Rod McElwee said on the 1255 pm R4 forecast that he expected
37°C somewhere in the Midlands or Welsh borders tomorrow (Wednesday),
much as he did yesterday. I can't help feeling this hot spell has been
somewhat overdone by the forecasters and have thought so for several
days. Today's temperatures, according to the latest METARs, are more
or less the same as yesterday's and nowhere near 37°. I can't see
where the sudden upward leap for tomorrow is going to come from.
Thickness values are forecast to decrease slightly and the continent is
not exceptionally hot.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

On 18 Jul 2006 05:59:24 -0700, "Tudor Hughes"
wrote:

Rod McElwee said on the 1255 pm R4 forecast that he expected
37°C somewhere in the Midlands or Welsh borders tomorrow (Wednesday),
much as he did yesterday.

I think he also gave a list at the end of the BBC1 news of the
possible places that might top the list and I am certain stately
Cheltenham was the favourite. A more modest 30 odd here as I continue
my loft clearing activities ( in a far higher temperature..just taking
up my thermometer to measure it actually!)
R

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Rod McElwee said on the 1255 pm R4 forecast that he expected
37°C somewhere in the Midlands or Welsh borders tomorrow (Wednesday),
much as he did yesterday.

I think he also gave a list at the end of the BBC1 news of the
possible places that might top the list and I am certain stately
Cheltenham was the favourite.

With the slight problem that Cheltenham doesn't have an official weather
station any longer.

Bear that in mind if they start quoting temperatures at you tomorrow -
they can't be from the same location that recorded 99F in 1990.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

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Rod McElwee said on the 1255 pm R4 forecast that he expected
37°C somewhere in the Midlands or Welsh borders tomorrow (Wednesday),
much as he did yesterday. I can't help feeling this hot spell has been
somewhat overdone by the forecasters and have thought so for several
days. Today's temperatures, according to the latest METARs, are more
or less the same as yesterday's and nowhere near 37°. I can't see
where the sudden upward leap for tomorrow is going to come from.
Thickness values are forecast to decrease slightly and the continent is
not exceptionally hot.


Here also bit of temperature hype, Tudor. BBC gives 38c for de Bilt
tomorrow. Don't think so... a good 34ish i suppose. We'll see...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=4219


Wijke
Centre of the Netherlands
Tc 33.1°

Same here Tudor in Basildon, its now 15.00 and its just reached 29.3 Deg C
in the shade with a light easterly breeze.
We saw all this hype during the winter forecasts and I am sure its all this
health & safety legislation that drags this country down. Cant even buy a
good flykiller anymore and even the weedkillers dont seem to be as effective
in the garden.
It never mattered in 76, so why now???

Regards. Len.
"Tudor Hughes" wrote in message
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Rod McElwee said on the 1255 pm R4 forecast that he expected
37°C somewhere in the Midlands or Welsh borders tomorrow (Wednesday),
much as he did yesterday. I can't help feeling this hot spell has been
somewhat overdone by the forecasters and have thought so for several
days. Today's temperatures, according to the latest METARs, are more
or less the same as yesterday's and nowhere near 37°. I can't see
where the sudden upward leap for tomorrow is going to come from.
Thickness values are forecast to decrease slightly and the continent is
not exceptionally hot.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

GKN wrote:
Same here Tudor in Basildon, its now 15.00 and its just reached 29.3 Deg C
in the shade with a light easterly breeze.
We saw all this hype during the winter forecasts and I am sure its all this
health & safety legislation that drags this country down. Cant even buy a
good flykiller anymore and even the weedkillers dont seem to be as effective
in the garden.
It never mattered in 76, so why now???

What on Earth does "health & safety legislation" have to do with the
accuracy or otherwise of weather forecasts? I've seen health & safety
blamed for a lot of things, but that takes the biscuit!

Over hyping the forecast, so they cannnot be blamed if people start passing
out with the heat. Think about it!!!!
They do the same with forecasts of snow. The motto is over do it, and they
cant say they were not warned!!!
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GKN wrote:
Same here Tudor in Basildon, its now 15.00 and its just reached 29.3 Deg
C
in the shade with a light easterly breeze.
We saw all this hype during the winter forecasts and I am sure its all
this
health & safety legislation that drags this country down. Cant even buy a
good flykiller anymore and even the weedkillers dont seem to be as
effective
in the garden.
It never mattered in 76, so why now???

What on Earth does "health & safety legislation" have to do with the
accuracy or otherwise of weather forecasts? I've seen health & safety
blamed for a lot of things, but that takes the biscuit!

Not so sure about the overhype.
Max here in Wincanton Somerset today has reached 34.3C at about
1530.(very uncomfortable)
Alan
www.wincantonweather.org.uk

GKN wrote:
Over hyping the forecast, so they cannnot be blamed if people start passing
out with the heat. Think about it!!!!
They do the same with forecasts of snow. The motto is over do it, and they
cant say they were not warned!!!
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GKN wrote:
Same here Tudor in Basildon, its now 15.00 and its just reached 29.3 Deg
C
in the shade with a light easterly breeze.
We saw all this hype during the winter forecasts and I am sure its all
this
health & safety legislation that drags this country down. Cant even buy a
good flykiller anymore and even the weedkillers dont seem to be as
effective
in the garden.
It never mattered in 76, so why now???
What on Earth does "health & safety legislation" have to do with the
accuracy or otherwise of weather forecasts? I've seen health & safety
blamed for a lot of things, but that takes the biscuit!

alanwhitewick wrote:

Not so sure about the overhype.
Max here in Wincanton Somerset today has reached 34.3C at about
1530.(very uncomfortable)
Alan
www.wincantonweather.org.uk



33.4C in Fleet, Hampshire. Very oppressive, thoroughly looking forward to a
cool, wet autumn.


--
Brian Wakem
Email: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/b.wakem/myemail.png

GKN wrote:

Over hyping the forecast, so they cannnot be blamed if people start
passing out with the heat. Think about it!!!!
They do the same with forecasts of snow. The motto is over do it, and they
cant say they were not warned!!!

Part of their pay depends on getting forecasts right but they deliberately
get them wrong for Health & Safety reasons? Yes, that seems likely.

--
Graham Davis
Bracknell