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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 04/04/04 to Easter Monday 12/04/04
TOI (time of issue) Friday 02/04/04 1900 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

High confidence that the Easter holiday will be cold and windy with spells of
rain, sleet and snow with overnight frosts in places.
For the first part of the week till Wednesday a complex area of low pressure
will track SE from Iceland to southern Norway and all areas will be in a cool
northwesterly airflow. Western and northern areas will have sunny spells and
showers, some prolonged at times. Some showers will be heavy with hail and snow
over the Scottish mountains. Winds will be fresh to strong west to northwest.
More sheltered southern and eastern areas will tend to have fine mornings but
also some showers in the afternoons with hail and thunder at times. Showers
tending to die away overnight but with frost in sheltered places.

On thursday another depression will develop near Iceland and track southeast
towards Scotland bringing rain and hill snow and perhaps gales into Scotland and
northern Ireland during the day. England and Wales could end up mainly dry with
some sunshine and only one or two showers.

However, on Good Friday rain and gales will spread south to all areas and as it
turns colder a spell of snow on hills above 400m is likely over northern
Britain. Possibly sleet and wet snow to lower levels but not sticking.

On Easter Saturday and Sunday a low pressure area is likely to become centred
over Britain with spells of rain or showers in all areas. Windy too but with
gales easing as time goes on. Many showers likely to be heavy with hail,
thunder, snow pellets, sleet and wet snow and again more persistent snow cover
above 400m. Heavy rain or snow could cause problems to transport and other
utilities.

On Easter Monday winds will swing into the east perhaps bringing blizzards to
the Scottish Higlands for a time before it brightens and becomes drier in
Scotland later. Elsewhere continuing cold and showery with variable winds.

Trend for the rest of the week up till Saturday 17/04/04 is for it to become
drier with long sunny periods as pressure builds from the north but possibly a
stiff east wind. Staying cold with wiidespread frosts at night, so growers
beware. Confidence moderate for turning drier again.

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 without the help of a
celebrity :-)

Cheers,

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

Certainly plenty to look forward to ! - I better go and warn my snow plough
friend ! - just a shame it wasnt Jan/Feb and then we would all be in for a
treat.


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Paul Crabtree
Brampton N.E. Cumbria 117m ASL
Climatological Station 7076

http://mysite.freeserve.com/brampton...ome/index.html

"Will" wrote in message
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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.
================================================== ===============

Summary valid for Sunday 04/04/04 to Easter Monday 12/04/04
TOI (time of issue) Friday 02/04/04 1900 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

High confidence that the Easter holiday will be cold and windy with spells
of
rain, sleet and snow with overnight frosts in places.

Well thanks Will, I'm going to Edinburgh for the easter weekend and you
offer me this?????

--
Rob Overfield
Hull; 3m ASL
http://www.astrosport02.karoo.net/YorkshireWeather/

Rob Overfield wrote in message ...

Well thanks Will, I'm going to Edinburgh for the easter weekend and you
offer me this?????

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Rob Overfield
Hull; 3m ASL
http://www.astrosport02.karoo.net/YorkshireWeather/


Hi Rob, I did know it wouldn't be popular but then I'm only the messenger ! Mind
you the Scottish ski industry love it.

Will.
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" Stuff the beancounters "
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"Will" wrote in message
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Rob Overfield wrote in message ...

Well thanks Will, I'm going to Edinburgh for the easter weekend and you
offer me this?????

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Rob Overfield
Hull; 3m ASL
http://www.astrosport02.karoo.net/YorkshireWeather/


Hi Rob, I did know it wouldn't be popular but then I'm only the messenger
! Mind
you the Scottish ski industry love it.

True they will, ah well, means I shall be spending a lot of the weekend
indoors, Hang on, isn't there the Whisky Museum on the Royal Mile? Thats
where I'll be instead....

Rob

Yn erthygl , sgrifennodd
Will :
Hi Rob, I did know it wouldn't be popular but then I'm only the messenger ! Mind
you the Scottish ski industry love it.

If the winds ever drop enough for them to open the lifts, I suppose they
will.

Adrian

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Adrian Shaw ais@
Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber.
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac.
http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk