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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

Oh dear, here we go again!
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:00 13/05/2013
Summer washout nonsense

Japanese hold steady with Euro trough
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:50 10/05/2013
CFS in agreement too

Summer 2013 - Latest thoughts
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 14:00 09/05/2013
Tricky one to nail down, but here's what I think

Learning from the past- 07,78,91,51 & 62
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 16:30 06/05/2013
Comparing the coming weeks with previous years

Mickey gets a soaking!
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:30 04/05/2013
This isn't how you imagine Florida Disney is it?

Late May breakdown - JMA & ECM agree
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 16:00 03/05/2013
Could be a cool last third of month

Postives in the Atlantic from the MJO
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 22:00 02/05/2013
ECMWF operational starts to sing the same tune

April rainfall, what rainfall?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 07:00 02/05/2013
Scotland gets a soak though

Flooding in Oman
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 00:01 01/05/2013
The wet weather continues

Sometimes the weather confuses
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 19:30 29/04/2013
But the stats reveal more

Controlling the weather South Bank style
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 12:30 28/04/2013
Experience a storm at a time you choose!

Farmers Guardian weather expert - ME!
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 07:30 26/04/2013
A special announcement

I love it when the weather works!
By Simon Keeling in Wombuorne, Staffs 06:00 2604/2013
500mb trough and heavy showers

Interesting take on temperature change
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:30 25/04/2013
Worth a read

How do 850mb temps relate to the surface
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 14:00 24/04/2013
Weather Whys

1798 stays as our sunspot comparison
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 13:40 23/04/2013
And the weather was similar too

Days of spring bring awesome gliding
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 08:20 22/04/2013
Video shows the hoy of flying

Model comparison & trend maps from WWUT
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 13:00 20/04/2013
Suggest you get a coffee and read

Tornado warnings in force in USA
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 20:44 18/04/2013
Eastern USA most at risk

Scotland sand storms
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:00 17/04/2013
Great video of blowing sand

Polar Maritime for 1979 election
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:00 17/04/2013
Conservations start with sunshine and showers

Iranian earthquake registers in UK
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 13:55 16/04/2013
Seismometers detect the earth move

Cumulus behind this mornings front
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:30 16/04/2013
Skew-t's show the tops capped off

Weekend Wonderings
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:05 16/04/2013
Saturday best for most - don't write off Sunday

Fireball explodes over Spain
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:00 15/04/2013
Great video footage

American cold plunge - back to winter
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 16:00 15/04/2013
Temperatures plummeting this week

JMA hangs onto the high
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 23:50 13/04/2013
Dry weather into May for southern UK

Here's how our American cousins snow it
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 00:01 12/04/2013
Interesting to see reporting across the pond

High pulls into Atlantic later in month
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 08:00 09/04/2013
CFS has it in the bag

Large hail hits Kansas
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 19:00 08/04/2013
Widespread tornado outbreak not materialising yet

1962 cold and what happened next
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 09:15 06/04/2013
Similarities are quite spooky!

It may take a while for temps to rise
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 12:50 04/04/2013
But rise they will!

April ends in contrast to beginning
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 22:15 02/04/2013
After the cold of March, late April could end warm & sunny

What on earth is happening at the BBC?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 22:00 31/03/13
Journalists, check your stories

How do we know when Easter Day will be?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 08:00 31/03/2013
Weather Whys

Blame the Sun for the cold weather!
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 08:50 30/03/2013
Solar cycle comparisons reveal similarity to late 1700's

Come on BBC, you can do better than this
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:00 29/03/2013
The worlds most uninspired headline?

Australian grass fires out of control
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 10:15 28/03/2013
A super hot March sees houses destroyed by fire

Canary Island Earthquakes
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:40 27/03/2013
El Hierro rumbles but scientists say don't panic

Temperatures stay way below means
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 13:50 27/03/2013
Charts show by how much

March - Comparing this year and last
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 16:00 26/03/2013
What a contrast

Cold causes state of emergency in Kiev
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 07:00 26/03/13
Half a metre of snow falls in 24-hours

Global warming-is it to blame for cold?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:20 25/03/2013
Could extremes prove a point?

We are not alone - A cold week in Europe
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:00 25/03/2013
Temperatures well below normal

Temperatures so far below normal
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 22:30 23/03/2013
Here's what private clients see

Amazing snow drift pictures
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 16:30 23/03/2013
Long Mynd in Shropshire

Latest snow depth forecast map
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 10:20 23/03/2013
More to come today

Cold & snow cause gas price surge
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:01 22/03/2013
But the peak is short lived

Snow - where to now?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:45 22/03/2013
More snow to come, staying cold

Latest snow forecast map
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:30 21/03/2013
Northern England takes brunt of snow

Latest snow & heavy rain ideas
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 08:45 21/03/2013
England, Wales & Ireland take brunt of weather

Get ready for some heavy rain
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:55 20/03/2013
It's not only snow which could cause problems

March Blizzard hits Dundee, Scotland
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:50 19/03/2013
Great video shows winter continues

Winter strikes back (again) next week
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:45 19/03/2013
This is getting silly!

Where can you see the Northern Lights?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 21:20 17/03/13
This map shows the area with the best chance

Mount Etna is at it again
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 21:00 17/03/13
An amazing site lights up the Sicily sky

April thoughts from Korean
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:30 15/05/2013
High pressure and a fine month - really?

First UK/Ireland view of Comet PanSTARRS
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:00 13/03/2013
Where can you see it?

Why so cold? Look at the pressure
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:00 12/03/13
Flip flop in pressure maintains the cold

Jersey snow storm - hard to walk
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 12:00 11/03/2013
Looks more like Shetland than Jersey!

Severe frost tonight-is it really March?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 12:00 11/03/2013
Could someone tell the weather machine please?

Heat stays off in Scotland
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:00 11/03/2013
Temperatures staying flat

Cheltenham comparisons - 2012 to 2013
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:30 09/03/2013
How will this year compare to last?

What you need to know about the snow
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 06:30 09/03/2013
Snow and gales - yes it is March!

Huge waves pound reporter in eastern USA
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 01:00 09/03/3013
Weather Channel met guy gets wet for his art!

Is the Easter Bunny deserting me?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:00 08/03/2013
Wobbles in the models not making me smile

CO2 continues to rise year on year
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:30 07/03/2013
A 'concerned sceptic' is a little worried!

Snowy Mothering Sunday - Cold for all
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 07:30 07/03/2013
Winter returns once again

Cutting through the cold hype
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 19:30 06/03/2013
How cold will it be?

Major snow hits Chicago-Washington next
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:15 07/03/2013
Heads to New York and east coast

latest CFS goes for my dry end to March
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 19:15 05/03/2013
But cooler than I think it will be

The other side of climate change debate
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 13:00 04/03/2013
We have to find some facts in here somewhere

Really a flood & drought story?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:15 04/03/2013
Or is it really about the money?

Power to the weather!
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:00 03/03/2013
Seeing our energy usage in the skies

44-yrs ago first flight of Concorde
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 12:50 02/03/2013
And not an unsimilar weather pattern to now

Amazing Benidorm twin waterspouts
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:00 01/03/2013
Not something you expect to see off the Spanish coast

Some early stats from winter 2012/2013
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 20:00 28/02/2013
Cool than last year

High pressure from Korea for late March
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:15 28/02/2013
Points to a reasonable end to the month

Cold for much of Europe last week
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 10:20 25/02/2013
Rain in Spain not staying on the 'plane!

As MJO retreats, we look to others
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:30 24/02/2013
NAO and AO hold the key

Thundersnow captured in Kansas by CNN
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 13:20 22/02/2013
No Aunty Em, it wasn't a twister!

How will the weather stay dry?
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 09:30 20/02/2013
No breakdown just yet

I should have spotted weaker MJO
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 12:30 18/02/2013
Always something new to learn about the weather

GFS ensemble sees milder weather ahead
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 22:15 17/02/2013
But there's cold to get rid of first

Terry Scholey's Month Ahead Forecast
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 15:30 15/02/2013
Mid-February to mid-March

Spot an asteroid - where to look
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 15:00 15/02/2013
Clear skies should make it a good evening

Has the sun peaked?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 13:15 13/02/2013
Cycle 24 could be done and dusted

Wednesday's snow map
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 10:00 13/02/2013
Latest thoughts

Snow for Wednesday- latest thoughts
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:00 12/02/2013
Turning to rain later

Model agreement, ridge is back in
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 19:30 11/02/2013
But still thinking breakdown from 22nd

Giant snowball fight breaks out!
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 21:30 10/02/13
Here's how to have fun in the snow U.S. style

Amazing 'Snowmaggedon' timelapse
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:00 10/02/13
Watch the snow grow!

Latest snow ideas - Saturday A.M. Update
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 08:30 09/02/2012
A real difficult one to predict

Latest snow map - most to the north
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:00 08/02/3013
Although uncertainty reigns

Is it snow time?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 12:30 08/02/2013
Conflicting signals, but it just may be

Cold or Warm? What's in a word?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 14:00 06/02/2013
Weather Whys

Phasers set to 3 (on the MJO)
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 22:45 05/02/2013
ECMWF fits with the phase change

A beautiful chart - A master piece
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:00 03/02/2013
Wonder of the atmosphere

MJO shows us the way to go
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 21:00 01/02/2013
End of February turn around

So you want to be a meteorologist?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 21:00 31/01/2013
Weather Whys

Remembering the January 1953 floods
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne,Staffs 09:00 31/01/2013
So many lives lost

MJO - What you need to know
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 21:00 30/01/2013
Weather Whys

Stratospheric warming-but not everywhere
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 22:15 29/1/2012
Some interesting comparisons

CFS plumps for back to cold
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:00 29/1/2013
Mid february could see us back in the fridge!

Monday/Tuesday winds heads-up!
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 12:30 27/01/2013
Gusts to 70mph

JMA calls for the cold returning
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 22:00 25/01/2013
ECMWF tries to go with similar story

Looking serious for this evening & night
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 15:35 25/1/2013
Don't take chances with this one

More snow this evening, could be serious
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:00 25/1/2013
Take care if travelling

Snow forecast for Friday
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:00 24/01/2013
Plenty of uncertainty

Friday's snow latest
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 10:00 24/01/2013
Low confidence in this one

It's not much of a warm up...
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 14:30 23/01/2013
...at least until Tuesday

A flood of stories ahead?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:00 23/01/2013
Here's what we are saying to the press

Wednesday snow latest (updated 5pm Tues)
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:30 22/01/2013
Still uncertainty how far north it extends

Radar triple point
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 14:10 22/01/2013
Snow heading north

Additional snow falling to 6am Thursday
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:15 22/01/2013
Low confidence throughout

Revised snow map for Tuesday
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 22:00 21/01/2013
Still much uncertainty

Tuesday's snow outlook
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:45 21/01/2013
S Wales & SW England ones to watch

Monday snow update
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 06:45 21/01/2013
North worst hit today

Latest snow forecast for Monday
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 22:00 20/1/2013
Additional snowfall likely

West Midlands Update issued to clients
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 21:30 20/01/2013
Here's what we send to private clients

Latest snowfall map for Monday
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:30 20/01/2013
Scotland & NE worst hit

It's the turn of the east for snow today
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 08:35 20/01/2013
Heavy in northeast tonight, more on Monday in southeast

Sunday's snow forecast map
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:00 19/01/2013
latest ideas

Latest snow depth forecast
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 06:55 18/1/2013
Most in west

Update on Fridays snow
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 16:40 17/01/2013
Severe weather is likely to occur

When is a blizzard and severe blizzard?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 13:50 17/01/2013
Weather Whys

Latest snow depth ideas
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:15 17/1/2013
Wales & west most affeceted

Watch for a breakpoint on Friday
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne 20:15 Staffs
Something to be aware of

Latest snow depth ideas
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne 14:00 16/1/13
Friday looks a bit of a day!

Model lessons to be learnt this week
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 00:01 15/01/13
Biases at the fore

Latest Korean stick with the cold
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 16:30 13/01/2013
Milder towards mid-February

Where does the low go?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 0745 13/1/2012
Critical to Monday snow depths is where the low tomorrow places itself

Snow forecast for Monday - east get's it
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne 09:45 12/01/2013
Looks like proper winter is here

Look for nuances in forecasts of snow
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne 23:30 10/01/2013
Important to ake notice of the detail

Wallowing in my own glory; I need coffee
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 16:00 09/01/2013
Awaiting the 12z's with interest

'Cool' seems okay for now
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:00 08/01/2013
Don't think 'cold'

Stratospheric warming - temperatures up
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 21:00 07/01/2013
Forecasted warming underway, but what will be the impact?

Model hopping (or hoping) - don't do it!
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 10:30 05/01/2013
You will only be disappointed

Comment on BBC 'Extreme Rain'
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 09:00 03/01/2013
How can we improve weather communication?

Terry Scholey's 30-Day Forecast
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 09:40 01/01/2013
Colder mid-January

Cold weather conundrum
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 09:30 01/01/2013
What do we do?

Stratospheric Warming -A cautionary not
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 21:30 30/12/2012
Although cooler weather is ahead

Wettest year? Let's think about it first
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:30 28/12/2012
Stats can mean many things

Wet? You bet! Zonal flows & rain
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 10:00 26/12/2012
Even without the Christmas rain the stats are wet

A look at Christmas Past
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:00 23/12/2012
How temperatures have changed

Rain morphs into shape of Wales
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:30 22/12/2012
Amazing radar picture shows how wet the air is

A very wet Weds/Thurs, poss flooding
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 22:45 18/12/2012
Totals vary, but lots of rain around

Jet makes for a wet week
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 05:00 17/12/2012
Some big numbers highlighted

Terry Scholey's Month Ahead
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 12:05 15/12/2012
Focus on early January cold

Comparing the Month Ahead's
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 12:00 15/12/2012
All think early 2nd week January colder

How accurate are forecast models?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 12:00 14/12/2012
Well, they're getting better

'Beast from the East' nothing new...
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:00 14/12/2012
... they used the same headline in January!

Every (satellite) picture tells a story
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:00 11/12/2012
Great shot from space

Christmas Day according to the GFS
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 20:30 10/12/2012
SW'ly prevail

JMA comes in with a greener Christmas
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 10:00 07/12/2012
Although it is cool

Strato warm, troop cold!
By Simon Keeling in London Euston 19|00 04/12/2012
Warm up to, colder down below

Sharp temperature drop in 10-days
By Simon Keeling in London 21:25 3/12/2012
Signs of winter still in the charts

A strange week, but a snow risk too
By Simon Keeling in En route to London 07:28 3/12/2012
Highest risk of snow in north & east

JMA goes colder at end of December
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 12:00 30/11/2012
Things starting the stack up

Focus on wintry potential next week
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 10:00 28/11/2012
Good model agreement, something to watch

Latest snow ideas
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:30 26/11/2012
Less than yesterday

Analogs don;t agree with me
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 13:00 25/11/2012
They say warmer and wetter!

Snow for most in the next week
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 12:15 25/12/2012
This is where I think it will be

Classic left-exit development zone
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne 16:10 23/11/2012
Textbook example of the weatgher at work

Severe gales on Sunday morning
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 16:00 23/11/2012
50mph gusts

More rain on the way, and temp drops too
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 21:00 2211/2012
So much weather around at the moment

Concerned about wind, rain and snow
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 19:30 20/11/2012
Plenty of weather in the next 10-days

Cold, damp and thoroughly yuk
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 09:45 20/11/2012
That's how I think this cold spell will be

It's the ridge we need to watch
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 15:45 19/11/2012
Temperatures on the slide

Ridge holds the key to cool & snow
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:00 18/11/2012
Blocking in evidence again

JMA sees cooler weather early December
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 15:00 16/11/2012
High pressure in the Atlantic

Dry central Europe, staying that way too
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 18:00 13/11/2012
Rainfall deficit noticeable on the Continent

Start of cold weather next weekend?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 08:40 10/11/2012
Hints of a temperature fall

Little rain (for some) in the next week
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 13:30 07/11/2012
Western hills doing their bit!

11th November, the date we watch
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:30 3/11/2012
Remeberence Sunday is a day to note

Sunspots, cool and enhanced jet
By Simon Keeling in Newtown, Powys 15:30 2/11/2012
Pointers all around

Sunspots, cool and enhanced jet
By Simon Keeling in Newtown, Powys 15:30 2/11/2012
Pointers all around

Climategate Revisted - A scary programme
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 12:00 1/11/2012
Dispute climate change? Get a police interview!

Storm force winds Scot, NI & N England
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 20:40 31/10/2012
Saturday morning lookout

Storm on Friday passes south (probably)
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 09:25 31/10/2012
But risk of Steve gales in north

Friday storm watch update
By Simon Keeling in Borth, Ceredigion 09:00 29/10/2012
Strong winds and heavy rain could be ahead

Can't knock the block - it's just chock!
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Stffs 12:50 29/10/2012
High pressure in Atalntic controls our weather

It's cold, but not THAT cold!
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 17:00 26/10/2012
Why hasn't the thermometer fallen further?

Anticyclonic gloom - why ?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 14:30 24/10/2012
Weather Whys

How accurate are model forecasts?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 15:00 23/10/2012
Some statistics to prove a point

Cold lasting into early November
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 12:20 22/10/2012
CFS has got this one nailed

The 'fingerprint' of high pressure
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 13:00 19/10/2012
Descending, warming air

Reporting on yesterdays Energy meeting
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 10:00 18/10/2012
That elephant is still in the room and he won't lie down!

More on the winter 20-12/13 guidance
By Simon Keeling in En route to London 10:15 17/10/2012
Those charts in full!

Memories of the Great Storm of 1987
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 21:00 15/10/2012
Radios and darkened rooms

Colder high pressure build late October?
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 22:00 11/10/2012
CFS backing up the story

Jet stream says 'hello' once again
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 08:45 10/10/2012
That means storms and rain

Solar irradiance down sharply
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 00:01 09/10/2012
But what can that mean

Sunday storm? Time to take note
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 19:00 08/10/2012
Midday GFS is highlighting storm risk

Analog outlook hints at dry weather
By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 11:20 08/10/2012
Use with caution but interesting

>> Captain Bob's Dispatches <<

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?



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