On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:29:26 +0100, Alan White
wrote:

On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:26:21 +0100, JPG wrote:

So it's "patchy rain" and not "showery outbreaks" - well that makes it a lot
clearer then

To me, 'patchy rain' and 'showery outbreaks' mean entirely different
things. What the hell do they think they're doing?

I agree
- patchy rain = weak warm front, uniformly overcast and rain usually light
- showery outbreaks = slow moving convective or Ac Cas, some heavy rain,
some bright or sunny intervals.