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Old 20-09-2011, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Jake View Post

Oh! You mean something like "Our forecast for tomorrow will probably
be wrong!"
OK, it's great fun to mock the Met Office, but their forecasts for tomorrow are usually pretty good. They are certainly one of the things that cavers check before heading underground (along with records of recent rainfall, and indications of soil wetness and local water levels). Caving in active stream systems such as those in the Yorkshire Dales would be a good deal less safe if it weren't for the met Office.
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