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Old August 30th 09, 09:15 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default BBC1 12:06 Forecast...

On Aug 30, 8:11*am, "Will Hand" wrote:
"Richard Dixon" wrote in message

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On 29 Aug, 12:14, "Les Hemmings" wrote:


PASSING SPRINKLES!


Was it Corbett? He spent much of his "formative" forecasting period in
the US - the Weather Channel often refer to sprinkles for light rain /
showers.


Not that I'm saying it's right. In any case, I thought British showers
ranged from spotty to beefy.


Richard


Why not just say a light or a heavy shower?
That's what I tell people when they ask me what it is going to do?

Will
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Down here, I can sometimes tell people it will be sunny! 8))