Snow? You are kidding. Walter The Weathergirl strips off as the weather takes a walk on the mild side for the weekend...
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Weekend Weather 21-22 December
2002
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This is our regular festive Friday round-up of what's
in store for the weekend. Still no sign of the excellent Online
Weather mountain forecast, allegedly back in January. Have a top
Christmas.
The
Met
Office says Saturday's looking milder with rain and 'less cold'
weather in the south spreading NE to most other parts. Scotland
seems to be looking dry though. Sundaycloudy everywhere, rain on the
eastern side of the country. If you want to see where it's been
raining already - yeah, very useful - take a look at the
rainfall
animation.
Christmas, they say, looks unsettled but mild.
The
BBC
Weather site uses Met Office data, but is generally easier to
follow. General outlook for
Saturday says it's looking good
for central and northern Scotland which will be mainly drdy,
otherwise outbreaks of rain spreading from the south west, some of
them heavy.
Sunday unsettled everywhere, rain spreading, some
of it heavy. mild but breezy.
Check BBC's specific areas: Fort
William / Kendal
/ Betws-y-Coed
/ Aviemore
/ Skipton
/ Glossop
(Peak) / Brecon
/ Milton
Keynes. Uninspiring everywhere really and much milder,
particularly on Sunday when the Peak and northwards suddenly jumps
around 5 degrees C.
Saturday's
general forecast from Online Weather has sunny periods in north
east Scotland with isolated showers elsewhere, winds moderate .
Sunday
rain in eastern Scotland and north eastern England, cloudy with sunny
intervals elsewhere with isolated showers. Temperatures mild at 10 C
or more. The mountain forecast is apparently now due back in January.
Wasdale
weather daily reports and a pic from OM member Guy Newbold who
lives and works in Wasdale. Straight from the horse's mouth. The bad
news is that there's still snow above 600 metres, the ice in the
gullies is melting and no longer climbable as temperatures rise :-(
Scottish Avalanche
Information Service - avalanche and climbing condition forecasts
for five main Scottish climbing areas, not much snow around yet and
avalanche outlook for today, Friday, is low.
Okay, it's not a deluge at least.
Nice week, shame about the weekend - winter taking a
break.
Verdict It's been good and cold all this week with OM
member Guy Newbold climbing icy ghylls in the Lakes, but the
temperatures are climbing for the weekend with scattered showers in
most places at some point. Not a lot of winter climbing around yet,
but hey, at least it's not continuous rain. Don't forget your
shell.
Craven 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.
