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When the forecast goes wrong as badly as it has today, Monday 26th
October, I realise just how good they are normally. Today having been promised sun, I looked forward to some enjoyable gardening. Sure it didn’t rain, but it was unremittingly cloudy and judging by the light levels, that cloud wasn’t thin. It was a rare bad forecast, so unusual in fact that I am moved to comment on it. The change to GMT must be to blame:-) Jack in south Cambridgeshire |
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On Oct 26, 3:58*pm, "Jack )"
wrote: When the forecast goes wrong as badly as it has today, Monday 26th October, I realise just how good they are normally. *Today having been promised sun, I looked forward to some enjoyable gardening. *Sure it didn’t rain, but it was unremittingly cloudy and judging by the light levels, that cloud wasn’t thin. *It was a *rare bad forecast, so unusual in fact that I am moved to comment on it. The change to GMT must be to blame:-) Jack in south Cambridgeshire Well it's certainly to blame for the current gloominess :-) Not actually bad in Southampton for most of the day, sunny until about 3pm, and warm enough to have lunch outside - at lunchtime one could almost forget we were on Winter Time. Nick |
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, "Jack )" writes: When the forecast goes wrong as badly as it has today, Monday 26th October, I realise just how good they are normally. Today having been promised sun, I looked forward to some enjoyable gardening. Sure it didn’t rain, but it was unremittingly cloudy and judging by the light levels, that cloud wasn’t thin. It was a rare bad forecast, so unusual in fact that I am moved to comment on it. The change to GMT must be to blame:-) Jack in south Cambridgeshire Bad luck. It was a beautiful day in my part of Surrey. -- John Hall "Do you have cornflakes in America?" "Well, actually, they're American." "So what brings you to Britain then if you have cornflakes already?" Bill Bryson: "Notes from a Small Island" |
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On Oct 26, 6:04*pm, John Hall wrote:
In article , *"Jack )" writes: When the forecast goes wrong as badly as it has today, Monday 26th October, I realise just how good they are normally. *Today having been promised sun, I looked forward to some enjoyable gardening. *Sure it didn’t rain, but it was unremittingly cloudy and judging by the light levels, that cloud wasn’t thin. *It was a *rare bad forecast, so unusual in fact that I am moved to comment on it. The change to GMT must be to blame:-) Jack in south Cambridgeshire Bad luck. It was a beautiful day in my part of Surrey. It made me sick if this is the same date it's probably why. 2 :14 am Sunday or Monday morning going on 8 am BST. So that would be 7 am~ish.. (I forget. Got it writed down on a piece of paper that a kind man gaved me, though.) mag 6.9 2009/10/24 14:40:44 -6.136 130.384 134.2 BANDA SEA I was expecting worse, not that I have followed any of it lately. Just an ill at ease feeling. (AKA the usual crap.) |
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----- Original Message -----
From: Newsgroups: uk.sci.weather Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:58 PM Subject: Untypically inaccurate forecast When the forecast goes wrong as badly as it has today, Monday 26th October, I realise just how good they are normally. Today having been promised sun, I looked forward to some enjoyable gardening. Sure it didn’t rain, but it was unremittingly cloudy and judging by the light levels, that cloud wasn’t thin. It was a rare bad forecast, so unusual in fact that I am moved to comment on it. The change to GMT must be to blame:-) Jack in south Cambridgeshire I think you make a very good point here, Jack. For the most part we've become increasingly accustomed to very accurate forecasts in the 1 to 2 day range. So much so that it's now quite rare for something to occur that is totally unexpected, at least from a personal perspective. The last really notable event that came as a complete surprise to me (observed from a distance) was the Ottery St. Mary storm last October. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/...sting/oct2008/ It will be interesting to see how the very high resolution models (~1.5km), now being used routinely, handle similar events in the future. Jon. |
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