simonjk
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Hello again,
Places at Weather School are booking up fast so if you intend to come along to any of the October presentations I would suggest you book soon.
There is an extra forecast below for Bank Holiday Monday (the last one before Christmas!)
All the forecasts will be updated as usual at http://www.weatherweb.net/uksail.htm
Onto the weekend forecast, and if you know anyone who’d like to receive this email each week just tell them to send a request to join to
sailingweather-subscribe@weatherweb.net
Have a good one,
Simon
WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
Issued: 1200 Thursday 27th August 2009
SATURDAY:
A weak ridge of high pressure will be building through Ireland and the southern UK today. A westerly flow through more northern areas maintains an unstable air flow, although this does stabilise through the day as the ridge builds. The troughs shown on the charts below highlight the areas most at risk from showers.
Generally the morning is going to be a fair one with some good sunny spells over most of England and Wales as well as Ireland. There will be some showers around northern and western Scotland, and a few affecting northwest England. The showers are likely to be continuing into the early afternoon and may merge to a longer spell of rain for northwest Scotland.
To the south conditions will be drier with sunny intervals although always a fair amount of broken cloud. Little change through the day, although the winds decreasing in the south too.
Winds will be mainly W 25-30kt (F6-F7) across central and northern Scotland, decreasing as you head south to be W 12-15kt (F4) along southern coasts of England.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts2.htm
SUNDAY:
A weak ridge of high pressure over the country at first, but this is going to be slipping away quickly eastwards as a warm front crosses Ireland in the afternoon. This front then moves eastwards through the afternoon bringing a large area of cloud, mist and fog to western areas.
It should be a fine start to the day through most of England, Wales and Scotland. Early sunshine soon gives way to increasing cloud and outbreaks of rain will be spreading eastwards for the afternoon, most of it only light and some southern and eastern areas may stay dry.
Most of the rain will be to the west where it will be wet from first light. This rain becoming more persistent through the morning as the winds increase with some heavier bursts over western England and western Wales. Coastal and hill fog are likely to become extensive in the west and through the western English Channel.
Northern Scotland may stay dry until dark, but here cloud will be increasing.
Winds will be W-SW at first 12-17kt (F4-F5) but still 25kt (F6) in the north of Scotland. Becoming SW 20-25kt (F5-F6) as the front passes in the west and then SW 25-30kt (F6-F7) over Ireland and possibly the coasts of west Wales later.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts3.htm
MONDAY:
The front becomes stalled over the north and west of the country on Monday. It is difficult to tell exactly where this will be, but it is probably safe to assume that most rainfall will be over eastern Ireland, the far west of Cornwall, west Wales and northwest England as well as southwest Scotland.
As the flow turns more southerly over the rest of England and eastern Wales some very warm air will be dragged northwards. This brings hazy spells of sunshine, the best in the far southeast.
Cooler for northwest Scotland and probably the west of Ireland with sunny spells here and just one or two showers.
Winds will be mainly S-SSW 8-12kt (F3-F4) and rather gusty over most of England, but SW 25kt (F6) and gusty over northern England, Wales and Ireland but nearer 15kt (F4) for Scotland.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts4.htm
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Ever wanted to predict the weather from the clouds?
Well now you can with my new book The Pocket Weather Forecaster.
Read sample pages and order online at http://www.weatherweb.net/books.htm
***************
Hello again,
Places at Weather School are booking up fast so if you intend to come along to any of the October presentations I would suggest you book soon.
There is an extra forecast below for Bank Holiday Monday (the last one before Christmas!)
All the forecasts will be updated as usual at http://www.weatherweb.net/uksail.htm
Onto the weekend forecast, and if you know anyone who’d like to receive this email each week just tell them to send a request to join to
sailingweather-subscribe@weatherweb.net
Have a good one,
Simon
WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
Issued: 1200 Thursday 27th August 2009
SATURDAY:
A weak ridge of high pressure will be building through Ireland and the southern UK today. A westerly flow through more northern areas maintains an unstable air flow, although this does stabilise through the day as the ridge builds. The troughs shown on the charts below highlight the areas most at risk from showers.
Generally the morning is going to be a fair one with some good sunny spells over most of England and Wales as well as Ireland. There will be some showers around northern and western Scotland, and a few affecting northwest England. The showers are likely to be continuing into the early afternoon and may merge to a longer spell of rain for northwest Scotland.
To the south conditions will be drier with sunny intervals although always a fair amount of broken cloud. Little change through the day, although the winds decreasing in the south too.
Winds will be mainly W 25-30kt (F6-F7) across central and northern Scotland, decreasing as you head south to be W 12-15kt (F4) along southern coasts of England.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts2.htm
SUNDAY:
A weak ridge of high pressure over the country at first, but this is going to be slipping away quickly eastwards as a warm front crosses Ireland in the afternoon. This front then moves eastwards through the afternoon bringing a large area of cloud, mist and fog to western areas.
It should be a fine start to the day through most of England, Wales and Scotland. Early sunshine soon gives way to increasing cloud and outbreaks of rain will be spreading eastwards for the afternoon, most of it only light and some southern and eastern areas may stay dry.
Most of the rain will be to the west where it will be wet from first light. This rain becoming more persistent through the morning as the winds increase with some heavier bursts over western England and western Wales. Coastal and hill fog are likely to become extensive in the west and through the western English Channel.
Northern Scotland may stay dry until dark, but here cloud will be increasing.
Winds will be W-SW at first 12-17kt (F4-F5) but still 25kt (F6) in the north of Scotland. Becoming SW 20-25kt (F5-F6) as the front passes in the west and then SW 25-30kt (F6-F7) over Ireland and possibly the coasts of west Wales later.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts3.htm
MONDAY:
The front becomes stalled over the north and west of the country on Monday. It is difficult to tell exactly where this will be, but it is probably safe to assume that most rainfall will be over eastern Ireland, the far west of Cornwall, west Wales and northwest England as well as southwest Scotland.
As the flow turns more southerly over the rest of England and eastern Wales some very warm air will be dragged northwards. This brings hazy spells of sunshine, the best in the far southeast.
Cooler for northwest Scotland and probably the west of Ireland with sunny spells here and just one or two showers.
Winds will be mainly S-SSW 8-12kt (F3-F4) and rather gusty over most of England, but SW 25kt (F6) and gusty over northern England, Wales and Ireland but nearer 15kt (F4) for Scotland.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts4.htm
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