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Weekend Weather
22nd - 23rd July '06
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Fact of the Week!
Todmorden averagesone day of full
sunshine per decade, which is more than
most caves get anyway
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Our regular Friday round-up of what's
in store for the weekend. Just check the links for the relevant
weather forecasts and if you want to know how things look in a
particular area right now, check out the OM
web cams page for a selection of hill
cams. And whatever you do, have a good one.
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Metcheck
for good overviews of localised areas based on a number
of meteorological models. Loads of quirky options for stuff
like rain forecasts plus offbeat, leftfield weather
generalisations. Get stuck in and have a browse, there's a
lot on this site.
They say: 'The coming weekend
will see a mixed bag of weather with the most unsettled
conditions expected during
Saturday
... There is the potential for
some severe thunderstorms ... A ridge of high pressure
during Sunday will signal a return to more settled
conditions.'
So possible storms on Saturday, clearing
again on Sunday with above average temperatures all weekend,
then, according to Metcheck, temperatures building up again
to more possible 30C plus levels.
You can check out individual areas or dig
a bit deeper for the Mountain
Forecast page or
the Climbing
Forecast page. The
Seven-Day
Charts give a handy
overview too.
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Mountain
Weather Information
Service has great
downloadable mountain-specific forecasts for NW, W and SE
Highlands, Cairngorms, Southern Uplands, Peak District and
Lakes in PDF format. Plus a Snowdonia forecast. The Peak and
Snowdonia forecasts are now restricted to weekend forecasts
and go out on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Worth wading
through the increasingly cluttered lay-out.
They say: Most areas have a
possibility of thunder storms on Satruday and some chance of
rain on Sunday as well. Hazy and warm on the tops - think
13-14C.
Check individual forecasts for specific
details. Arguably the best mountain-specific forecast out
there by a way.
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BBC
Weather Site uses Met
Office data, but more user friendly. Just been revamped for
the summer, weird stuff but easy access to a lot more
information including rain forecasts, cloud, wind,
temperature, visibility etc. Nice. Localised forecasts
accessible from the same page.
Saturday 'Heavy and thundery rain
is expected to move north over England, touching Wales in
the morning and Scotland in the afternoon. Northern Ireland
should be largely dry and bright until evening.'
Sunday 'Cloud and showers will
spread across Northern Ireland into western Scotland, West
Wales and Southwest England. Elsewhere should be dry and
mostly sunny and warm.'
BBC specific areas:
Fort
William / Kendal
/ Betws-y-Coed
/ Aviemore
/ Skipton
/ Glossop
(Peak) / Brecon
/ Milton
Keynes.
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Met
Office For localised
five-day forecasts use this
page. See weather for the
next
week.
Saturday 'Thundery downpours in
eastern parts. Patchy rain in N Ireland. Elsewhere, fine and
warm again..'
Sunday Mostly dry and
sunny.
Welsh Mountain Forecasts Useful
online forecasts covering the National Park areas of
Snowdonia
- and the Brecon
Beacons.
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Scottish
Avalanche Information Service
- The last daily avalanche forecast for the season has been
and gone. In the winter there are avalanche and climbing
condition reports for five major Scottish climbing areas -
Lochaber, northern and southern Cairngorms, Glencoe and
Creag Meagaidh. But we don't want to think about that for a
while yet ...
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OUTDOORSmagic
web cam page Links to all the UK
mountain web cams we're aware of. If there's one that we've
missed, please drop
us a line and we'll add it to the
page. Good for getting a general idea of what the snow
situation's like, if the sun is shining, whether there's
anywhere to park in Coniston etc. Check the image you're
viewing is up to date as they often seem to go down.
We'll overhaul this page shortly as some of the links
aren't functioning or the cameras have disappeared - nicked?
You have to hope not ;-)
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Warm and largely dry.
Possibility of rain, partluclarly on Saturday.
Verdict If you thought it felt like thunder
was brewing, you may be right with some forecasters suggesting the
possibility of thundery storms on Saturday along with a small
possibility of rain on Sunday. Mostly hazy and warm in the hills, but
don't forget your waterproof.
Have a good one.
Obvious Disclaimer Hey come on, we all know
mountain weather's unpredictable, and while the above forecasts and
links are a guide to what the weather may do, remember that mountain
areas also tend to generate their own conditions, temperatures are
much cooler up top than in the valleys and conditions can be totally
different from down in the valleys.
