Weekend Weather Out-cook...
It's life in the sauna, or maybe the Turkish bath this weekend as Walter beckons in more heat, humidity and sunshine, but maybe with the odd thundery shower...
Posted: 8 August 2003
by Walter The Weathergirl
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Weekend Weather 9th-10th
August 2003
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Our regular Friday round-up
of what's in store for the weekend. And once again, this
week we give you SCORCHIO ... See the rest of the site for
some handy advice on how to survive
the heat and this week's
Butcher's Dog for advice on heat
exhaustion and heat stroke, how
to recognise the signs and what to do.
New on the web is
Nevisport's mountain weather
forecast covering the main UK
mountain areas, updated twice a day and giving both a
general overview and a three-day outlook with useful stats
like wind speed, freezing levels and both valley and summit
temperatures. There's also a general UK forecast.
Good to see a mountain specific forecast
back at long last. Check the site for individual data.
There's also a general UK forecast. If you're off to the
Peak District, you'll be relieved to learn that freezing
level is just above 14,000 feet right now.
The Met
Office
outlook for Saturday
isPatchy rain across Northern Ireland and western
Scotland. Hot and mainly sunny elsewhere. Temperatures
highest in the south, but still in the low to mid 20s
elsewhere. Light winds mainly from the south.
Sunday cloudy across the north and
west of the British Isles, sunny in the south east and east
midlands. Still warm...
The BBC
Weather site uses Met Office
data, but is generally easier to follow.
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Saturday Dry amd hot in England,
Wales and eastern Scotland lots of sun after early mist and
cloud have cleared. Northern Ireland and western Scotland
cloudy though with some rain.
Sunday Wales and England still hot
and humid and sometimes cloudy though still with some sun,
Scotland and Northern Ireland dry with sunny spells and
feeling fresher.
Pollen
low risk in all areas as the grass pollen season winds
down, so good news for hayfever sufferers.
Check BBC's specific areas:
Fort
William / Kendal
/ Betws-y-Coed
/ Aviemore
/ Skipton
/ Glossop
(Peak) / Brecon
/ Milton
Keynes. Eastern Scotland looks
the best bet if you want to stay dry...
Saturday's
general forecast from Online
Weather? Bejing 31 C and thunderstorms - not so good.
Meanwhile back in the UK, Saturday's outlook is for the odd
thundery shower in western Scotland and/or Norther Ireland,
rest of the UK stays hot and humid with long sunny
spells.
Sunday
- risk of showers or thunderstorms in northern England and
Wales and southern and eastern Scotland, dry and hot with
some sunshine in south, Northern Ireland and north western
Scotland, dry with sunny spells.
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Scotland
Online Mountain Weather -
Unfortunately what was a useful selection of mountain area
weather forecasts seems to have ceased to exist... Oh well.
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Wasdaleweb weather - daily
reports updated before 10 am, a local forecast and a current
pic - always worth a loook just for the piccy. - from OM
member Guy Newbold who lives and works in Wasdale. Guy's
just invented Wasdale
Web and you should be directed
there automatically from the link above, but you can still
get to the Felltreks weather and pics page from there. It's
obvious really, just click the link. Today's comment: 'It's
not raining, but it's not bright either.'
Scottish
Avalanche Information Service -
closed for the season, roll on next winter :-)
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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. Ho
hum...
Scorchio... hot and dry mostly
... could be some rain on Sunday.
Verdict Wahey, it's going to be
mostly hot, very hot, though some signs of things breaking
on Sunday with the possibility of showers and maybe
thunderstorms in the north. Don't forget to drink lots and
get that sun cream on early - and wear a hat. L:ightweight
waterproof for Sunday? Have a blinder :-) For more hot
weather tips, see the rest of the site.
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.
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