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>> Simon's Weather Musings << CFS sees drier final week of July High pressure building By Simon Keeling in Wombourne, Staffs 16:30hrs  12/7/12 Temperature: 16.0C    Weather: Clouding over Interesting to see this chart from the CFS model. It's a hemispheric chart centred on the north pole, so you do have to turn your head 180 degrees to view it! The chart shows 500mb height anomalies, so where the colours are blue and green heights are below normal (i.e. wet, low pressure) where they are orange and red the heights are above normal (dry and warm, high pressure). See how the model predicts above normal heights centred over Ireland through the 26th-1st, hinting at heigher pressure and drier weather and backing up our forecast of a spell of more summer like weather (although not too hot). Conditions are back to normal in the following week and so our taste of summer may not be long lived, but at least it is better than what we have right now! >> Comments on this story << >> 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] >> 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