weather for round 1 in 2007

[cgs]

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/14days.asp

advance forcast looking good, although a bit cool

Sun 29 Apr
0:00 10 °c 7 °c 1018 mb 0 mm 67 % 11 mph
6:00 9 °c 8 °c 1015 mb 0 mm 34 % 13 mph
12:00 17 °c 16 °c 1015 mb 0 mm 25 % 18 mph
18:00 18 °c 15 °c 1013 mb 0 mm 28 % 10 mph

[acorn]

i'm more concerned with this coming weekend which is according to that site slightly warmer in the a.m, same(18) in the afternoon but the important thing is the wind speed is less.

i wonder how much it will change.

[timtime]

I looked yesterday at both the 7 and 14 days forecasts and they have changed considerably. As they often cant get it right for the next day it really is ambitious to look so far ahead.

I remember driving over from Rugby once and halfway along the A14 in pouring rain the weather came on and said the day was going to be dry with broken sunshine. It was one of the few times I saw the driers on track.

Tim

[JovialJooles]

Weather for the 29th!

You've got just as much chance of getting it right by looking at some tea leaves!

[racing59]

A great, sadly departed, friend of mine used to swear by the seaweed hanging outside of his back door.

If it was all floppy and shiny, it was or had been raining.
If it was dull and rigid, it was dry.
If it was white, it was freezing or snowing or both!
If he couldn't see it, it was b* foggy!

Much more accurate than the Met office he claimed!

[JDPower]

A great, sadly departed, friend of mine used to swear by the seaweed hanging outside of his back door.

If it was all floppy and shiny, it was or had been raining.
If it was dull and rigid, it was dry.
If it was white, it was freezing or snowing or both!
If he couldn't see it, it was b* foggy!

Much more accurate than the Met office he claimed!

And, of course, if its gone its bl**dy windy!

[racing59]

Ahh yes, forgot that one. Gale Force - horizontal.

[Abo]

stone

[SteveA]

stone

Very funny - but not a "fore" cast, just a nowcast.

Signed Mr Pedantic.

[chrisn]

As I have mentioned previously on this forum I spent many years checking weather forecasts for the Rockingham area. Anything beyond three to five days ahead is virtually worthless in most parts of the UK and particularly so in Corby, which seems to have its own micro climate.

I have to tell you I have even tried to get accurate forecasts here in the Middle East for my race meetings and for most of our season here they still struggle and during the last two winters events have been disrupted by sudden winds, sandstorms and drizzle! Bit of a problem when the racers don't have wets, many have never raced in the damp and the circuit drainage is not exactly built to UK standards. And to think I moved to the desert to avoid wet races....! Thankfully final national event is next weekend and the weather hopefully is a little more predicable now...hot and sunny, hot and sunny, very hot and sunny, sunny and hot etc!

I wish you the same weather back there in Corby guys - positive thinking is the answer! (oh and some proper jet driers and a sweeper!).

Keep safe and enjoy!

Chris