Jack Frost, but Fine!!

Well the bank holiday ,has been far from perfect, but at least it has not been a washout! High pressure nudges in from the West in the next couple of days so some fine settled weather to look forward too, but with a rather chilly airmass, as Im sure you have noticed tonight with rather chilly winds, and those winds easing down tonight,so with clear skies and lighter winds some places in our area may see a touch of ground frost, ! so a notable cold night for all for this time of year!Tonight, winds die down,skies clear and temperatures fall very quickly, Birmingham and Oxford down to 7c/45f  by morning, and temperatures likely to get lower than that in rural areas and the Welsh Marches look like seeing the coldest temperatures say Kington, Ludlow and Llangurig seeing temperatures falling down to 3c/37f for a short time so some very early and unwelcome frost!! Monday, starts of cold , but sunny and during the morning, fair weather cloud will build up, but with light winds it will feel very pleasant in the sunshine,highs of 19c/66f. Another cold clear night with the risk of frost in the areas already mentioned and then a repeat performance on Tuesday with some very nice late Summer weather, another cool night although not quite as cold as recent night as on Wednesday,we pick up more cloud and a breeze from the East/SouthEast, but warmer than of recent days with highs of 21c/70f. Dont forget to keep in touch with us and we are asking for your help for some much wanted weather observations from your garden! Take care , See Yaa Ian...........

"TOP OF THE WORLD" The Pakistan Floods......

The devastating floods in Pakistan, have been the top of the news headlines for some weeks now ,has more and more people have been displaced by the ever growing floods, causing ,suffering, misery, and even death to people ,animals and livestock. The "Monsoon" is a natural weather cycle of the Indian sub-continent, in some years this is more pronounced ,while other years have a very weak Monsoon which can equally be as devastating as this leads to drought conditions. The Monsoon occurs because there is an unequal heating of land and sea. During the Summer months the sub-continent heats up very quickly with intense heat from the sun and this is conducive to forming low pressure over the continent which draws up very moist,humid air from the Indian Ocean, which in turn rises into the atmosphere ,cools ,forms clouds and then it rains! This year has been exceptional, but not unheard of historically. One point to consider, is that more and more people are living on our planet and that means more people will be more affected by disasters such as this one. It will without doubt happen again as the population increases in that area, and when the monsoon fails that to will bring misery to the increasing population with drought. Not an easy answer to any of it, just to say that over-population is more the killer than the actual weather! Check out these useful links....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUMmUNWqM68
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10981230
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-enviroment-10958760

A "Fair" Bank Holiday Weekend!

Its the last British Getaway, dare I say it before Christmas and most folks just want to enjoy some late Summer warmth! This bank holiday will in all honesty be not that bad, no heatwave,though as winds will be in the NorthWest bringing along some showers and cloudier spells but the best of the sunshine will be found in the West of our region, so if youre wanting a trip across to the far West of our region check out the stunning Elan Valley and this Hotel is Perfect...http://elanvalleyhotel.co.uk/ Tonight...a few showers around , these clearing out, and clear ,quiet conditions developing with, meadow and River mist and fog as temperatures get quite chilly down to a chilly 6c/48f in some rural areas,Saturday, starts of cool , but sunshine will greet many, and then the cloud builds up to give perhaps the odd heavy shower especially towards Oxfordshire/Worcestershire, some parts staying dry, another cool night, but breezy lows of 8c/46f ,Sunday , more in the way of cloud with perhaps some more organized showers moving down in the afternoon, cool highs of 15c/59f,rather breezy too! I will catch you later on Sunday with youre Bank Holiday forecast, but in the mean time have a lovely weekend, anymore weather info ,please go to http://netweather.tv/   See Yaa  Ian...........!!

Swim Suit!!

A cool ,wet outlook for the next couple of days as low pressure dominates the south of the Uk. Plenty of water in the next 24hrs,Tonight heavy rain will continue to fall , allthough at times some dryer interludes and a cool night 10c/50f,Thursday,keep youre curtains shut as there is not to look out for, cloud ,rain and cool, temperatures although in some area you are bound to see something bright in the sky,a cool night again with a gentle breeze from the NorthWest breeze, highs of 16c/61f lows of 9c/48f....Friday, starts off rather cloudy and cool with perhaps some light showers, brightening up with some sunshine......I will give you an update later on Friday, if youre a little worried about rising Rivers and Streams clink onto this link......http://www.enviroment-agency.gov.uk/

UseFull Rain Anyone!!

Worcestershireweather.com has issued an alert for tonight, so some potentially severe weather expected in some parts of our region. The week ahead looks to remain very "unsummerlike" with areas of low pressure controlling our weather ,even into the Bank holiday weekend.Tonight, will see some very overnight rain giving at times localized flooding, the southeast of our area looks likely to see the worst of the conditions, but a warm night lows of 14c/57f...Monday, will see that rain clearing and the sun will be out, but expect some heavy and at times blustery showers to develop widely and if you miss any of the showers you will be lucky. Cooler and fresher than recently, highs of 19c/66f and the evening will see those showers dying down and some clear periods with lows of 12c/54f....Tuesday....will see a similar pattern ,feeling rather cool in the breeze , but less showers than Monday and some places will stay dry! A cool night with lows overnight into Wednesday down to 8c/46f and not a bad day acroos our area. with the odd fleeting shower, but more in the way of sunshine and lighter winds, so we may scrape a 21c/70f in  Chetenham. The second half of Wednesday will see a new deep area of low pressure moving into the Uk , more on that later in the day, Take care See Yaa Ian...!

WEATHER ADVISORY. HEAVY RAIN!

A weather advisory, has been issued from  Worcestershire Weather.com for heavy rain, valid from 22/08/10 at 18,00 hrs BST, to the 23/08/10  06,00 hrs BST.
    A small, but potent area of low pressure will develop across the southern half of the Uk over the next 12hrs and the SouthEastern area of our region will see some of the heaviest rain. So the advisory covers Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, where over two inches of rain could well fall leading to some localized flooding. The West of our region ,ie Powys will see some rain too ,but not likely to bring the chance of local flooding. The area of low pressure will quickly move into the Southern North Sea tomorrow morning.

Spot The Difference!!

Warm, moist air has invaded our area all the way from the Canary Islands courtesy of last nights weather front and what we have now is likely to be with us to later on Sunday as the front does move south clearing the Muggy air away and turning things somewhat fresher, but until then more cloud and rain. Tonight ,will see the cloudy, breezy and damp conditions persisting with some heavier rain of the slopes of the Brecons, Black mountains and Cambrian mountains with mountain mist and fog and these conditions at times will effect the Malverns, Shropsire and Cotswold hills at times. A very warm muggy night, probably one ,if not the warmest night of the year with some places not getting any lower than 18c/64f.Saturday will see similar conditions more the rain is likely to become more persistent at time especially towards the West of our region, in any sunny intervals in the East of our patch we could see 25c/77f ,but in the cloud and rain 20c/68f. Little change as we move through Saturday night into Sunday,  with the rain and cloud tending to break up through the day especially in the West of our region but some sharp ,heavy showers could develop for a time Across Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, but, fresher conditions along with some brighter weather should reach all by the end of Sunday, but more from me later on Sunday ,whatever the weather ,enjoy your weekend and for more info go to http://netweather.tv/   See Ya   Ian.

Whats New??!!!

Nothing new on the weather front, low pressure keeps control of our weather but in the next couple of days it will turn warm and humid....Tonight ,will see any showers or thunderstorms dying away, and then clear spells overnight and turning rather chilly as temperatures in rural areas get down to 8c/46f.....Thursday starts off nice with some sunny intervals, but a weather system will be pushing in from the SouthWest so the afternoon will turn cloudy everywhere with some rain ,some of this heavy will spread to all parts by midnight, the West of our region seeing the heaviest of the rain, turning breezy and increasingly humid with that rain. Top temperatures today in the order of 21c/70f and lows overnight no lower than 16c/61f and then on to Friday a warm humid cloudy start and then the cloud lifting to give Oxfordshire for instance a very warm Humid day, but cloud and showers affecting the West of our region will gradually spread southeast to affect the Birmingham area. More from me Later on Friday but untill then anything more weather related please go to http://netweather.tv/    See Ya Ian.

Up and Down!

A mixed weather patten for the next few days ,indeed for the next week as low pressure will be the driving force for the forseeable future, but certainly a mixed spell of rain and sunny spells, which should just about please everyone!
   Tonight ,fair and warm, with a mild dry night, but becoming rather cloudy.
Monday, will see a rather cloudy start, but sunny spells developing, and becoming warm, with temperatures climbing to 25c/77f. A dry mild night to follow , but overnight cloud and wind will increase and then into Tuesday will see some heavy rain early on ,to clear by midmorning to leave some showers mainly into the West off our Region. High Temps 21c/70f but turning fresher later on. A clear chilly night to come, and then Wednesday will see some sunny intervals with perhaps a few showers, highs of 22c /72f. I will be back later on Wednesday, but if you need a wider range of weather related topics go to http://netweather.tv/    SeeYa Ian.

BBQ Weather....I Think Not....!

Yep ,this picture sums the weekend up, cool, wet at times and perhaps a few  glimpses of the Sun, Especially Saturday in the West, Sunday seeing the best of the weekend weather.
   We are Hosting a "Storm Chase BBQ" here at worcestershireweather HQ, and in association with Netweather, but the weather looks like its not going to play ball! For any broader discussions on the weather including the "storm chasing bbq section" go to http://www.netweather.tv/
   It looks as though some storms may visit the BBQ! Anyway I will be back later on Sunday, until then, whatever you are doing ,despite the weather , have a peaceful and enjoyable one......See Yaa Ian.

Somewhat Showery!

Evening folks! Well Summer continues it very benign ,but variable theme, but subtle changes in the days ahead. It looks as though West is Best, as high pressure is out west and low pressure develops to the East of the Uk. So the general theme for the next couple of days and for a change is for the theWest to see the brightest of weather the East getting the rain,showers but is certainly needed!
    It was a fairly cool start to Wednesday morning with a hint of Autumn in the air with some River valley mist and temperatures down to six celcius in one or two rural spots.
    Tonight will be a cloudy affair with one or two light showers in the North of our region towards the Birmingham/Black country area. Cloud and breeze slowly fading with lows down to 10c /50f
   Thursday, will be a bright or even Sunny start to the day but cloud will develop fairly quickly and showers will develop and these will affect all parts but the Eastern half of our patch ,IE, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Worcestershire could well get an heavy thundery shower,but as always some ,and most parts of the West will generally be dry, if not rather cloudy, Highs of 20c/68f ,,,,lows overnight of 11c/52f.
    Friday, a similar day with any shower activity, confined to the Eastern side, again the odd heavy Thundery shower, so if you live in Coventry, perhaps a downpour, but if you live the other side of the Marches, for instance Monmouth, perhaps you will stay dry! Highs 19c. but becoming rather windy from the North.North.East with gusts of wind up to 20mph......Anyway. I would really welcome youre feedback of this Website and dont forget to be a follower/member, and there will be lots of exciting additions to this site in the coming weeks, Take Care, See Yaa Ian.

Monthly Weather Round Up.....July 2010

July was a very benign month, on the whole, with a mainly high pressure dominated pattern, although ,the high pressure was often displaced . There was a wide range of rainfall across our area, with the Hills and Mountains Of Mid Wales recording inches of rain, whilst the East of our area recorded only millimeters, as any frontal weather simply died out when it moved East. The [VOEWS] recorded 29.09mms of rain ,the monthly average here at Evesham is 52mms about 2.0 inches. It was very windy midmonth as weak fronts made there way across our area, with 30mph recorded here, but more exposed areas would have recorded more than 40mph! The Highest air pressure was recorded on the 18th, at 1022.4mbs and the lowest air pressure was recorded on the 14th at 996.8 mbs. The highest day temperature was  on the 1st of the month was 26.4c/80f and the lowest was 8.4c/46f recorded on the 6th. The average day temperature here, is 21.7c/71f but the month came above the average at 22.8c/73f, the average night temperature falls down to 12,4c/54f but the recording was again above average at 13.6c/55f. There was 17 dry days and 14 wet days, so overall July came out with some very benign Summer weather!!
    CALLING FOR YOUR HELP!!
Yes ,we do need your help, if there is anyone who can become a member/follower and has anything to record weather in your garden ,We Are Very Interested. The monthly weather roundup would be greatly enhanced by your weather stats, and we would also give you a mention too, and would give us  a good idea on the variation of weather across our Beautiful area, Thanks Very Much.....Ian.

Nothing New!!

Nothing new on the weather scene in the coming days and for most of us this week, it wont be too bad at all the odd spattering of rain, or the odd heavy shower with generally a lot of cloud,but those gardens wanting water especially in the east of our region, will still be thirsty for some time to come!
    Sunday Evening, will see a very pleasant Summers evening right across our region, with patchy cloud and that theme stays overnight where it will be a warm night especially in our Towns and Cities ,typically 15c/59f in Birmingham and Oxford ,but down to about 9c/48f in the more rural areas in the west around the Welsh Marches.
     Monday, another fine day for most with perhaps a few light showers later in the Shropshire and Powys region. A mainly light SouthWesterly breeze but temperature, climbing again to the warm category with the East of our region such as Warwick, could well see temperatures up to 24c/75f, a rather cloudy night to come and another warm one with lows in rural spots no lower than 12c/54f.
    Tuesday, may see some brief rain in the far south, of Gloucestershire, and Oxfordshire, but again fine conditions prevailing, but rather a lot of cloud, feeling somewhat fresher with highs of about 21c/70f, lows of about 12c /50f and on ,
    Wednesday, will see another mainly dry day with large cloud amounts at times, and in light Westerly winds ,to the NorthWest later it will feel very pleasant, with highs of 23c/70. So the weekend over again, but still, the weather has not changed to much, SEE YA, later on Wednesday......Ian.

Top Of The World....

This section for Worcestershire Weather, "Top Of The World" is a series of Climate, and Environmental issues, and Weather across the Globe which are making the news headlines, for some good or bad reason and some controversial reasons too and this is our first for Worcestershire Weather.Com.
         The Gulf Of Mexico
The picture on the left, is the explosion of the "Transocean Deepwater Horizon Rig" which sadly killed eleven people, and it has became a news maker throughout the world, not for the tragic loss of eleven people, but the fact that this has become the United States largest oil spill and the second largest in the world. BP is responsible for the rig and of course the huge oil spill and in recent days have secured the leak , but the amount of oil which escaped is truly gigantic! But put into context as someone on the radio the other day, its literally a drop in the ocean,a little like a drop of oil in an Olympic sized swimming pool! Nevertheless, our dependance of oil, is critical for our lives to carry on the way in the "developed" world we are used to, as oil is used for power and heating for our homes, cars and industry, not to mention the countless products ,such as plastics etc which needs oil as an ingredient. But oil is a "finate" resource and one day it will run out so it is vital that we do find other "power" resources ,which there are many, but perhaps not finacially viable, so perhaps thats why they are not widely used as yet, but we will have no coice ,sooner or later! So this catastrophe is likely to happen again, somewhere and at some point, untill our thirst for oil receeds or perhaps oil resources will recceed first!
     The Gulf of Mexico is a huge body of water,it has 47,500 miles of coastline which includes all the islands, an average depth of 5,299feet, and the deepest part is called the "sigsbee deep" area which is about 15,000 feet deep. It is the ninth body of water in the world. If the Gulf of Mexico was a country it would be the 7th largest economy on the planet. Its not surprising though it has white sandy beeches, a semi tropical climate, it hasdeep coral reefs,sponge beds, mangrove forests, Barrier Island and the list goes on, and it has some of the worlds richest fishing. But the Gulf of Mexico is also infamous for it Hurrricanes which can wreak havoc on land and at sea. But truly, the Gulf of Mexico is really one of the Earths gems. To learn more about this region plus the latest on the underwater oil spill ,please click onto these fascinating links...Enjoy!
http://www.thedailygreen.com/enviromental@news/latest/gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill
http://www.gulfofmexicoalliance.org/pdfs/gulf_glance_1008.pdf
http://www.gulfbase.org/facts.php

Spot the difference!!

Yes, not a lot changes with our weather over the weekend, Saturday, is the most unsettled day, Sunday is your best bet for the outdoor activities.
    Tonight, will see the cloudy,mild conditions prevailing, with perhaps the odd spot of rain especially over the Hills and Mountains in the West of our area.
     Saturday, starts off bright with even a few sunny intervals, some showers will build up and some places such as the Birmingham, down to Worcestershire and Gloucestershire area could well catch a heavy one ,but as always with showers a lot of places will stay dry. The brighter parts may see 21c , but in the cloud and showers around 17/18c.Rather breezy at times. It stays rather cloudy into the evening with any showers dying out, lows down to 13c/55f
   Sunday, a largely dry day but again lots of cloud, but lighter winds as a small ridge of high pressure builds from the SouthWest.. In any sunshine 23c/73 will easily be reached, so a nice day for a Bbq!
    I will be back  later on Sunday, but untill then whatever youre doing this weekend, have a good one See Ya...Ian.

Get used to it!!

Hi folks. Some useful rain today across the dry southeastern parts of our region ,and parts of Oxfordshire had some thunderstorms too! You will be forgiven tonight ,it feels a little bit like an onset of Autumn, chilly breeze, well this is August!!
   No in seriousness, the weather has changed its suit, and it remaining very unsettled.Tonight will see cool winds from the North West, mainly dry ,clear periods too  and lows down to 9c/48f
    Thursday...will dawn bright, and breezy, some showers building up but a lot of places staying dry.Gusty winds at times especially in any showers! A breezy day from the NorthWest but feeling cool, 16c/61f in the far west of our region across the Stunning Elan valley. but perhaps 21c across the beautiful City of Oxford. Another cool night following, 12c/54f but with an increasing SouthWest breeze and onto ..............
   Friday....will see low pressure moving in from the West ,so heavy rain for the Powys Region and the"Elan Valley", early on,with Shropshire and Monmouthshire catching on to the act, this rain will slowly spread Eastwards and southeastwards with some heavy rain across Gloucestershire later on in the day!! This spreading Eastwards during the day and dying out, Highs about 18c/64f.... Not too good if youre holidaying in our region, especially camping!! So good news for some in our Eastern area of our region as the gardens look like having a good watering, Market Gardners and Farmers will be thankfull.....Not so good for those in a tent!!

Ready, Steady, Go...!!

A little more action on the weather scene as we go through the week as low pressure makes its self welcome across the British Isles. Some useful rain albeit a brief affair but certainly useful especially for the SouthEast of our region, ie Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Tonight will be a dull, humid, cloudy affair with the odd light spot of rain. Overnight, lows of 15c/59f and staying dry.
     Monday, carries on the cloudy, humid mainly dry theme ,although don't be surprised to see the odd shower. Highs in a any bright/Sunny intervals 22c /72f and through the day little changes, a  dry night, but rather cloudy lows of 13c/55f.
Tuesday, a repeat performance again, with often cloudy skies mainly dry, but feeling very humid, with highs of 22c/72f in a light West/Southwest airflow. Lows overnight 17c/63f so a very humid and sticky night.!
Wednesday, will see a cold front moving through our area early on and this will give some heavy rain for a short while, and then this leaves us in a Northwest airflow but turning much fresher and cooler in the wake of that rain with perhaps some showers to follow, but the sun will shine and a dry often sunny evening to follow, anyway more from me on Wednesday, but until then, at least some useful rain in the East of our region for the parched gardens...See Ya...Ian.

Extreme Weather in the UK....!

When we think of the British Weather , most of us dont think of  extreme weather, but in actual fact the UK as seen some notable extreme weather over the centuries.
Here are some "surprising" facts
"Highest Temperature Records"
England....38.5c, August 10th 2003, Faversham [Kent]
Wales.....35.2c ,August 2nd 1990, Hawarden Bridge [Flintshire]
Scotland.....32.9c, August 9th 2003, Greycrook, [Scottish Borders]
N.Ireland...30.8c June 30th 1976,Knockareven [County Fermanagh]  and July 12th Shaws Bridge, Belfast [County Antrim]
                                                 "Lowest Temperature Records"
Scotland...minus27.2c ,February11th and January 10th 1982 Braemar [Aberdeenshire], December30th 1995,,Altnaharra, [Highland]
England, minus 26.1c, January 10th 1982  Newport [Shropshire]
Wales, minus23.3c, January 21st 1940 Rhayader, [Powys]
N,Ireland ,minus 17.5c Januray 1st 1979, Magherally,[County Down]
                                           "Highest Monthly Sunshine Records"
England, 383.9 hours ,July 1911, Eastbourne,[Sussex]
Wales, 354.3 hours ,July 1955, Dale Fort [Pembrokeshire]
Scotland, 329.1 hours,May 1975, Tiree [Argyll&Bute]
N,Ireland ,298.0  hours,June1940, Mount Stewart [County Down]
                                         "Highest Gust Speed Records@ LowLevel sites"
Scotland...142 mph, Feruary 13th, 1989,Fraserburgh [Aberdeenshire]
N,Ireland....124mph ,January 12th 1974 , Kilkeel [County down]
Wales....124mph, October 28th 1989, Rhoose [Vale of Glamorgan]
England....118 mph, December 15th 1979, Gwennap, [Cornwall]
 The highest windspeed at a high level site goes to Cairngorm Summit on the 20th March 1986 recorded at 1,245 meters AMSL  a gust of 173mph!
                                            "Highest 24 hour rainfall totals"
England....279mms ,July 18th 1955 , Martinstown [Dorset]
Scotland....238mms,January 17th 1974, Sloy Main Adit [Argyll&Bute]
Wales....211mms ,November 11th 1929, Lluest Wen resevoir  [Mid Glamorgan]
N,Ireland 159mms,October 31st 1968, Tollymore forest [County Down]
                                           "Uk rainfall records for short durations"
Highest 5 min ,32mms ,August 10th 1893 ,Preston, [Lancashire]
Highest 30min, 80mms ,June 6th 1953, Eskdalemuir [Dumfries&Galloway]
Highest 60 min, 92mms, July 12th 1901, Maidenhead [Berkshire]
Highest 90min, 117mms, August 8th 1967, Dunsop Valley [Lancashire]
Highest 120 min, 193mms, May 19th 1989, Walshaw dean lodge [West yorkshire]
Highest 155min, 169mms, August 14th 1975, Hampstead, [Greater London]
Highest 180min ,178mms, October 7th 1960, Horncastle [Lincolnshire]
[25mms = 1 inch]
It also Snowed on June 2nd 1975, where the DerbyshireV Lancashire ,cricket match was cancelled, due to a blanket of snow on the cricket ground at Buxton, Derbyshire!!