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Old 5th Sep 2009, 09:56
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robin
 
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I'm sitting at the computer looking out the window at solid low cloud and heavy drizzle

The TAF for an airfield less than 3 miles away is

050803Z 0509/0518 18005KT 9999 SCT035 BECMG 0509/0511 27010KT

The give-away is the wind direction which is bound to bring damp conditions but that is local knowledge.

On no forecast I have seen is there a sign of this rain/drizzle having been forecast. So anyone flight planning into the local airstrip will find conditions rather less to their taste than they expect.
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