WRT weather?
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- BigdummySteve
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Re: WRT weather?
So pack the smidge? I still suffer nightmares from being trapped in my tent in the highlands.
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Zazen - nothing happens next this is it.
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I'm saying nowt about midges and whether you should pack Smidge, a head-net or Agent Orange ... I was simply answering the question, 'are there any midges out yet' ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
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- BigdummySteve
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Re: WRT weather?
Weather forecast is looking a bit more interesting ![Confused :???:](./images/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif)
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- Brothersmith
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Re: WRT weather?
Its in the Telegraph must be true
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Typical sensational doom and gloom headline of the next ice age yet if you read through to the met office quote it says 2-3c below seasonal average with widespread frosts and snow flurries in far north. Sounds typical WRT weather to me
They also say we had highs of 25c, where the hell has it been 25 degrees in the last couple of weeks!??
Re: WRT weather?
Balls. Oh well, time to start removing bits of my route... and maybe reconsider the 10c sleeping bag.BigdummySteve wrote:Weather forecast is looking a bit more interesting
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- Mr Arbuckle
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The met office seem to be forecasting high winds, temps down to feels like -5 and snow in the forthcoming week!! Decision made.... winter bag an mat being packed.
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Re: WRT weather?
I use Ventusky, Met Office, XC and BBC Weather and choose the one I like best. ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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Darksky.net seems quite good for weather forecasts.
Can use co-ordinates, which is handy
Can use co-ordinates, which is handy
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I never listen to the weather forecasts, mostly because I have the attention span of a goldfish. This means I get distracted (Oh! Look at the castle) and then I don't know if they've done my bit yet. But anyway I never make any decisions on the basis of the forecast. If it rains, it rains. And anyway, any forecast longer than tomorrow is just a guess so why worry about what they forecast for next week?
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So you will be the one in shorts and Hawaiian shirt with sunglasses then.................so why worry about what they forecast for next week?
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My granddad was a fisherman back in the days of the drift netters sailing off the Moray coast.
All he would ever say if asked what the weather was going to be like tomorrow was ' it will either rain or come dark before morning'.
Never understood what he was on about.
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- Mr Arbuckle
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Re: WRT weather?
should be a touch of snow on the ground by the look of it! I'm sure we'll get an update from BB towers over the coming few days though. It's going to be bloody cold and windy though, feels like temps of -7 at some points. better bring the winter gear.
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- Bearbonesnorm
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I'm wondering about in shorts and T shirt ... I'll leave you to decide if that says more about the weather or more about me.I'm sure we'll get an update from BB towers over the coming few days though.
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Same here, short shorts at that, but then I'm not a native southernerBearbonesnorm wrote:I'm wondering about in shorts and T shirt ... I'll leave you to decide if that says more about the weather or more about me.
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- BigdummySteve
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Re: WRT weather?
I've just been snowed on, they promised me unicorns and rainbows ........ ![I dont wanna see X_X](./images/smilies/109.gif)
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Bring on the unicorns please, I'd love to meet one!
May as well keep bumping this futile thread for a bit of fun
Myweather: FRI light showers, -2c at night (in Star ;-)); SAT cloudy/overcast, -2c night; SUN cloudy, light shower eve, rain onight+AM; MON sun at midday
Beeb: FRI cloud, +5c at night; SAT cloudy/overcast, +6c night; SUN cloudy, rain 7pm+onight+AM; MON showers
Accuweather: FRI light showers, +2c at night; SAT cloudy/overcast, +7c night; SUN cloudy, shower onight+AM; MON cloudy/showery
Weathernetwork: FRI sunny/cloudy, +2c at night; SAT sunny/cloudy, +2c at night; SUN cloudy; MON rainy
Met Office: FRI sunny intervals, +5c at night; SAT cloudy, +7c at night, SUN cloudy, +7c at night; MON light shower in morning
Reg's kitchen window: a bit chilly although warm, cloudy but clear, with sun and rain.
So that's alright then
R
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Myweather: FRI light showers, -2c at night (in Star ;-)); SAT cloudy/overcast, -2c night; SUN cloudy, light shower eve, rain onight+AM; MON sun at midday
Beeb: FRI cloud, +5c at night; SAT cloudy/overcast, +6c night; SUN cloudy, rain 7pm+onight+AM; MON showers
Accuweather: FRI light showers, +2c at night; SAT cloudy/overcast, +7c night; SUN cloudy, shower onight+AM; MON cloudy/showery
Weathernetwork: FRI sunny/cloudy, +2c at night; SAT sunny/cloudy, +2c at night; SUN cloudy; MON rainy
Met Office: FRI sunny intervals, +5c at night; SAT cloudy, +7c at night, SUN cloudy, +7c at night; MON light shower in morning
Reg's kitchen window: a bit chilly although warm, cloudy but clear, with sun and rain.
So that's alright then
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- BigdummySteve
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Re: WRT weather?
I'm going to adopt the tried and tested method of poking my head out, wet= raining dry= going to rain ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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Re: WRT weather?
Regardless of what the forecasters may or may not say, I can tell you that every night this week, temps have dropped to around freezing. An east facing, hillside with light tree cover and natural shelter from the west would get my vote for an overnight spot ... a valley bottom would not ![Geek :geek:](./images/smilies/icon_e_geek.gif)
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"An east facing, hillside with light tree cover and natural shelter from the west would get my vote for an overnight spot ... a valley bottom would not".
Ah.![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
Ah.
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Re: WRT weather?
Ugh, looks like I'll be carrying my full on waterproofs. Yay, more weight!
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yey for the tent in my bar harness !!!!
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Re: WRT weather?
I just checked the Met Office forecast for Mach, and it doesn't go higher than 20% chance of rain for any period over the weekend (except the middle of the night on Sunday night, which is 50%).Richard G wrote:Ugh, looks like I'll be carrying my full on waterproofs. Yay, more weight!
Am I being optimistic by assuming that means it's not going to horse it down?
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BBC showing heavy rain for Sunday where I'll be, and I've usually found them reliable.
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It's definitely looking better, almost weather I'd normally consider riding in on Sunday now!