Stormageddon Mk 6 The Fury of February
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I've actually given up entirely on weather forecasts. There is so much hyperbole that its become impossible to separate 'what will probably happen' (ie nothing much) from the most extreme possibility, which is what is usually reported. I just take a hat, in case it rains.
Seems to me that all this nonsense started during the Blair years to underpin the assertion that we would see 'more extreme weather events'. Well, I've seen some pretty extreme weather in my life but none of it within the last 35 years.
Seems to me that all this nonsense started during the Blair years to underpin the assertion that we would see 'more extreme weather events'. Well, I've seen some pretty extreme weather in my life but none of it within the last 35 years.
Yertis said:
I've actually given up entirely on weather forecasts. There is so much hyperbole that its become impossible to separate 'what will probably happen' (ie nothing much) from the most extreme possibility, which is what is usually reported.
Me too.If I'd have listened to last months "thunderstorm" fantasy-dressed-as-weather-forecasting, I'd have staying indoors, but instead, me and a mate went on a mountain bike night ride and saw all of about 2" of snow and no thunder.
techiedave said:
"a week's worth of rain""a fifth of February's average rainfall is due to fall in one day"
Errr - pretty sure there are only 4 weeks in February
pim said:
When you watch the weather forecast on the BBC in the morning is it Carrol I believe?
She goes on and on and on.Mentions Scotland frequently.
She seems to have had some voice coaching of late. She used to talk in great, gulping gasps, like her love eggs had gone into mega-overdrive.She goes on and on and on.Mentions Scotland frequently.
techiedave said:
Just had a phone call from relatives in Lancashire.
Hoods had to be put up and windscreen wipers were deployed this afternoon
Stay safe
You're rumbled. You only started this thread as a diversion so no one would spot you scaling the north face of the Abbottopotamus, didn't you, you cunning scoundrel....?Hoods had to be put up and windscreen wipers were deployed this afternoon
Stay safe
Yertis said:
I've actually given up entirely on weather forecasts. There is so much hyperbole that its become impossible to separate 'what will probably happen' (ie nothing much) from the most extreme possibility, which is what is usually reported. I just take a hat, in case it rains.
Seems to me that all this nonsense started during the Blair years to underpin the assertion that we would see 'more extreme weather events'. Well, I've seen some pretty extreme weather in my life but none of it within the last 35 years.
If you go with tomorrow will likely be much the same as today then you can't go far wrong I don't think. Won't be many days where that catches you out. Seems to me that all this nonsense started during the Blair years to underpin the assertion that we would see 'more extreme weather events'. Well, I've seen some pretty extreme weather in my life but none of it within the last 35 years.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/uk-weather-bl...
They've changed their minds (again), it's now 'later in the week'.
They've changed their minds (again), it's now 'later in the week'.
t weather reports there, he means? 
Daily Mail raving about it again, so it'll probably never happen
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4203516/UK...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4203516/UK...
MartG said:
Daily Mail raving about it again, so it'll probably never happen
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4203516/UK...
First thing I do when I see one of these DM weather stories is go to the BBC weather site and correlate the results. Rarely the same. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4203516/UK...
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