On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 01:16:42 +0100, "Jon O'Rourke"
wrote:

"Nick Whitelegg" wrote in message
om...
For the last few days, the charts for the weekend have been suggesting
pressure close to 1024mb for the south, with a few weak fronts,
suggesting a couple of days of dry if rather cloudy conditions.
Today's newspaper forecast for central southern England said almost
exactly that.

I suppose the moral of this is to expect heavy rain whenever there are
fronts in the vicinity, even if pressure is high....

I wouldn't ! I'm puzzled by the forecast in your newspaper, out of interest
can you reveal which paper and who provides the forecast ? There was some
uncertainty on Friday with regard to the positioning and intensity of the
rain on Saturday but by the time the 12Z model runs were in it looked quite
probable that the south would see a period of rain, most likely from late
morning and through the afternoon. In the event it came through faster and
cleared earlier than expected on Friday.

The BBC TV forecasts late on Friday evening certainly got it right - I
remember groaning when I realised that Saturday afternoon and evening
were probably a write-off for the outdoor activities I had planned.

However... I simply re-scheduled for Sunday. That one better be right,
too!

--
Dave
Fareham Hants.