Referring to the expected dry interval between rain this afternoon and more rain tonight, the young female weather presenter on the regional BBC South
news programme (I think her name might have been Holly Green) called it a
"suckers' gap".


That's a phrase often used by marine weather forecasters briefing North Sea
operators when discussing a transient ridge of high pressure bringing a very
short interval of relatively light winds that's not long enough to carry out many weather sensitive operations.

And by aviation forecasters, when short-duration fast jets want to
leap in the air when there is an unexpected improvement in low-level conditions.


Freddie
Castle Pulverbatch
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Well, whatever the strict definition, this was this afternoons suckers gap down here http://www.sennen-cove.com/today2.htm between this mornings heavy rain (approx 14mm here, far more near Falmouth) and currently some torrential downpours.

Personally I think those people who popped down the beach this afternoon were anything but a suckers, they timed it rather well! 18C & light winds.

Graham
Penzance

Graham
Penzance