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Old 11th Jan 2010, 09:30
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ManofMan
 
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I see it this way, last week when the snow hit they advised us the day before of "flurries"..... overnight we got 8 inches of snow, followed the next night by -16oC with it only getting as high as -6oC the following day. The met office didnt see this coming and were left again with eggs on their face.

Fast forward to this weekend and they thought....here comes another front, best put out an extreme weather warning for the SE just incase...of course it didnt happen, thing is though nobody minds when it doesnt happen as no disruption has been caused.

On the subject of the BBC, I have not seen them get a weather forecast right on the internet for years...its a complete shambles and I dont know why they bother...this is the forecast for the next 4 days...lets see how correct it is.....




Mon Day weather Sleet
Max 2°C 36°F Min 0°C 32°F Easterly5mph 8km/h 91%
1021mB

Tue Day weather Grey Cloud with sleet forecast for 15:00
Max 1°C 34°F Min -1°C 30°F East South Easterly18mph 29km/h 78%
1005mB


Wed Day weather Light Snow
Max 2°C 36°F Min -1°C 30°F East South Easterly20mph 32km/h 92%
999mB


Thu Day weather Grey Cloud
Max 1°C 34°F Min -2°C 28°F South South Westerly12mph 19km/h 98%
1005mB
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