Hello,
Changes taking place in the weather setup over the coming 5 days or so. Cold air that has “hugged” the pole over the past few weeks wil slip westwards. A split in low pressure crossing the east Atlantic will send a piece into the Mediterranean, building pressures through the UK and Ireland and bringing cooler westerly winds. How cold and for how long, I’m not sure!
If you need us over the weekend, the numbers are 090 666 444 80 at £1.50 per minute or 01902 895252 to pay by credit card for a forecast.
Have a good one,
Simon
Simon Keeling
WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
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Issued: 1300 Thursday 19th January 2006
FRIDAY (see http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/brack0a.gif)
An active cold front slipping southeast through the course of the morning, clearing Kent by 10am in the morning. Low pressure to the north of Scotland will allow troughs to move eastwards through Scotland. The flow will be mainly west to northwesterly. Pressure building south of Ireland.
Heavy rain and gusty winds, associated with the front will clear southeastern England by mid morning. Following will be brighter conditions, although a few showers in the afternoon. Most of the showers for western coasts areas, with heavy and frequent showers over north and west Scotland (snow on hills).
Winds becoming W 15-20kt (F6) but 30-40kt (F8) in north and west Scotland.
SATURDAY (see http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/brack1a.gif)
High pressure continuing to build to the south of Ireland through the day. A ridge builds over most of the UK and Ireland. Warm fronts moving into western Ireland in the afternoon, with a further warm front affecting northwest Scotland throughout.
Low cloud and drizzle for many western coasts of Ireland and the west of Scotland. Mist and fog on these coasts too, this lasting throughout the day.
Eastern coasts of England may have a few showers. For southern Ireland, Wales and western England there may be some morning mist and fog patches. These clearing to leave a mainly fair day.
Winds will be mainly NW 10-14kt (F3-F4) lighter in the west. Becoming SW 10-15kt (F3-F4) in the west of Ireland and Scotland.
SUNDAY (see http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/brack2a.gif)
Ridge persists over southern parts of England throughout the day. A weak series of fronts affecting Scotland.
Variable cloud amounts and some morning mist and fog patches for England and Wales. Little change through the day although the mist clearing to leave a dry day with a few brighter spells.
Thicker cloud for Scotland bringing some outbreaks of rain and drizzle, most of this to the west.
Winds will be Mainly S-SE 5-10kt (F2-F3) in the south, SW 15-18kt (F5) in the north.
**ends**
By: Weatherman - 6th May 2006 at 18:15
Hi Lazy D,
Good to hear from you.
The forecasts are issue are just a broad brush to highlight any areas of good/bad flying weather. They are posted on another flying forum too and there are certainly no complaints raised there, in fact, they are very popular.
Best wishes,
Simon
By: Lazy Derry - 4th May 2006 at 10:18
Hello Simon
As a newby around here, it is nice to see some activity on these forums. I was beginning to wonder what I had joined. I share the concern that others have raised that your forecasts are far too general to be of any particular use to pilots. It would be nice to hear your reaction to that observation.
By: Weatherman - 4th May 2006 at 09:17
Hi Chaps,
I am around, but rather busy! If you want to ask me any questions then do email me at [email]simon@weatherweb.net[/email] and I’ll gladly come along and take part in a forum discussion.
The forecasts are there for you to use, and yes they do advertise my business but you may be surprised to learn that the forum generates virtually no income at all and these forecasts are provided for your use, so use ’em and don’t moan about it!
If you read Todays Pilot you’ll see I write a regular “Weather School” feature in there and these forecasts are part of my commitment to that feature.
Simon
By: grayfly - 2nd May 2006 at 17:57
What exactly is different about these forecasts from the ones I can get for free from the Met Office Aviation web site, apart from the price? I haven’t actually had a look but would like to hear from those that have.
By: Trinny - 27th April 2006 at 19:15
Young man. I trust that I don’t come across as Mouse-like. I am puzzled by the term “oversized Giant” though.
I just think it would be nice for Simon to contribute rather more than an occasional advert, thinly disguised as a not-particularly-aviation-specific weather outlook.
I shouldn’t need to phone him up to express that view.
By: BlueRobin - 27th April 2006 at 18:55
Trinny, Simon’s direct contact details can easily be found. Perhaps you should phone him and ask? Are you a mouse or an oversized giant? 😀
By: Trinny - 27th April 2006 at 17:18
I always try to have a little chat with Simon after he posts the weather, but he always seems to go strong an silent on me.
A cynic might speculate that the forum is essentially just a place on the internet for him to advertise his premimum-rate phone lines.
On a more practical note, I think you’ll find that Simon’s links work if you remove the final bracket which he obviously didn’t intend to include within the URL in each case.
By: Joe Petroni - 27th April 2006 at 17:09
Hello Simon
Thanks for posting the weather info. I have just noticed that none of the links that you posted work.
By: Chipmunk Carol - 27th April 2006 at 14:07
Hi Simon
Sorry our secret rendezvous this Saturday is not to be. Perhaps another time. Have you seen the current weather quiz on this forum?
By: Ian Quinn - 2nd April 2006 at 22:03
Thanks Weatherman – appreciate your postings on this and other forums.
Feel that anyone who has a basic understanding of the UK weather system can use them for forward planning.
By: Trinny - 31st March 2006 at 09:41
Interesting stuff, but I’ll ask the usual question….
How am I meant to make any kind of flight-planning decision based on that information? It is not an aviation forecast as such because it doesn’t contain aviation-specific information of the sort I would need.
In particular, missing predictions include viz, ceiling, cloud-cover/type and freezing level.
By: Dave Barrell - 11th February 2006 at 23:47
Yup, it’s terrible…
Was at Cambridge in the morning, whilst there a KLM DC10 took off on 05 when we were standing in the light aircraft park, couldn’t have been 200 metres away….
😮
By: Moggy C - 11th February 2006 at 23:41
Whilst we await the pictures it has to be said that North Weald had its moments.
Mr Teichman flew his P51 in the morning and his P40 in the afternoon. It’s a hard life. :rolleyes:
Moggy
By: Dave Barrell - 11th February 2006 at 23:09
EGSH was the place to be today.
Formation flights for publicity shots, then formation aeros in clear sunshine at 5000′.
Will post pics if copyright allows.
It’s a sh!tty job etc……….
😉
By: Trinny - 11th February 2006 at 21:00
He is never a mystery. No, the real mystery guests were from LTCC and EGBP.
By: BlueRobin - 11th February 2006 at 18:33
Looks like you picked the right weekend day. I bet you the mystery guest was from DTY?
By: Trinny - 10th February 2006 at 17:47
Sounds good to me. See you there. A couple of mystery guests are joining us. Drop me a line directly and I’ll introduce you.
By: Moggy C - 10th February 2006 at 14:36
10:30 ETA then.
Moggy
By: Trinny - 10th February 2006 at 14:10
Just a little early morning freezing fog to contend with Moggy. Should all be gone by mid-morning.
By: Moggy C - 10th February 2006 at 14:02
Looks like the Saturday flight to N Weald is a runner then 🙂
Thanks,
Moggy
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