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Old 16th Jul 2014, 20:47
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fireflybob
 
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Ah I did wonder that!

Bad weather is not always associated with low pressure (necessarily).

What is more significant is whether the pressure is rising or falling and at what rate.

Rapidly falling pressure is more often than not a sign that the weather is going to deteriorate (rapidly!).

But the pressure could be (relatively) low with pressure rising quite quickly which would suggest a general weather improvement.
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