For all you long range addicts --- a little game :~)) What are your predictions for the Easter weekend around the country ? lessee Devon / Cornwall South Wales North Wales Lake District Middle England

CLEARWELL 180900Z 36001KT 9999 FEW020 T+097/+071 Q10279 +009 09-21 TMAX +133 21-09 TMIN +062 TGRASS +041 00-24 RN 000 Richard Crighton Clearwell Gloucestershire 51 46 13N 02 37 29W 140m AMSL --

Light rain with poor visibility, c.2km. Cloud base c.600 metres No snow visible. (No more snow reports, Joe, unless it, um, snows.) At 09:00 :- 8/8 NiSt. Temperature 11.0°C rising from a low of 10.3°C at 05:00. Overnight low 10.2°C at 01:30.

Current weather conditions at Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshi 18/03/05 6:04. Temperatu 11.8 °C. Feels like: 11.8 °C. Humidity: 82 % . Dewpoint: 8.8 °C . Wind (10 min. avg.): W at 0.0 mph. Today's rain: 0.0 mm . Barometer: 1013.0 mb and Rising Slowly . Reached 16°C yesterday. Mostly cloudy but dry at present - and very mild obviously. Rising sun just spreading pink reflections across...

Here is a summary of the latest NWP output for noon on Tuesday. Issued 0609z, 18/03/05. The models show low pressure controlling our weather for the forseeable future, with winds remaining from a southerly quarter for a week at least. There'll be a fair bit of rain as fronts cross the UK, as usual heaviest in the north and west. ECMWF: http://64.246.48.81/pics/Recm1201.gif A deep low lies...

Hi, a question for the forcasters on this group. I plan to take some holiday time in South Sydenham next week. Will I need skin protection?...........as the muggers can be a tad rough around these ere.. parts.

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Meteosat 8 satellite picture from F. Valk's site at 12.00 UTC on Thursday 17 March http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/2005-03-17-1200-eur.jpg NOAA 16 VIS satellite picture from Dundee at 14.55 UTC on Thursday 17 March http://makeashorterlink.com/?N24B342BA NOAA 16 VIS satellite picture from DLR at 14.46 UTC on Thursday 17 March http://www.dfd.dlr.de/ftp/put/wetterbilder/UK/0503171446.uk.jpg

Brussels on Thursday 17 March Cloudy start after a very mild night but the sun broke through late morning. Afternoon was bright but windy with spells of sunshine. Fresh WSW wind decreased in the evening. Brussels Uccle 15.5°C - overnight minimum 12.6°C. Brussels Airport 15.5°C - overnight minimum 13.0°C. AERONET Lille MODIS satpic at 12.30 UTC

Good afternoon everyone. As one may see, the Mediterranean is under strong anticyclonic influence which has led temperatures to rise considerably, especially over continental areas (the isles have started reporting lower temperature maxima than continental sites do). My first temperature over +20C today here, in SE Athens: +20.6C at 1310 EET with not a single sign of cloud in the sky. It is...

Guildford Date/Time 17/03/05 6:58 BKN SC with a blue tint above - hopefully will burn off for another warm day. Phil Temperature 10.8°C Dewpoint

Chalfont St Giles - Thursday 17th March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------- 0615z SW F3 15km 6St010 8Sc015 11.2/08.8 1021 Norman. (delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail) -- Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy

Thursday, 17 March 2005 BRACKNELL (TF) 0900 SW F4 25km - 3/CU 4/CI T121D091 RMK: OAT 0.7C higher than same time yesterday. Cu fra/hum .. majority of it very ragged with base circa 1200ft: rising temperatures should lift base and help fragment further. There is also 2 oktas very thin Ac around 10000ft; occasional shafts of strong sunshine. =

1425Z SW F4 10KM 8SC020 T 15.1C QFF 1010.5 RMK Cloudy and windy...a little slight DZ during morning -- York, North Yorkshire. (Norman Virus Control)

WxCams Brugge - Markt 16:35 H 12°C, 1029 HPa, 84% Rh, wind: W - 5 Bft. WxCams Brussel (VRT) 16:30 H 15°C, 1025 HPa, 67% Rh, wind: SW - 5 Bft. -- Viaene Björn

Hello All, I was reading 'The observer's book of weather' by Reginald M. Lester, published 1955, and I was surprised to see him write that in Britain we can suffer from miniature tornadoes. I thought the term mini tornado was a modern invention by the press. Just shows nothing is new under the sun. --

A light shower yesterday evening appears to have left a light covering of yellow (Saharan?) dust over my car. Currently @ 10 am: 13.0C; RH 79%; DP 9.5C; 1021.4 mb (rising); wind S, 6.0 mph. Rain last 24 hrs, 1.5 mm. _______________________ Nick G Worcester 45m amsl

Anyone know if this is common for this time of year?

Hello All, It's been a week now seen our 'communist friend' as been in this ng, has I said last week, he's too busy to come into the ng now, as he has is exams coming up. I don't think we'll see him again. Joe Wolverhampton

17 March 2005 Wokingham 0900z 230 09/23kt 20km 5St015 7Ci250 +12.5/+9.6 QFF 1023.9 RMK 1Ac180 COTRA also present. Pressure rise 3.0 mb in past 3 hr. (09-09) Max 18.3 Min 10.8 Grass min 8.5 Rain 0.2 Sun (00-24) 4.0