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On Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:38:33 +0000, stuart noble wrote:
On 13/03/2013 17:48, Sacha wrote: On 2013-03-13 12:01:24 +0000, zaax said: According forecasters this summer is setting up to be another wet one just ike last summer. So harvest will be down and floods every where Given that any reputable met source will tell you that a 5 day forecast is stretching it, that's not worth a passing thought. And yet the Met Office make a pile of money selling long range forecasts to farmers etc. I suppose these must be computer predictions based on past weather patterns? Look at http://www.ecmwf.int/. They do medium range weather forecasts. There are a lot of huge computers out there trying to predict what the weather will do but if you are asking if a band of rain will pass over Kent or Norfolk in six months time then there is no chance. Short range forecasts are pretty good but then a lot of that is based on using radar and satellites to watch weather systems heading towards us across the Atlantic. I think most of the longer term weather forecasting is probably based on guessing where the jet stream is going to be in six months time. Cheers Dave R |
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In article , David.WE.Roberts
writes There are a lot of huge computers out there trying to predict what the weather will do but if you are asking if a band of rain will pass over Kent or Norfolk in six months time then there is no chance. So it will be safe to go out in Kent and Norfolk without a brolly in 6 months time -- regards andyw |
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David.WE.Roberts wrote: On Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:38:33 +0000, stuart noble wrote: On 13/03/2013 17:48, Sacha wrote: On 2013-03-13 12:01:24 +0000, zaax said: According forecasters this summer is setting up to be another wet one just ike last summer. So harvest will be down and floods every where Given that any reputable met source will tell you that a 5 day forecast is stretching it, that's not worth a passing thought. Actually, if it is described competently and not dumbed down, they are pretty reliable up to 5 days and can be pushed to 10. And yet the Met Office make a pile of money selling long range forecasts to farmers etc. I suppose these must be computer predictions based on past weather patterns? Essentially, yes. Plus a lot of modelling of how things might develop, using a mixture of fluid dynamics and past history to guide the modelling. Look at http://www.ecmwf.int/. They do medium range weather forecasts. There are a lot of huge computers out there trying to predict what the weather will do but if you are asking if a band of rain will pass over Kent or Norfolk in six months time then there is no chance. Precisely. And it is only recently that the medium range ones have become even slightly more reliable than just using the past decade's average. And they are only slightly better, even now! Note that this is in terms of probabilities and not details. It was only when the satellites went up that the short term ones became any better than "The same as the day before". Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 14/03/2013 09:28, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
On Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:38:33 +0000, stuart noble wrote: On 13/03/2013 17:48, Sacha wrote: On 2013-03-13 12:01:24 +0000, zaax said: According forecasters this summer is setting up to be another wet one just ike last summer. So harvest will be down and floods every where Given that any reputable met source will tell you that a 5 day forecast is stretching it, that's not worth a passing thought. And yet the Met Office make a pile of money selling long range forecasts to farmers etc. I suppose these must be computer predictions based on past weather patterns? Look at http://www.ecmwf.int/. They do medium range weather forecasts. Thanks. Looks like only the first 6 days is free! There are a lot of huge computers out there trying to predict what the weather will do but if you are asking if a band of rain will pass over Kent or Norfolk in six months time then there is no chance. Short range forecasts are pretty good but then a lot of that is based on using radar and satellites to watch weather systems heading towards us across the Atlantic. I think most of the longer term weather forecasting is probably based on guessing where the jet stream is going to be in six months time. Cheers Dave R |
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