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The Weather Thread 2024


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I’ve bought some new boots. They need breaking in. I’ve also put new insoles into my normal trainers and are wearing them in and I’ll be going out walking in the Glasgow rain tomorrow and Monday. Everyone’s got to do their bit.

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4 minutes ago, gherkin8r said:

I've burnt my wellies and gave my waterproof trousers and jacket to the charity shop.


tbf, the wellies are mainly hydrocarbons, probably made nudged global warming in our favour. 
 

Excellent work.

 

Ive just put some new tyres on the back of my Beemer, I’ll do a few burnouts for the cause. 

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6 hours ago, Mark H said:

I’ve got this, Team. Hauling hiking books and wet weather gear all the way from NZ. This sacrifice has worked in the past. 


I’ve just purchased walking boots. The wife has ordered a new rain coat. 

I feel as a collective this should be enough to appease “them”.

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14 minutes ago, Aragorn said:

The latest ensembles are interesting. Pressure rise this week bringing drier conditions before low pushes in towards the end of the week. Then pressure rise again as we go into festival week. 

 

 

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Showers Thurs through Sat would be of little consequence IF we then get the high building from Sunday.  All to play for.

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5 minutes ago, parsonjack said:

Showers Thurs through Sat would be of little consequence IF we then get the high building from Sunday.  All to play for.

That ties in with the bbc forecast that shows a bit of drizzle next weekend followed by drier and warmer weather towards the gates opening🙏🤞

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17 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

Never trust the BBC - three times this year already they have forecast well ahead warm and sunny weather and then when it gets there it is wet and cold.

They get over excited.

 

Yep I'm sure I read BBC dropped using the Met Office bits and bobs in a cost saving exercise now it's pretty inaccurate.

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OK, it’s time to welcome back our old friends, the Japanese.  Their well regarded model, the JMA is in agreement with the GFS and ECM, and gives us a warm and dry start to festival week.  They are more in line with the ECM, and end up with a large area of high pressure over Scandinavia by midday on Wednesday.  This would give us warm/hot weather at least to set-up day but with an increasing chance of thundery showers encroaching from the south.

 

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If they keep that high there for the rest of the festival, we’d be in for a scorcher, but always with the risk of thundery showers from the south.    More runs needed.

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