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Keith (Southend) · February 22nd 09, 02:30 PM posted to uk.sci.weather

wrote:

Such people have to work somewhere. To be serious, there is a
widespread confusion between accurate local measurements and accurate
local forecasts and not just in the media. Many (most?) people seem
to think that if you monitor your local weather in the minutest detail
you should be able to come up with an accurate forecast but in fact
the link between the two is rather tenuous ecept where the local
amateur forecaster can modify the general forecast to some benefit.
But none if this makes much difference to the forecasting of synoptic-
scale systems. The Telegraph, rather disappointingly, is guilty of
promoting this general ignorance.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

I think you hit the nail on the head Tudor, friends often seem to think
that I must be able to give a more accurate forecast, even though I
mainly just keep records. Admittedly I take in interest in the forecast
and all the methods involved, but I'm certainly not an expert ;-)

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Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net