Weekend Weather
Walter dusts off her filmy summer skirts as the weather looks like being a cracking mix of sunshine and dryness. Fantastic.
Posted: 14 March 2003
by Walter The Weathergirl
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Weekend Weather
15th-16th March 2003
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This is our regular Friday
round-up of what's in store for the weekend. Latest news on
the excellent Online Weather mountain forecast, is that it's
now due back in early February, which is about erm
yesterday, but it's still not quite up, though they seem to
have been testing.
Inside the NEC it will be warm and dry,
but for those of you who intend to be outside this
weekend...
The Met
Office says Saturday's going fine
and dry with long sunny spells, Sunday too :-) Temps 7-8
degrees C at sea level, windy in south.Plus there's an
article
about mountain weather and safety. Worth a quick scan.
Finally 360-degree Met Office web cams in Scotland
here.
The BBC
Weather site uses Met Office
data, but is generally easier to follow. General outlook for
Saturday is for rmist clearing then everywhere dry
with long sunny periods, temps normal or higher, warm in
sheltered areas.Sunday pretty much the same. Chilly
wind in SW both days.
? 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
Weathers less optimistic, more cloud less sunl.
Sundayeven
more cloud but again with sunny intervals. We'll ignore this
one...
Scotland
Online Mountain Weather - Handy
specialist mountain forecasts for Scottish east and west
Highland areas and, strangely, Snowdonia and the Lake
District. Well worth a look.
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Wasdale
weather - daily reports updated
before 10 am and a current pic - always worth a loook just
for the piccy - from OM member Guy Newbold who lives and
works in Wasdale. Straight from the horse's mouth.Nice pics
too.
Scottish
Avalanche Information Service -
forecasts at the time of writing low pretty much everywhere,
but as always check for the latest forecast. Looks like a
cracking weekend in Scotland.
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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...
Dry and sunny
Too good to be true?
Verdict Fantatic forecast for the
weekend. Clear, dry, sunny - only one thing to do, pack a
windproof shell and gete out there. Scotland should be
alpine...
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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