BBC Wales Weather Forecast Discussion

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30 August 2005 - Helen Young

Tomorrow - Starting sunny again but cloud will move into the West and this will spread to all parts by the afternoon. Some showers are likely in the afternoon, some sharp with thunder, but some sunny intervals are also possible, Temps 17-27c, warmer in the East.

Wednesday - Sunny 25c

Thursday - Sunny Intervals 20c

Friday - Sunny 22c

Saturday - Sunny 23c

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31 August 2005 - Derek Brockway

Tonight - Mainly cloudy with just the odd shower, Temperature in the region, 13-17c.

Tomorrow - A few showers in the morning in western areas, drier and brighter in the east. Into the afternoon, turning brighter and drier in most places, Temps 16-21c with a light westerly wind.

Thursday - Cloudy 20c

Friday - Sunny 22c

Saturday - Sunny 24c

Sunday - Sunny Intervals 26c

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1 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Summary - Fine tomorrow and on Saturday

Tonight - The odd shower this evening with sunny spells, overnight, clear and dry in most places, Temps 4-9c. Barometric Pressure 1018mb.

Tomorrow - Apart from a little cloud over the far SW of Wales, it will be a largely bright day, with long sunny intervals, Temps 19-21 with light Southerly winds.

Synoptics - On Friday, A High Pressure sits over the UK, on Saturday, this pushes into the continent, but still retains enough influence to keep the UK dry. However on Sunday, it will push away to allow advancing cloud and cold fronts to push into SW UK and bring rain into Wales.

Friday - Sunny Intervals 21c

Saturday - Sunny 24c

Sunday - Thundery Showers 25c

Monday - Showers 22c

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2 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

WARNING - Heavy Rain and Thunder for Sunday

Tonight - Sunny this evening, clear and dry in most places overnight but a little mist and fog possible in the East later, Temps 7-12c. Barometric Pressure 1027mb.

Tomorrow - Apart from a little cloud over the far East of Wales in the morning, it will be a largely sunny day, however there may be a little high cloud at times, making the sunshine a little hazy, Temps 21-23 with fresh SE winds of around 9-15mph.

Sunday (Summary) - A mixture of sunny intervals and Thunderstorms. Temps 23-27c.

Next Week - Warm but Unsettled

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5 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Tonight - Mainly Dry and Sunny this evening, Turing cloudier and mistier from the East later, with hill fog quite possible, another muggy night in coastal South Wales, Temps 11-14c. Barometric Pressure around 1012mb.

Tomorrow - Sunny to start in Western Wales, and more cloud in the East, with some mist and fog patches persisting. Into the afternoon, it will tend to brighten up generally with only the very occasional showers in places, Temps 20-23c in Light winds.

Tuesday - Sunny Intervals 23c

Wednesday - Cloudy 21c

Thursday - Showery 20c

Friday – Showery 19c, Winds of 25mph from the NW.

Weekend - Turning Drier and Brighter.

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6 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Tonight - Fine and dry this evening, a few fog and mist patches later, Later more cloud with a few spots of rain in the West, Temps 10-14c.

Tomorrow - It will start sunny in the NE and Powys, but more cloud generally in NW Wales, and much of Southern Wales with a few spots of rain in the far SW. The afternoon will be mainly dry with a few brighter spells mainly in the SE, but most places will remain cloudy, Temps 18-22c, with a light/moderate SE breeze.

A Low Pressure system over the Atlantic will deepen as it pushes over the UK on Friday and give some heavy rain for Wales.

Wednesday - Sunny inervals 22c, Winds 13mph SW

Thursday - Rain 20c, Southerly 7mph

Friday – Rain 20c, North East 22mph

Weekend - Rain 20c, North East 18mph.

Sunday - Sunny Intervals 20c, North West 10mph.

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7 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Summary - Turning more unsettled with rain

Tomorrow - Damp in coastal areas, drier inland to start. Rain pepping up in the NW, drier but cloudy in the SE, Temps 17-21c.

To be honest, a very poor forecast, lasted less than a minute.

[Windy Miller]

The forecast wasn't poor it was the duration. The producer cut Derek from 1.45 to 60 seconds to keep the programme on air! Derek is the programme sponge, often losing time rather than gaining it - which is a shame as the weather forecast is so important to people. However, that's the joys of live TV. You have to be flexible. A sense of humour helps too!

Edited September 8, 2005 by Windy Miller

[A Gower Guy]

The forecast was rather short on Wednesday, I don't know why Wales Today are squeezing the forecast in at the end, it should have alot more prominence in the show, to be honest was there any point of Derek being there?

[Windy Miller]

The weather bulletin was short so much so that Claire Summers the newsreader could have read it out. Most of the programme was about the high cost of petrol and diesel fuel. We should have had other news and a longer weather bulletin!

Edited September 9, 2005 by Windy Miller

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I certainly agree with the comments made about the forecast on Wednesday. For years Derek has been used as a sponge, and quite often he has a large time to fill with boring weather, and no time at all with really interesting and dangerous weather. Generally since the introduction of the new graphics the time allocated has been greater than before, and this has IMO improved the local forecast for and away above what it used to be like.

Please keep the comments coming, also nice that people are reading my comments.

By the way, Sorry about last night went to the local fair and missed the forecast.

9 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

WARNING - Heavy Rain for SW Wales

Tonight - Heavy rain in the evening and the first part of the night for SW Wales, as far west as Swansea, as far north as Ceredigion, most other spots will stay dry and it will turn dry in the SW later. Temps 13-16c, so another muggy night.

A Synoptic chart showers a low pressure in the Bay of Biscay this is influencing our weather and keeping conditions unsettled.

Tomorrow - Some heavy rain pushing into N and NE areas later form the East, Southern areas will be drier but there is always the chance of a sharp shower, Temps 19-21c.

For the Proms in the Park tomorrow night, a brolly may come in handy, as the occasional heavy shower is still possible.

Sunday (Summary) - Sunny intervals over Wales, with a temp of 18-20c.

[A Gower Guy]

The weather bulletin was short so much so that Claire Summers the newsreader could have read it out. Most of the programme was about the high cost of petrol and diesel fuel. We should have had other news and a longer weather bulletin!

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Watched the 1:40pm forecast today, was fairly detailed, I wonder if tonights will be?

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12 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Summary - Fine, warm and sunny this evening, Pressure 1023mb,

Tonight - Clear to start, but mist and fog patches developing, Temps 8-12, Pressure 1023mb.

Tomorrow - Low Pressure over the Atlantic, with a ridge of HP feeding in SW winds over Wales. Grey to start in places, but brightening up generally but with more cloud in the West and South West, due to moist onshore winds, Temps 18-22c, Turning Gusty over the NW later.

Wednesday - 21c Sunny Intervals

Thursday -20c Rain

Friday - 17c Rain

Saturday - 21c Sunny Intervals

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13 September 2005 - Daniel Corbett

Tonight - A Mainly cloudy with some rain in the NW later, Temps 13-16c.

Tomorrow - Grey, Misty and Cloudy to start the day, perhaps a little brightness later in places, especially in the E, Temps 17-22c, with light winds.

Wednesday - 21c Sunny Intervals

Thursday -21c Rain

Friday - 19c Cloudy

Saturday - 19c Sunny

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14 September 2005 - Daniel Corbett

Synoptics - A HP block sits over Southern UK on Wednesday, which will be pushed into the continent by a Low Pressure system pushing in from the north on Thursday.

Tonight - A mixture tonight of Cloud, some Clear Spells, with some drizzle in the South later, Temps 13-15c.

Tomorrow - Rain into North Wales early tomorrow, this pushing south to affect South Wales during the morning. Into the afternoon, the rain over South Wales will tend to fade away, with a few brighter spots into the SE, while the rain in N Wales will turn heavier, Temps 14-20c, with winds turning fresher from the SW. Temps 14-20

Tomorrow Night - Rain continuing over night and pushing South, Temps 8-11c.

Friday (Summary)- Sunny Intervals 16-19c.

Saturday (Summary)- A Mixture of Sunshine and Sunny Intervals, Temps 17-19c

Thursday -20c Showers

Friday - 17c Sunny Intervals

Saturday - 17c Sunny

Sunday - 18c Sunny

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15 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Summary - Rain Clearing, Fine and Cool tomorrow

Tonight - Damp with mist and hill for to start the night, turning clearer in the West later, Temps 6-10c.

Tomorrow - A Sunny start with only the odd showers in the SW, good sunny spells in a brisk Northerly wind, Temps 15-17c, but feeling cooler.

Outlook - Warming up over the weekend with some good sunny spells.

The next forecast will be on Monday.

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19 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Summary - Rain Tomorrow, Brightening up Tomorrow

Tonight - A Fragmenting rain band will push SE over Wales tonight reaching the far SE by morning, by the end of the night the rain band should have completely fragmented, but many places will be misty and possible drizzly. Temperatures 11-14c.

Tomorrow- Cloudy and drizzly to start in places tomorrow, but brightening up later in most places (From The North), feeling warmer in lighter winds, Temps reaching 15-20c.

Outlook -

Tuesday - 20c Sunny Intervals

Wednesday - 20c Showers

Thursday - 19c Cloudy

Friday – 18c Showery

Saturday - 16c Sunny Intervals

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20 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Summary - Mostly Dry, Bright tomorrow

Tonight - Clear in some places tonight, with some mist and fog especially in the South, Temps 7-11c.

Tomorrow - A Synoptic chart showed Low Pressure and a cold front bringing rain to NI and Scotland, and introducing moist SW winds to Wales. South Wales will start cloudy; it will be brighter inland and over NW Wales, with more cloud in the NW. In the afternoon, remaining brighter inland and the NE, with more cloud over windward coasts to the S and W with a risk of some coastal drizzle in the far SW later, Temps 17-20, with SW winds turning stronger as the day goes on reaching 20mph in the NW later.

Thursday (Summary) - Rain in NW, bright elsewhere19-20c

Friday (Summary) – Washout 17-19c

Outlook -

Friday - 18c Rain Showers

Saturday -17c Cloudy

Sunday - 19c Rain showers

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21 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Summary - Mostly Dry and Mild, Rain Friday

Tonight - Cloudy in most spots tonight, maybe a little damp in the NW, and some mist and fog patches are set to develop in the SE later, Temps 10-15c.

Tomorrow - Cloudy in most spots to start tomorrow, perhaps with a little drizzle in the far NW and SW, perhaps some mist and fog in the SE, with the best of the brightness in E Powys.

Into the afternoon, there will be a few brighter spells but many places may remain cloudy, Winds freshening from the S up to 20mph in the W, Temps 18-21c.

Friday (Summary) – An occluded front will being Rain over Wales.

Outlook -

Friday - 18c Rain Showers

Saturday -15c Sunny Intervals

Sunday - 17c Rain showers

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22 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Summary - Rain Tomorrow Morning, Cooler and Breezy

Tonight - Clear to start the night, but cloud starting to move into the West around midnight, and later in the night, Rain will follow into the West, becoming widespread for much of Wales by morning, Temps 12-14c.

Tomorrow - The rain band should move Eastwards and give around 3 hrs of rain, so most places will have a wet morning but Turning brighter with showers in Western areas by lunchtime, this reaching the far East by mid afternoon, Temps 16-19c with a brisk W/NW wind making it feel much cooler.

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26 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Summary - Unsettled and often windy this week

Tonight - A Band of rain in the west in the early evening will sweep Eastwards and clear Eastern parts by the early hours, turning clearer behind, Temps 10-14c, with Strong or Gale Force Westerly winds.

Tomorrow - In the morning, A Mixture of Sunshine and Showers pushing in from the West, into the afternoon, the showers will become less frequent, and there should be longer sunnier spells, Temps 16-18c, with winds of 12-17mph.

A Synoptic sequence showed bands of rain and strong Winds pushing across Wales for the week until Friday.

Wednesday 18c

Thursday 17c

Friday 17c

Saturday 15c

Sunday 14c

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28 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Tonight - A Band of Very Heavy rain and strong winds will push away during the late evening and early part of the night, to leave a mainly dry night with a few clear spells, Temps 6-9c.

Tomorrow - Starting Dry in most spots, with good bright or sunny spells, into the afternoon, more cloud will move in the West, with some rain late afternoon in the far West, remaining bright in Eastern parts, Temps 13-16, Winds will be much lighter than on Wednesday.

Outlook - More Rain for Wales on Thursday Night and Friday.

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29 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Summary - Moist and Muggy Tomorrow

Tonight - A Band of Very rain will push across Wales this Evening, but will clear by the early hours, to give cloudy and very damp and drizzly conditions with extensive hill fog. Temps 10-14c.

Tomorrow - A Yucky day for Southern and Western Wales especially in coastal and hilly areas (mist, fog, low cloud, endless drizzle). Further N and E, areas sheltered from the SW wind, will tend to be cloudy, largely dry, with the odd brighter spell. Temps 18-20, with a SW breeze of around 20mph, it may also feel muggy in many areas.

A Cold Front will sweep across Wales tomorrow night, giving more rain, however this will clear well in time for Saturday.

Saturday - A NW wind will give a mixture of sunshine and showers, Temps 14-15c, feeling much cooler than Friday.

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30 September 2005 - Derek Brockway

Summary - Brighter tomorrow with showers

Tonight - A cold front pushing SE across Wales tonight, will give another band of rain, however, it should clear Eastern parts by around midnight, and should give some clearer weather behind, with only the odd shower in western parts. Temps 8-12c.

Tomorrow - Tomorrow will essentially a be a mixture of sunshine and showers, most of the showers will in areas exposed to the NW wind, so Northern and Western parts of Wales should have a lot of showers, while Southern and Eastern areas should escape largely dry, although the odd shower should be ruled out, Temps 14-16, feeling a lot colder than that though in a brisk 15-25mph NW wind.

Sunday - Mainly Dry and Bright with a lighter breeze than Saturday, it should feel warmer, Temps 14-16c.

Outlook

Saturday 15c Sunny Intervals

Sunday 15c Sunny Intervals

Monday 17c Sunny Intervals

Tuesday 18c Sunny

Wednesday 18c Sunny

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3 October 2005 - Derek Brockway

Summary - Dry and Settled for much of this week

Tonight - High Pressure (1032mb) is positioned over the top of the UK giving settled conditions, Cloudy and Dry, with mist and fog developing in any clear spots, Temps 7-9c.

Tomorrow - High Pressure oer the UK, generally cloudy, but with the odd brighter spell later, Temps 15-16c, winds light from the South or South East.

Outlook

Tuesday 16c Sunny Intervals, Light Winds

Wednesday 18c Sunny, Light Winds

Thursday 17c Sunny Intervals, Light Winds

Friday 18c Rain, 17mph Southerly Wnds

Saturday 15c Sunny Intervals, 11mph Westerly Wnds