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>> Simon's Weather Musings << Ssshhhh, don't say it too loud... ...but that's high pressure! By Simon Keeling in Wombourne 12:10hrs  07/06/12 Temperature: 14.4C    Weather: Rain It's only been a few days since the hot and fine weather enjoyed by most of the UK and Ireland, but doesn't it seem a long time? Well, don't say it too loudly but the GFS Ensemblem and the operational are both building a ridge of high pressure from around the 19th. The chart below shows the ridge well established, and that would bring some fine and warm weather, although not hot. There has been some consistency over various model runs about this and so confidence is slowly building (although a similar thing happened 10-days ago with the high never appearing this week!). It could be rough next week though with low pressure back in control for a while. So, there's a bit of fun to get through before the drier weather returns. Everything is crossed here! >> Comments on this story << wilf from east dorset said on 2012-06-07 11:49:00 you are very hopeful. i think the azores ridge will be a fairly brief affair. Simon Keeling from Wombourne said on 2012-06-07 02:51:00 You could be right Wilf, looks transitory at the moment, but may give a few days fine weather. Better than now at least ;) >> Add your comments below << Your name Email (not shown in posting): Location: Your comment): Security question: What colour is the sky? (the answer is b*l*u*e but remove the *'s)	>> Latest comments on this musing << [Scroll down to add your comment and see what others say] wilf from east dorset says... you are very hopeful. i think the azores ridge will be a fairly brief affair. Simon Keeling from Wombourne says... You could be right Wilf, looks transitory at the moment, but may give a few days fine weather. Better than now at least ;) >> More of Simon's Weather Musings << Warmists change of tactics? By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 10:00 19/06/2013 'Out' those who question? Severe, Extreme or Inconvenient? By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 10:00 18/06/2013 Let's have a meeting! Central Europe roaster this week By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 13:40 16/06/2013 A taste of some hot summer weather [click here for a full list of Simon's Musings] >> Captain Bob's Dispatches << Month Ahead By Captain Bob in Kingswinford 15:30 15/06/2013 Some fine spells, but rain too 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 [click here for a full list of Captain Bob's Dispatches] >> Around the webcams << Latest webcam pics (add yours) >> Learning channel << Summer 2013 - Latest guidance >> Forecast channel videos << Wednesday's Look Ahead video 19/6/13 Tuesday's Look Ahead 18/6/13 Monday's Look Ahead forecast 17/6/13 Sunday's Look Ahead video 16/6/13 Saturday's Look Ahead video 15/6/13