"Scott W" wrote in message
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On 8 Jan, 20:36, "Keith(Southend)" wrote:
While I was sitting here surfing the 15 minute radar and satellite
animations, I was just thinking how much information we have at our
fingertips. Never before have I been able to predict a snow shower with
such accuracy or even have a better feel for detail when the forecast
warns for snow in the East or SE. For years I used to look east and just
hope, but have absolutely no idea if it was going to snow or not.

Then we have all this model data, sometimes we drown in it, but I hope
this data never gets abused to the point were we don't get a look in.

How ever did we survive without the internet, eh?
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Keith (Southend)http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

Yes, every TV forecast and frequent checks of Ceefax (still remember
the page numbers... 401 for the national maps, 402 for WeatherEye, 403
for the outlook and ITV's Oracle - I remember when they changed to
Noble Denton and then OceanRoutes. I used to convince myself that I
lived either further east, west, north or south whenever the forecast
charts "rain / snow line" was close to my neck of the woods.
Anyone remember the forecast after News Review on BBC2 on a Saturday
night? - frequently better than the weather after Farming /
CountryFile on Sunday because it was just Bill Giles / John Kettley /
Bernard Davey in a Christmas-type sweater sitting by a TV monitor and
taking you through the "European pressure field charts" right up to
the next Saturday.
I remember even writing to Michael Fish one year just asking him "When
is it going to snow?"



Writing to Michael Fish? Oh Scott.........you as well;-)