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Subject:Re: Where's the rain?
Date:Sat, 26 Jul 2003 20:25:03 +0100
From:Michael Parry <michael@ntlworld.com>
Newsgroups:uk.sci.weather
In message <3f22917a$0$46014$65c69314@mercury.nildram.net>, danny
<gffg@fggg.co.uk> writes
>A poor forecast, but whats new. I'll say it again... the METO are not able
>to forecast rain or no rain accurately, even within 12 hours in this case.
>Joe public cannot watch a forecast in the evening, then plan his day for
>tommorow, at this stage anyway. METO should spend less money on
>supercomputers which forecast long range\Global warming, and get back to
>basics.

Knowing what's happening now would be a good start.  BBC Northern
Ireland were forecasting a 'Dry and clear night' at 2220ish last evening
when I could hear the rain beating on the skylights here, ~5 km from
their studios.

-- 
Michael Parry