Who looks at the sky for a weather forcast

[DAKA]

Does anyone think looking at the sky is the best forecast and best to ignore the nonsense spouted on ch16 ?

Does this say anything to you ?

Did we get a battering the following day or have a great day on the beach at anchor ?

 

[Whitelighter]

High level Cirrus clouds indicates an approaching warm front.
However due to the nature of the air mass, this can be quite away in advance.
At some point in the next 24 hours you will experience a front passing with a drop in pressure, cumulus nimbus clouds with rain, accompanied by strengthening and veering wind.

Once the front has passed you can expect low level stratus or nimbostratus cloud with persistent light precipitation, an continued slow drop in pressure but warmer ambient tempteture

 

[Whitelighter]

I should also say that met knowledge doesn't mean I 'ignor' the forecasts. With weather the more info you can get the better, including observations, for forcasts and charts

 

[Kawasaki]

High level Cirrus clouds indicates an approaching warm front.
However due to the nature of the air mass, this can be quite away in advance.
At some point in the next 24 hours you will experience a front passing with a drop in pressure, cumulus nimbus clouds with rain, accompanied by strengthening and veering wind.

Once the front has passed you can expect low level stratus or nimbostratus cloud with persistent light precipitation, an continued slow drop in pressure but warmer ambient tempteture

Does every cloud have a silver lining?

 

[taz]

A wonderful day on the beach until around 16.45 when it got a bit breezy, followed by periodic showers from 1930 until it hoofed it down at 22.15.

 

[rafiki_]

High level Cirrus clouds indicates an approaching warm front.
However due to the nature of the air mass, this can be quite away in advance.
At some point in the next 24 hours you will experience a front passing with a drop in pressure, cumulus nimbus clouds with rain, accompanied by strengthening and veering wind.

Once the front has passed you can expect low level stratus or nimbostratus cloud with persistent light precipitation, an continued slow drop in pressure but warmer ambient tempteture

Wot 'e sed.

SWMBO is a compulsive weather watcher, so I just ask her. Usually it is either raining, or just about to rain.

 

[Andrew_Fanner]

I always look at the sky. That makes me like most boaters I know (indeed probably all) amd unlike, it seems, some or most of the weather forecasters in the media

 

[DAKA]

Well done whitelighter and Taz.
Clearly I need to do some research and learn about the old ways.

The sky was striking, far more than my blackberry managed to capture.

The Solent was void of pleasure craft save the odd sailing boat sporting bright orange storm jibs

There were indeed down pours that evening, the sun was shinning the following morning (intermittently) and we had a great day on the beach in a sheltered anchorage which most likely hid the strong winds forecast by the met office.
That evening the wind veered and the anchorage became very uncomfortable and we had to move early hours.

 

[Philiz]

I can't get Sky on the boat

 

[capnsensible]

Try this link to an article on the beeb website this morning,,,,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14087734

Examples of weather lore, may help.

 

[benjenbav]

Why look at the sky when the entrails of any half-decent chicken will tell you so much more?

 

[Baddox]

A fitting folk lore for this is "mare's tails and mackerel scales make tall ships take in their sails" but as pointed out earlier it may not signal a change for another 12 to 24 hours.

Once the frontals system arrives and rain starts, another fairly reliable saying is "rain at seven dry by eleven." It works well on average as 4 hours is about how long a front takes to pass.

 

[taz]

Well done whitelighter and Taz.
Clearly I need to do some research and learn about the old ways.

The sky was striking, far more than my blackberry managed to capture.

The Solent was void of pleasure craft save the odd sailing boat sporting bright orange storm jibs

There were indeed down pours that evening, the sun was shinning the following morning (intermittently) and we had a great day on the beach in a sheltered anchorage which most likely hid the strong winds forecast by the met office.
That evening the wind veered and the anchorage became very uncomfortable and we had to move early hours.

Slight admission...........nothing to do with old ways or sailing experience...........I'm a roofer and watch the skies to answer "Should I or shouldn't I cement those ridge tiles tomorrow?"

 

[Kawasaki]

I can't get Sky on the boat

Sun roof?

 

[lenseman]

High level Cirrus clouds indicates an approaching warm front.
However due to the nature of the air mass, this can be quite away in advance.
At some point in the next 24 hours you will experience a front passing with a drop in pressure, cumulus nimbus clouds with rain, accompanied by strengthening and veering wind.

Once the front has passed you can expect low level stratus or nimbostratus cloud with persistent light precipitation, an continued slow drop in pressure but warmer ambient temperature

I would only like to correct you on one point it should be:

"At some point in the next 24 hours you will experience a front passing with a drop in pressure, cumulus nimbus clouds with rain, accompanied by strengthening and backing wind."

when the wind veers away, it weakens in strength and you get the famous "Showers, Clearing, Cool" (read black forecast on a barometer).