wrapping the presents .
Just pop them in a gift bag.
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30 minutes ago, kumquat said:
I'd also be interested in any opinions. Looking to spend around £150 - £200.
Watson 8686 (Ecowitt clone) has been recommended, which fits within your budget.
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@Mapantz I know you're a bit of a weather station guru - would you mind taking a look at this please?
Thanks,
TE
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18 minutes ago, Kasim Awan said:
Oh come on please.
@blizzard81 awaiting your verdict on the 18Z. You should change your username to Mr pub.
Don't need a supercomputer to work out what's missing by T+0:
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I don't get why there is surprise when support for a potential cold spell diminishes or disappears beyond the 5 day range. It happens more often than not, so the surprise should really occur when support for the cold spell doesn't diminish up to that range.
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12 minutes ago, mountain shadow said:
The only thing we can say with confidence is that the rain will keep.on coming.
Depressing stuff.
December 2023 so far:
LP westerly winds - outcome = rain.
LP southerly winds - outcome = rain.
LP easterly winds - outcome = rain.
LP northerly winds - outcome = rain.
HP sat over UK - outcome = rain.
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Hi,
I wondered if anyone is able to advise whether any one of the three weather stations listed below is better than the others:
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ACCUR8 DWS5100 5-in-1 Complete Solar-Powered WiFi Weather Station with Weather Alerts
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View your weather on the colour display, mobile app or online! The ACCUR8 DWS5100 5-in-1 Solar-Powered Wi-Fi weather station combines a modern compact design with the ability to publish your weather conditions...Cheers,
TE
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10 hours ago, joggs said:
The BBC monthly is not worth taking seriously.
1 hour ago, BartyHater said:TV weather presenters clearly no longer have set criteria with which to describe temperatures, so tonight for instance the local weather guy on BBC Spotlight described overnight lows of 5-8c as ‘cold’. 5-8c isn’t even cold as a daily max in Dec, in fact it’s close to the climatological average.
"Cold spell forecast with wind and rain."
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7 hours ago, Frosty hollows said:
Oddly enough, despite the low temps we get here, snow is a rarity. Decent snow anyhow
Yes, being in a low-lying frost pocket at the base of the Chilterns doesn't help when mild air can just pile over the top.
6 hours ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:36.8m here. Madness!
Are you now living in Atlantis?
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15 hours ago, TillyS said:
My apologies if I seem slightly railways obsessed but as someone who lives in the south-west without a car I’m acutely conscious of how important these arterial lines are.
Well at least they are not likely to get blocked by snow anytime soon.
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I think they need to change the image here to a more appropriate one:
Long Range Weather Forecast - Winter 2023/2024 | Netweather.tv
WWW.NETWEATHER.TV
Long range weather forecast for the UK - Winter 2023/2024. Will it be a cold winter?- 1
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What else can I moan about? Ah yes, the last dry day on Saturday was forecast to be sunny, but didn't see the sun at all. Looking at the charts, this current procession of wet days seems to want to deny the sun a reappearance until next Monday. Oh joy.
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Winter 2023/24 Chat and Discussion
in Spring Weather Discussion
Posted · Edited by The Enforcer
Yesterday's Fax Chart for lunchtime showed a dry interlude between fronts:
Of course two troughs pop up out of nowhere to bring more torrential rain: