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Seasonal Outlook
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 11:00 19/05/2013
July looks best

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 10:00 19/05/2013
Weather machine games

Seasonal Outlook
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 18:00 28/04/2013
Will summer 2013 be over by late July?

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 18:00 20/04/2013
Cool & unsettled start to May

Seasonal Outlook
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 09:00 02/04/2013
Looking forward to spring?

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 18:00 30/03/2013
Will no one rid us of the troublesome high?

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 17:30 22/3/2013
Winter are what they used to be!

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 17:30 22/3/2013
Winter are
Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 22:00 10/03/2013
Lurching weather, but which way?

Seasonal Outlook
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 15:00 02/03/2013
Unsettled and cool April, but a better May

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 15:00 02/03/2013
Is this Kangaroo Petrol?

Seasonal Outlook
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 21:15 21/02/2013
April okay but May could be a washout

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 21:15 21/02/2013
Dry weather in charge

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 12:00 09/02/2013
Unsettled end to the month

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 12:00 19/01/2013
How long will the cold weather last?

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 12:00 19/01/2013
How long will the cold last?

Seasonal Outlook
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 12:00 06/01/2013
Is winter about to strike?

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 12:00 06/01/2013
Is winter about to strike?

Is winter ready to strike?
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 12:00 06/01/2013
Probably not for long though

Winter all too short?
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 15:00 22/12/2012
Latest January update

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 12:00 15/12/2012
Hair shirts please! Green Christmas ahead ...

I really can't take much more of this!
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 12:12 12/12/12


Seasonal Outlook
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 10:00 05/12/2012
Will we see winter in 2013?

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 00:01 3/12/2012
Has winter been placed on 'ice'?

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 18:00 17/11/2012
Is a Siberian Tiger ready to pounce?

Seasonal Outlook
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 16:00 6/11/2012
A green Christmas ... Winter proper from mid-January

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 16:00 6/11/2012
Will the ducks be ‘swimming or walking’ this November?

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 21:00 20/10/2012
Winter thermals at the ready?

Winter guidance 2012/2013
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 09:00 2/10/2012
Cold is the main feature of the winter ahead

Sesonal Outlook
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 12:00 29/9/2012
November & December chill

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 18:00 29/9/2012
A mixed October

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 12:00 15/9/2012
Autumn is making an appearance

Seasonal Outlook
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 12:00 1/9/2012
Chilly periods through Autumn

Month Ahead
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 12:00 1/9/2012
Bye,Bye,Baby, Baby, Goodbyeeeee

Summer is over
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 19:00 19/8/12
Did it ever materialise?

Blink and you missed it ...
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 15:30 31/7/12
... summer 2012

30-day update, hope springs eternal?
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 16:30 14/7/12
Could be some sunshine in August

Latest 30 day ideas
By Captain Bob in Wombourne, Staffs 21:30 07/07/12
Oh no, not more rain?

Summer 2012 put down to experience?
By Captain Bob in Kingswindford 17:30 23/6/12
Better make the most of mid-late July

An improvement later June?
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 12:00 03/06/12
Maybe, but the monsoon is in full flight

Make the most of it
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 06:00 28/5/12
Early June is looking best

Early June is looking better
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 16:00 16/5/2012
But summer remains elusive

‘Springing’ into summer?
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 14:00 27/05/2012
Perhaps not just yet!

April showers bring forth May flowers?
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 15:00 21/4/12


April looks to remain unsettled
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 20:10 07/04/2012
Here's hoping for a better start to May

30 day outlook update
By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 16:00 20/3/2012
Turning ore unsettled?

30 day outlook update
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 08:00 12/03/2012
Dry weather continues

Captain Bob's 90-day outlook
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 17:10 02/3/2012
Looking ahead to April & May

Captain Bob's 30-day outlook
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 17:00 02/3/2012
High pressure dominating, but unsettled mid-month

JAMSTEC Sea Surface Temperature Forecast
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 16:10 22/02/12
Weakening La Nina cooling Atlantic an interesting mixture?

Unsettled yes but for how long?
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 20:15 17/02/12
Welcome rainfall ahead, but not enough for most who need it.

The North Wind Doth Blow?
By Captain Bob in Wonourne 14:15 10/02/12
We may have to get used to this dreection?

Interesting chart developments?
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 17:55 07/02/12
High pressure where will it build?

Captn Bob's Month Ahead Outlook
By Captain Bob in Wombourne, Staffs 12:00 06/2/2012
Cold set to last till last third of February

The \'Cold Block\' to remain
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 23:00 04/02/12
Simon says the 15th for milder weather - wishful thinking?

Long Range Forcasting
By Captain Bob in A \'frigid Wombourne\' 18:00 03/02/12
To mix metaphors \'Akin to being between a rock and in the quick sands\'

A Month in the Life of The Atlantic
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 22:00 31/01/12
'To cool or not to cool that is the question'?

'It was my head on the block'
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 21:00 29/01/12
Thankfully it's not being chopped-off !!!

Latest JAMSTEC is in!
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 21:30 19/01/12
latest forecast indicates a cooling Atlantic and a weakening La Nina

Japanese Meteorological Agency
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 20:00 17/01/2012
All good stuff this!

Latest Arctic Ice
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 20:45 16/01/12
Is some of the air that has been sitting over this lot about to call?

Latest Ice Levels
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 23:00 15/01/12
Creeping closer to normal

'Cool' Britannia rules the waves?
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 22.00 14/01/12
Is the Atlantic 'cooling' faltering slightly?

A Lashing From Winter's Tail?
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 22:30 12/01/12


The Ice Man Cometh?
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 22.00 08/01/12
Snowy and Cold, or Wet and Chilly?

New Year Ice Data
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 20:00 03/01/12


Is the Atlantic cooling?
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 20:20 02/01/12
See for yourself.

Poles Apart?
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 19:45 02/01/12
Would you like more ice with that ?

Arctic Ice
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 21.45 30/12/11
'The State of Play'

JMA Latest 28 running mean SST anonmaly
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 20:20 30/12/11
Seems to be running as before?

Arctic Ice Concentration
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 23:00 29/12/11


North Atlantic cooling at the moment?
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 16:20 29/12/11
This may be a temporary, but a clue to the future?

North Atlantic cooling at the moment?
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 16:20 29/12/11
This may be a temporary, but a clue to the future?

Ice - The Gap Closes
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 19:15 27/12/11
How close to normal will it go?

Arctic Ice Distribtubtion
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 14:00 26/12/11
See how the northern hemisphere's ice cube is moving.

Christmas Day Ice Extent
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 21.45 25/12/11
Ice anomaly running just below normal.

JAMSTEC Sea Surface Temperature Forecast
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 21.45 23/12/11
This respected Japanese agency may be seeing the Atlantic cooling?

Ice...Ice..Baby !
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 18:15 23/12/11
Arctic sea ice extent still below normal - but only just !

Ice...Ice..Baby !
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 18:15 23/12/11
Arctic sea ice extent still below normal - but only just !

Interesting developments in the Atlantic
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 18:00 23/12/11
We may see the Atlantic cooling substantially - albeit temporarily.

Canadian ENS
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 23:22 22/12/11
Beginning of 2012

Dad..!...........I'm bored!!!!!
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 19:25 21/12/2011
Will this weather ever become interesting?

Christmas Letter returned to sender
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 18:43 16/12/11
Christmas is a time for giving, not receiving

Special Letter to Father Christmas
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 19:45 15/12/11
'Please Santa can you bring me high pressure for Christmas'? Thanks CB

'At Christmas we get what we deserve'
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 16;30 15/12/11


Christmas chill?
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 19:33 14/12/11


Post Christmas Slumber
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 19:45 13/12/11


The Canadian's are coming!
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 22:50 12/12/11


The Canadian's are coming!
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 20:30 10/12/11


This is encouraging.
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 18:15 09/12/11


GFS and ECMWF operational charts 18 Dec
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 23.00 08/12/11


Latest operational charts
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 23.00 08/12/11


Will the pattern turn as forecasted?
By Captain Bob in Wombourne 21.00 08/12/11

>> Simon's Weather Musings <<

Unseasonal Europe last week - warm east
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:00 20/05/13
Not so good in the north west

Texas tornadoes - six feared dead
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 16:45 16/05/2013
Granbury tornado video

Dambusters at 70 - Rolling updates
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:00 16/05/2013
A tribute the Scampton meteorlogists

Frosts return - start your planning now
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:00 14/05/2013
Wednesday night/Thursday morning bone chiller

Warmer Europe last week,but wet for some
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 15:40 13/05/2013
East was warmest



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