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This forecast summary is my *PERSONAL OPINION* of how the weather may unfold
next week. I will take no responsibility whatsoever for any actions arising from
its use. It is provided freely in the spirit of freedom and the great love for
meteorology that I personally enjoy and wish to share freely with others.

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Summary valid for Sunday 04/01/04 to Saturday 09/01/04
TOI (time of issue) Friday 02/01/04 2030 UK local time This summary is based
on a quick appraisal of the GFS, JMA, ECMWF, UKMO, FAX, and ENS (NCEP ensemble)
labelled charts available from the superb http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten

Moderate to high confidence for a changeable week ahead with possibly stormy
weather later. Temperatures around normal, which means spells of snow for
Scottish mountains and night frost in any quieter interludes. Negligible chance
of any very cold wintry weather nationwide.

Sunday looks like starting bright and frosty in many parts but rain and strong
winds will spread south and east during the day. Temperatures around normal.
Rain should clear away from the SE on Monday to be followed by sunny spells and
scattered showers and turning cooler with frost in the evening. Rain and strong
winds again on Tuesday as another Atlantic frontal system rolls in, temperatures
near normal but perhaps mild for a time in the south. Clearing up again on
Wednesday before yet more deep Atlantic lows race towards northern Scotland
bringing spells of wet and windy weather to all areas to the end of the week.
Moderate chance of some stormy spells with damaging wind gusts and cold enough
for snow at times over northern high ground with possible blizzards in the
Highlands, but temperatures averaging out around normal in a predominantly cool
westerly airflow.

Trend for the following week beginning 11/01/04 at moderate confidence is for
more unsettled wet weather with normal temperatures. Low risk of very cold
northeasterlies setting in by the weekend.

As always this and previous forecasts are available at
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/weeklydiscussions.htm

This forecast was brought to you from Met. Office Dartmoor.

Cheers,

Will.
Chief Forecaster USW
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" A cup is most useful when empty "
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