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firewirefred Guest
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject: "Cold Winter" predicted |
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There will be a return to colder weather this winter, forecasters have predicted.
An official forecast from the Met Office suggests that although this winter will be slightly warmer and drier than average, it will be noticeably colder than last year.
Britain enjoyed one of the warmest winters on record last year, but this winter is likely to be less mild in most regions.
On the bright side, we should expect far less rain than last year, the report indicates.
The 1971 to 2000 average winter temperature for the UK was 3.7C (38.7F), and rainfall 13in.
Last year saw an average temperature of 5.6C (42.8F) and an average rainfall of 17.2in.
Rob Varley, spokesman for the Met Office commented: "Most of the winters in the last 10 years have been relatively mild, with last winter being the second warmest on record.
"Although the Met Office has predicted the likelihood of another mild winter we expect it to be noticeably colder than last year. This advice will allow contingency and resource planners in Government and business to be better prepared for the winter ahead."
Met Office winter forecasting methods are based primarily on the influence of ocean temperatures, particularly the North Atlantic Ocean, on the European winter climate.
Source: Yahoo News.
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- I wonder if that means we're likely to have a colder winter? |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:53 am Post subject: |
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Weren't they predicting a record hot summer back in April? _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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nod
Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:43 am Post subject: |
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It will be colder but 'this winter will be slightly warmer and drier than average'..
That seems to cover all options then |
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Highlander
Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 348 Location: Scotland
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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Whats all this then??
This was posted by Mark in News and CA earlier the same day and some of you have left the same replies!
Are you trying to have a go at Mark O?
I have been away and now I'm back..... _________________ Over the hill they came....the greatest Army in the World.....The Tartan Army |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Highlander wrote: | I have been away and now I'm back..... |
Hope you had a nice time!! _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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What we need is one of Mo Dutta's, long range Mo-casts. Last February Mo rather confidently predicted a long hot summer. Oh yes, indeed I think his words were "a repeat of the summer of 1976". So taken-in was I by his prediction, not only did I rush out and buy a bucket-load of industrial strength sun block , I bought a quite rediculous sun-hat too. So let's hear it from Mo .. perhaps we can have winter Mo-cast this weekend?
I reckon it's gonna be a mixed bag of colds-spells with wind, rain and perhaps snow at times, lasting until about March/April next year. |
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Highlander
Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 348 Location: Scotland
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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Lord Evan Elpuss wrote: | Highlander wrote: | I have been away and now I'm back..... |
Hope you had a nice time!! |
Oh Yes!! _________________ Over the hill they came....the greatest Army in the World.....The Tartan Army |
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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Highlander wrote: | Whats all this then??
This was posted by Mark in News and CA earlier the same day and some of you have left the same replies!
Are you trying to have a go at Mark O?
I have been away and now I'm back..... |
It's fire trying to be funny as someone else posted one in here and me over at the news section. True lets call it a slight dig at me |
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Highlander
Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 348 Location: Scotland
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:46 am Post subject: |
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Well it looks like "Mr" firewirefred is in for the chop
(see warning elsewhere....) _________________ Over the hill they came....the greatest Army in the World.....The Tartan Army |
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