Matt Taylor

" Turning much colder as we go through the week, return of some overnight frosts"

Northerly winds for around mid week - BBC breakfast weather

UK Outlook for Thursday 10 Oct 2013 to Saturday 19 Oct 2013:

Many central and southwestern areas will be largely dry on Thursday with variable amounts of cloud. Elsewhere, there will be a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers, especially in the east. Similar again on Friday, though the showers becoming less frequent. Temperatures will be much lower than of late and it will turn very chilly overnight where winds fall light, with a touch of frost. Through the rest of next week the far west and northwest may become more unsettled, though many other areas should be dry with some sunshine. Little overall change is expected after that with northwestern Britain likely to see the most unsettled and windiest conditions, though a slight recovery in temperatures is likely.

UK Outlook for Sunday 20 Oct 2013 to Sunday 3 Nov 2013:

Through the rest of October and the first part of November the most likely scenario is for northern and western parts of the UK to remain the most unsettled with slightly above average amounts of rainfall. Remaining parts of the UK are likely to see more average rainfall amounts. However, there are indications that temperatures may well remain close to or above normal throughout, especially in the south, meaning that the risk of frost may be lower than normal.

Issued at: 0400 on Sun 6 Oct 2013

A nice Autumnal feel to the weather

Good to see Elizabeth Saary back on BBC 24. I think she has the perfect presenting style and lovely voice

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Blustery showers affecting many northern and eastern parts Wednesday and Thursday. Most places dry Friday, but showers may affect central and southern England. Feeling much colder with stiff northerly winds.

Issued at: 1600 on Mon 7 Oct 2013

Bit of a shock for us all

Thursday:

Showers, locally heavy, will continue to affect some eastern areas. Largely dry and sunny elsewhere but cold everywhere with strong winds and gales along some North Sea coastal areas.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Largely dry and sunny on Friday but with showers across southeastern England. Through the weekend, rain will affect many parts of England and Wales. Staying cold and windy.

Issued at: 0400 on Wed 9 Oct 2013

John Hammond shows Saturday as being an awful day with persistent rain across the SE moving N'wards

BBC weather; alot of rain over the next few days especially for the Central and Eastern areas.

Tomorrow's Express headline... "Worst winter for decades"... (along with the usual made up Diana stories...)

Have they finally had a look at Exacta's winter forecast?

Back to the real future ... I'm surprised the MetO haven't puy out warnings of rain for the south-east tomorrow (Sun 13th), given the extent, duration and intensity of rain on their forecast map. Kent and Surrey look like getting the worst of it.

The band of ppn has passed through MBY , that is a 1 out of 10 for the forecast .

Jonathan Powell, forecaster for Vantage Weather Services, said: “We are looking at a potentially paralysing winter, the worst for decades, which could at times grind the nation to a halt.

“Persistent cold snaps with some very heavy snowfall are likely, and I would not be surprised if some records are not broken this year.

Express from Friday.

Me too.

Why does he come out and say things like that

Because it's true.  Double negative mate. 

Under these new press regulations, I wonder if it would be possible to stop the Express printing all this rubbish. But I suppose a forecast is an opinion rather than a statement of fact so they could probably still get away with it.

Sunday:

Wet and breezy across central and eastern England, with the heaviest rain likely across East Anglia and the southeast. Western areas of the UK should see some sunshine at times.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Remaining unsettled on Monday, especially in the east. Drier by Tuesday, but still some showers in the east at first. Wet and windy weather then spreading east on Wednesday

unsettled period on the way

Dodgy grammar aside, he says things like that to a) generate traffic onto his website (and increase his ad revenue); and b) give the Express a sensational headline to help them increase sales

"It's all about the money, money, money"

They have now: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&regionName=se&fcTime=1381618800