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Old January 1st 12, 01:09 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Jim Smith[_6_] Jim Smith[_6_] is offline
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"Eskimo Will" wrote in message
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Rain from the cold front wave coming into the SW has just started at
Haytor.
Looks colourful on the display and there are big drops coming down now.
*^$%£ wave has cocked up my Sunday forecast for Dartmoor, LOL.
Temp. +9.7C


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Continuous moderate rain. Heaviest passing to south of me.
Temp +9.1C and falling.
Bar 1003.4 hPa and falling quickly.

http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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7.5mm just fallen in a little over an hour here. 11.7c, pressure 1001.2Hpa
falling at 1.5hpa/hr

Was asked for a forecast for the away fans on the open terrace at Yeovil v
Bournemouth yesterday and looking at the various model output it was almost
impossible to nail down. Fax had a frontal wave and NAE indicated a
rainfest, but in the event it was almost completely dry. And we won 3-1
JIm.

Bournemouth Weather readings online: http://www.g0ofe.com/weather
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