Weather thread 2011

[Cooter]

I promised myself and everyone else that I wouldn't post here today because I was becoming too stressed and even more weird than usual!

However I must say this, I love Metchecks blazing sun image.

[eFestivals]

Nope. I base the fact that I wouldn't use it even if it was accurate on the fact that the owner is a convicted paedophile currently serving 8 and a half years for raping a 14 year old boy.

Wow, I could summon up much greater contrived outrage than you're managing. But that still wouldn't change anything about what he may or may not have done, and neither would it affect the weather forecasts.

1)[*]Its 3 day forecast from Friday showed 289 mph winds today.

that's clearly something so wrong it would be foolish to take any notice of it. The fact that that one part is wrong says nothing of whether any other parts are.

Say what you want, I really don't care. Use Metcheck/don't use Metcheck. If there's a general opinion that my links to forecast sites and explanations of meteorology are unwanted then I'll stop. As they are generally praised at the moment then I'll carry on.

Lap up that praise then.

I'll stick with the weather site which has been far more accurate for the last 3 Glastonbury's than any other.

[The Nal]

However I must say this, I love Metchecks blazing sun image.

[austingz]

I just thought I would reply to this thread as it seems to have a record number of replies and I didn't want to be one of the view missing from it!

I don't think anyone knows what to expect, least of all the so called experts with their multi million £ computer models. When we had dry weather they were predicting a scorcher; now we've had some rain they are talking about a wet one. I think I see their thought patterns, and we could all do what the Met Office does!

[Cooter]

Me too. Although Im not too keen on their "10 °c" forecast, day and night for 5 days straight.

[devonhammer]

What's with the MetCheck this year?!

Temps look more like they are for February!?

http://www.metcheck....FREE/14days.asp

[ukslim]

Nope. I base the fact that I wouldn't use it even if it was accurate on the fact that the owner is a convicted paedophile currently serving 8 and a half years for raping a 14 year old boy.

[howlin_pete]

I think there are people at Metcheck who like to take the piss out of people who check the site for glasto weather, before now there has been predictions of 300 C temps and 1000mph winds. I imagine everything other than the winds is the best to their knowledge

[new2glasto]

sooo................lovely weather we're having isn't it?

this is probably the only place where this isn't considered an icebreaker

[devonhammer]

Surely the eight and a half years of prison are his punishment, meaning we don't need to also boycott his web site. If the site is useful, that is. I have no idea.

[Totallypointless]

1) Put "Metcheck owner" in Google.

2) Don't mention Metcheck on a weather site. It's not well regarded. Latest post featuring the word "Metcheck" on Netweather:

[devonhammer]

Enough of this nonsense. Here's a picture of the German womens football team:

I hope Langdale is back for 2013. He really kept the troops in order last year.

[Totallypointless]

Knew nothing about the Mheck guy until I joined this forum, I moved from SE to Cornwall 7 yrs ago and several farmers put me onto MCheck, I thought if it was good enough for them to trust good enough for me, and have to say, apart from odd 'extreme' f...up ie: the 289 mphr wind that I posted last week, they seem to get it pretty much right for down here, always check for stewarding winter horse events, and sadly they always get the bloody wet weather spot on, hope it goes for the sun!! what ever, will be there shaking my booty again and lovin it!!!

AND Andy Murray just won at Queens, that is definately a good omen!

[JoeyT]

I don't think the troops are doing too badly considering the weather we've been having recently + the weather which has been forecasted.

Of course we'd all like the weather to be amazing at the festival and set in stone by now but obviously that's never going to be the case.

One more week of unity and Germans then we'll be there!

Always believe.

[MEGABOWL]

I don't think the troops are doing too badly considering the weather we've been having recently + the weather which has been forecasted.

Of course we'd all like the weather to be amazing at the festival and set in stone by now but obviously that's never going to be the case.

One more week of unity and Germans then we'll be there!

Always believe.

[tinselmouse]

I don't think the troops are doing too badly considering the weather we've been having recently + the weather which has been forecasted.

Of course we'd all like the weather to be amazing at the festival and set in stone by now but obviously that's never going to be the case.

One more week of unity and Germans then we'll be there!

Always believe.

[marktea]

Enough of this nonsense. Here's a picture of the German womens football team:

I hope Langdale is back for 2013. He really kept the troops in order last year.

[Lentus]

NFR NFC!

[Cooter]

so metchecks getting better by the minute, only showing rain overnight Monday/Tuesday and then it's all sun with a few clouds. Netweather are not so optimistic to say the least.

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/14days.asp

[The Nal]

Metcheck now showing sun sun sun all the way until the end of the month!! (Except a small "cleansing shower" next Monday).

Edited June 13, 2011 by The Nal

[devonhammer]

Metcheck now showing sun sun sun all the way until the end of the month!! (Except a small "cleansing shower" next Monday).

[TheNewUnion]

Gratuitous I know, but as there has been a tiny swing towards the German side, this:

[The Nal]

The words "cleansing shower" and that picture got all sorts of images going in my head

[dingbat2]

Metcheck now showing sun sun sun all the way until the end of the month!! (Except a small "cleansing shower" next Monday).

[possum]

I guess we'd all like to believe the good forecasts (from whatever source) and rubbish the less good ones. If Metcheck forecasts good weather (and others don't) and Metcheck turn out right, then I won't complain. However, my experience over the last couple of years is that they've been pretty crap any more than a day or so out, and clearly the great majority of forecasts looking just a day or two down the line are going to be quite accurate. As someone who knows virtually nothing about this stuff, I really appreciate people like Devon Hammer who have something approaching knowledge and are willing to share it with us (with provisos).