Re: Next week's weather beginning 01/01/06

Thanks Will,

It must be horrible over the moors at the moment judging by the latest
radar.

Pity that the indications for E'lys (the ones that plebs like myself are
privy to) have all but gone away this morning but I'm sure as ever there'll
be a few straws for me to grasp at some time today.

Here's hoping

Ross


"Will Hand" <will@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> This forecast represents the *PERSONAL OPINION* of the Chief forecaster at
the
> privately run Haytor meteorological office in Devon on how the weather may
> unfold next week. The Chief forecaster will take no responsibility
whatsoever
> for any actions arising from its use. It is provided freely in the spirit
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> Summary valid for Sunday 01/01/06 to Saturday 07/01/06/
> TOI (time of issue) Thursday 30/12/05 1000 UK local time
>
> This summary is based on a quick appraisal of the GFS, JMA, ECMWF, UKMO,
FAX,
> and ENS (NCEP ensemble) labelled charts available from the superb
> http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten
>
> Confidence is moderate to high for most of next week but turning low by
the
> weekend.
>
> Sunday looks like being cold and showery in fresh to strong NW or
Northerly
> winds. Showers will be of snow over high ground in the north. Turning
drier in
> evening with a frost setting in as winds fall light.
>
> During Monday rain and strengthening winds will spread into NW'ern areas.
Other
> parts having a fine day after a frosty start. Temperatures rather mild.
>
> On Tuesday rain will spread to all areas from the NW but turning brighter
and
> mainly dry as the rain clears through. One or two showers in Scotland.
> Temperatures around normal.
>
> On Wednesday England and Wales could well stay fine and dry after a frost
in
> places at first but rain and strong SW winds will spread into Northern
Ireland
> and Scotland during the day. Possibly turning exceptionally mild in
eastern
> Scotland. Generally mild elsewhere.
>
> On Thursday (lower confidence), some rain in the west and mild but turning
> colder in the east. Winds easing in the north.
>
> On Friday it will probably turn colder everywhere with outbreaks of rain.
Cold
> with some sleet and snow in northern areas. Winds uncertain but mostly
light to
> moderate.
>
> Low confidence that the weekend will remain unsettled but turn milder with
rain
> at times.
>
> Outlook for the following week with low confidence is for a changeable
spell of
> weather with bands of rain followed by colder showery interludes. Some
snow on
> hills and at times in Northern Ireland and Scotland. Temperatures around
normal
> in a predominantly westerly flow. 10% chance of another very cold easterly
> developing.
>
> Finally here is the winter walking and sledging forecast for Dartmoor for
> weekend 31st/1st. No lying snow is expected this weekend. Frequent wintry
> showers of rain, hail, sleet and wet snow are expected on Saturday, sleet
and
> wet snow mainly above 500m asl. Brighter on Sunday but still with wintry
showers
> over the high plateau.Winds will be westerly strong to gale on Saturday
and
> becoming north-westerly fresh to strong on Sunday. Freezing levels will be
above
> the summits all weekend. Temperatures around normal in the range 2-6 deg C
> depending on altitude.
>
> Happy 2006 to all my readers!
>
> Will Hand
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> Chief forecaster (HMO/USW)
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> " Ah yet another day to enjoy "
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