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Title: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: Nickbat on 22 December 2010, 22:51:35
According to Piers Corbyn, we are due to get hit again (mainly in the South) between Christmas Day and the end of December. He's been right about winter so far.

http://climaterealists.com/index.php?id=6898&linkbox=true&position=1 :o :o

For contrast, the Met Office forecast is here:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_alltext.html

Who will be more accurate?  :-/
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: freecall666 on 23 December 2010, 04:17:04
well its going to happen there is nothing to stop it, have a sit down and talk on here better than being in the cold :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: Banjax on 23 December 2010, 06:16:42
that Piers certainly doesn't sit on the fence - very interesting.


my moneys on the Met Office :y



of course he does have the distinct advantage that if he guesses correctly he can claim "I told you so!!!" and if he's hopelessly wrong no one will remember  ;D
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: freecall666 on 23 December 2010, 07:01:04
Michael Fish any one. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: Banjax on 23 December 2010, 07:10:55
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Michael Fish any one. ;D ;D ;D

Fish makes for a good story, but its nearly always misquoted he also told viewers there would be strong winds and to batten down the hatches - in the end there were strong winds but there was no hurricanes in the UK so technically he was actually spot on when he said "dont worry there are no hurricanes coming mrs smith" or something :y

If I was Fish i'd be mad i'm made out to look like an idiot. pesky facts  ;D
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Post by: freecall666 on 23 December 2010, 07:18:31
keeps him on tv shows ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Banjax on 23 December 2010, 07:34:02
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keeps him on tv shows ;D ;D ;D


yeah - hes probably done not bad out of it  :y
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: freecall666 on 23 December 2010, 09:28:28
can she do the weather please-->>>> http://www.sexyandfunny.com/watch_video/czech-weather-girl-strips_443.html   please!!!
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: jonnycool on 23 December 2010, 10:28:10
Where I work has been badly disrupted by snow, as it is in an exposed, high-altitude location. As a result nearly everyone has been watching the weather closely from a variety of sources - BBC, Met Office, iphone apps, farmers' forecasts, council, forecasts, sky, etc etc

They're all different, so it's difficult to know what the weather will do from one day to the next.

I go with the Met office  :y
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: unlucky alf on 23 December 2010, 10:40:06
As Piers Corbyn predicted a harsh winter at the beginning of the year whereas the Met office predicted a mild one, i think i`ll go with him, he also predicted the russian heatwaves & the Pakistani floods months in advance with details as to what was going to cause them, so he is pretty spot on. :y
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Post by: feeutfo on 23 December 2010, 14:30:24
are we saying an accurate forcast over more than 3 days is possible?

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Post by: aaronjb on 23 December 2010, 16:08:02
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are we saying an accurate forcast over more than 3 days is possible?


If you change 'forecast' to 'guess', sure!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: Banjax on 23 December 2010, 16:16:25
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are we saying an accurate forcast over more than 3 days is possible?


If you change 'forecast' to 'guess', sure!  ;D ;D

August 12th 2023 will be a scorcher by the way.

You heard it here first  :y
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: freecall666 on 23 December 2010, 17:17:35
2012 is going to be wide spread floods, head for high ground, if not able to get to high ground you have a year to make an ark. make your plans now.
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: zirax on 23 December 2010, 17:36:50
There was a small article in the Metro today stating that there would be snow on Boxing Day. Luckily I have the week off otherwise I would be stuffed.

That being said, all the main suspects were changing their predictions <6hrs ahead.
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 December 2010, 17:54:53
After watching this, I'm not convinced we've actually had "snow" yet. 8-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyrI_tg9iSQ

Kevin
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: aaronjb on 23 December 2010, 20:30:04
Now that is impressive, and looks like fun!
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Post by: Vamps on 23 December 2010, 21:37:33
Bet they had snow tyres on...... ;D ;D ;D  Brilliant........ :y :y :y
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: feeutfo on 28 December 2010, 22:51:32
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According to Piers Corbyn, we are due to get hit again (mainly in the South) between Christmas Day and the end of December. He's been right about winter so far.

http://climaterealists.com/index.php?id=6898&linkbox=true&position=1 :o :o

For contrast, the Met Office forecast is here:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_alltext.html

Who will be more accurate?  :-/
Well, it's the 28th and it was 8 degrees here today, forecast 9 tomorrow and well above freezing until the 2nd.

One for science I reckon?
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: Nickbat on 28 December 2010, 23:45:18
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According to Piers Corbyn, we are due to get hit again (mainly in the South) between Christmas Day and the end of December. He's been right about winter so far.

http://climaterealists.com/index.php?id=6898&linkbox=true&position=1 :o :o

For contrast, the Met Office forecast is here:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_alltext.html

Who will be more accurate?  :-/
Well, it's the 28th and it was 8 degrees here today, forecast 9 tomorrow and well above freezing until the 2nd.

One for science I reckon?

Corbyn is actually an astrophysicist, so therefore a scientist.

His prediction for the UK did not materialise, as the Scandinavian anticyclone gave way over the UK, but Europe is still being hit by snowfall. He apparently correctly forecast the US blizzards. I understand he currently enjoys 85% accuracy or thereabouts.

http://climaterealists.com/index.php?id=6914&linkbox=true&position=3    :y
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: feeutfo on 28 December 2010, 23:47:50
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According to Piers Corbyn, we are due to get hit again (mainly in the South) between Christmas Day and the end of December. He's been right about winter so far.

http://climaterealists.com/index.php?id=6898&linkbox=true&position=1 :o :o

For contrast, the Met Office forecast is here:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_alltext.html

Who will be more accurate?  :-/
Well, it's the 28th and it was 8 degrees here today, forecast 9 tomorrow and well above freezing until the 2nd.

One for science I reckon?

Corbyn is actually an astrophysicist, so therefore a scientist.

His prediction for the UK did not materialise, as the Scandinavian anticyclone gave way over the UK, but Europe is still being hit by snowfall. He apparently correctly forecast the US blizzards. I understand he currently enjoys 85% accuracy or thereabouts.

http://climaterealists.com/index.php?id=6914&linkbox=true&position=3    :y
Failed IMO.
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: Vamps on 28 December 2010, 23:48:37
Forecast to snow tonight..... :'( :'( :'( Just looks foggy at the moment..... :-/ :-/ :-/
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: feeutfo on 28 December 2010, 23:49:58
....not in the south!
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: Turk on 29 December 2010, 02:43:58
Misty and 6c here at the mo. 
Title: Re: Oh, no. Not more snow. Please.
Post by: Banjax on 29 December 2010, 08:55:09
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According to Piers Corbyn, we are due to get hit again (mainly in the South) between Christmas Day and the end of December. He's been right about winter so far.

http://climaterealists.com/index.php?id=6898&linkbox=true&position=1 :o :o

For contrast, the Met Office forecast is here:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_alltext.html

Who will be more accurate?  :-/
Well, it's the 28th and it was 8 degrees here today, forecast 9 tomorrow and well above freezing until the 2nd.

One for science I reckon?

Corbyn is actually an astrophysicist, so therefore a scientist.

His prediction for the UK did not materialise, as the Scandinavian anticyclone gave way over the UK, but Europe is still being hit by snowfall. He apparently correctly forecast the US blizzards. I understand he currently enjoys 85% accuracy or thereabouts.

http://climaterealists.com/index.php?id=6914&linkbox=true&position=3    :y

whereas the Met Office hits 90% accuracy or thereabouts for general forecasting  :y



trouble is theres a common misconception that the Met Office definitively state what the weather will be - they never do.
So predicting a mild winter means there was something like a 65% chance of a mild winter based on thousands of computer models  :y


like i said earlier, i'll stick with the Met - they're the best there is :y