Lets Go To The Mop.....!!

Yes its that time of year once again, when the Annual Mop fair, pays its visit around our area and its our turn to host the annual event here in my home town of of Evesham. The weather wont be too fair though [pardon the punn!] but for its first night tonight, its not going to be to bad with some "fair" and mild weather. So some clear spells for all first thing tonight, but during the early hours of Friday, we will see the breeze freshen from the SouthEast, and thickening cloud which will herald yet another weather system moving in from the Atlantic, to spoil things on Friday. So the morning rush hour will see that wind and rain piling in from the SouthWest, with gusts of wind in excess of 40 mph in some exposed locations, the rain will be heavy at times just about everywhere, such as Stroud and Ludlow, but there will be some brightness in between the rain which will lift temperatures to a healthy 16c/61f in Birmingham and Cheltenham, but the rain will be with us for most of the day, only clearing later on in Hereford and Hay on Wye with perhaps some late brightness Thats all from me now and if youre going to the Mop, enjoy the ride!! See Ya tommorow...Ian 
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Typical Autumn......!!

Hi Folks, Its been a fairly wet day across all parts, with some places picking up nearly half an inch of rain, but now the front has cleared, and the skies are turning clear and at this time of year with the nights now longer than the days , with all that low level moisture after todays rain, we will see mist and fog developing widely, some of this will be dense so caution needed if youre driving out and about tonight and first thing on Thursday, and the mist and fog will be with us for a good part of the morning, unless you live on high ground such as Beautiful, Llangurig,Powys where a bright morning is likely, but the Severn Valley and the Vale of Evesham and the Thames Valley, will see that fog  holding on to perhaps midday! Cold in the fog, but places such as Rhayader Powys will see some sunshine and lifting temperatures to 16c/61 whereas Oxford may see temperatures struggling in the mist with 10c/50f. Mainy dry with light winds, but some showers may effect the Black/Cambrian Mountains, and the Brecon Beacons later in the afternoon! I will be back later tomorrow, take care and sleep tight and have a good day on Thursday! Anything else related to weather please go to
http://www.netweather.com/   See Ya Ian.....!

Monthly Weather Roundup...August 2010.

August, turned out to be a very unsettled month with plenty of wind and rain. On average the area saw 12 dry days but some 19 wet days and 32mms [1.3 inches] fell on the 23rd and the same amount of rain fell a few days later on the 26th at the [VOEWS] "Vale Of Evesham Weather Station" Total rainfall was recorded at 120.2mms [5 inches] which was double the average rainfall for the Worcestershire area. Some windy days too, with 31mph recorded on the 24th with higher gusts in more exposed areas. Temperatures were roughly average by day, and the average nightly temperatures were slightly below average, with a low of  4.3c on the last day of the month, but equally the highest recorded temperature this month was 25.3c on the 16th. There was some thunderstorms during this period too, along with some squally rainbands around the mid month . Average daytime temperatures are 21c  ,the average this month was 21.3c , the average nighttime temperature is 12.1c and the average came out at 11.6c.

Hello Atlantic......!

Evening! The Atlantic ocean is really starting to shift up its gears to bring us all some wet and windy for the foreseeable future, and tonight will see the first of some really unsettled weather already in the West of our Region. Tonight,will see some showery rain moving across all parts , and as we move into Wednesday this rain will become quite heavy across most areas during the early hours and as daybreaks this rain will become rather showery and then later in the West such as Monmouth, during the afternoon skies will brighten and some late sunshine is possible but most other areas will stay dull and cloudy for the best part of the day, with some patchy rain. Winds will be from the south, for most of the day, but will veer to a Westerly direction later. Temperatures peaking at 17c for Warwick , so not a cold day! I will be back later on Wednesday, so take care and sleep tight!! See Ya Ian. http://www.netweather.tv/

Rather Cold, but Fair!

It was a cold morning across the area overnight, with some extensive ground frost, but lots of sunshine as a result. Tonight will see clear spells and the Welsh Marches such as Kington could well see an air frost with lows down to 0c/32f, very cold for this time of year. Sunday will see that cold start, with sunshine ,but places in the East of our region such as Warwickshire may see some cloudy spells with the best of the Sunshine in the West.   Monday, will see more cloud around with some light showery rain especially in the East such as Coventry. A cold day with highs of only 10c/50f at best. That cloud tends to break during the early hours of Tuesday morning which may allow some patchy frost and fog to develop, but as the winds start to pull in from the south , a warmer day with some sunny intervals and highs of 17c/64f. I will be back later on Tuesday evening See Ya Ian    http://www.netweather.tv/

The Easy Chair..President Barack Obamas, Lightning Speech!!

He may be the most powerful man on this Planet ,but the US president has a high regard for Mother Nature as this link shows. When it comes to the awesome power of the weather even the US president will bow down and become very meek in the presence of Natures fury! Anyway, have a look at the link below and see what you think......!!
http://www.mediaite.com/online/thunderstorm-ends-umbrella-c

Showers with Jack and the Kitchen Sink!!

All sorts of weather coming up in the next few days, but the general trend will be for it to turn much colder!!Theres a lot of heavy thundery downpours across our region tonight, and these will slowly die out, some areas of course will stay dry,and some clear spells developing, lows of 9c/48f,Friday, will start off with a cool breeze from the North with some patchy cloud, and some residual showers across Eastern Warwickshire, and Oxfordshire such as Rugby and Bicester, but most places staying fine, although always a lot of cloud, very cool, 14c/57f at best in some sheltered areas such as Redditch or  Bromsgrove best of the brightness across our Western parts such as Rhayader. The cloud will melt away across Western Regions during the Evening,and this will lead to a very chilly night with lows on Saturday morning around 7am of 2c/36f across Birmingham, Hereford and Monmouth and then a fair day with some sunshine but rather alot of cloud developing but staying mainly dry, with perhaps a hint of some light showers across the Coventry area. I will be back on Saturday for an updated forecast, but untill then take care See Yaa Ian.   http://www.netweather.tv/       http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/aff_game_list.shtml

Rain and Showers.....!!

Evening folks. Its been pleasantly warm across our region today with parts of Oxfordshire seeing, 23c/73f, but Im afraid its all change and I hope you made the most of the warm weather as its about to turn a lot , more unsettled and eventually colder, but more about that tomorrow!Tonight,will see ever increasing cloud and rain setting in to Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire and Powys and this will slowly spread to all parts overnight, some of this heavy.Thursday, will see that front clearing Oxfordshire at first light and then its a case of sunshine and showers, some of these heavy with perhaps a rumble of thunder, but as always some places may stay dry. Top temperatures 18c/64f .Have a good evening, and I will see you tommorow! See Ya   Ian.    http://www.netweather.tv/
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The Popes Fair Journey!!

The Pope is leaving Birmingham airport for his journey home tonight and it has to be said its not a bad night to take a flight out of the Uk, ok  some weak fronts across our patch providing some light rain or drizzle,especially in the West but a lot of places will stay dry such as Bicester in Oxfordshire. Lows tonight of 10c, /50f in Monmouth.Monday is not a bad day , rather a lot of cloud around but some sunny spells too, dry with mainly light SouthWest winds , top temperatures of 19c,/66f in Malvern and Tenbury Wells. Little change overnight ,but mild with Hereford seeing a low of 12c /54f.Tuesday,will see some good sunny intervals and staying dry, and temperatures responding to that sunshine especially  around the Oxford area with 21c/70f  ,lows of 13c around Gloucester. Wednesday,will see a potentially very warm day for September, so you might want to fetch out your Summer stuff for a few hours as the day will see fair, weather with a good deal of sunshine and light winds, and 25c/77f might well be reached around the Coventry area, "BUT" make the most of it as I will tell you the Other news later on Wednesday, as always more info on weather http://www.netweather.tv/

A bit of this and that!!

Friday again, and the weekends weather could be a lot worse ! Tonight, will see any cloud clearing and the winds falling light and with a rather cold airmass ,now across the Uk, its going to be very chilly night, with a widespread ground frost, so if youre going to be using your car early on Saturday morning you might need the scraper to get rid of the ice and in some places as the Welsh Marches, such as Kington, or Knighton a touch of air frost is possible with low temperatures at 6am down to  minus1/30f. So a nice ,cold start with plenty of sunshine but this will tend to give way to cloudier skies later with perhaps the odd light shower but most places staying dry, top temperatures 15c/59f and the a mainly dry night, but more cloud and breeze with overnight lows into Sunday which takes us into more of a cloudier ,breezy day with fronts moving in from the West, to give us some showery rain, with the heaviest of the rain over the Hills and Mountains in the West such as the Brecon Beacons. Highs of 14c/57f  with that cloud and rain dying out later in the day. Whatever your doing ,have a good one! I will be back later on Sunday,,,,,,,,http://www.netweather.tv/     and some games to play.....http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/aff_game_list.shtml

Proper Autumn....!

The nights are now pulling in and the mornings much darker too, and those chilly winds remind us that we are now well and truly into Autumn! Its not been to bad across our region, a lot of dry weather with a few heavy showers today and rather a strong wind , and apart from the wind calming down in the near future, nothing will change in the next couple of days with a lot of cloud during the day, with some showers, but overall cool, during the day, and rather cold at night! Tonight will see that breeze dying down, and any showers dying out, with some clear spells developing, with lows of 9c/48f say in Abergavenny.Thursday, will start of bright in some places but rather a lot of cloud around which could well produce some showers at some point ,just about anywhere, but a lot of places will stay dry allbeit cloudy. A cool day, top temperatures for Birmingham, 16c/61f ,cooler than that in any showers. Cloud breaking, during the Evening, and that will leave a very chilly night into Friday morning with lows of 5c/41f with some River Mist along for instance the Severn. A rather cloudy day with little brightness, but light winds, so despite a top temperature in Bewdley of only 15c/59f it wont feel so cool as it would do if it was windy! I will see you later on Good old Friday....Take Care..See Ya Ian.  http://www.netweather.tv/     and something for your amusement!! ...................................................    http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/aff_game_list.shtml

The "EASY" Chair!..........The Weather And Music...!

This is another new section for worcestershireweather "The Easy Chair" where good folk like you can participate!  From the start of humanity, the weather and music have gone hand in hand! Take for instance Edward Elgar who was inspired by the stunning Malvern Hills and no doubt the  Weather to write his world famous music. There are literally hundreds of songs with weather related lyrics and Im asking you to send your songs in to worcestershireweather perhaps via You Tube or any other way!! This section of worcestershire weather is for a bit of fun, to relax and listen to some of your favourite songs have a sing!But, to get you started Ive put 4 songs from you tube ,but remember, it does not have to mention directly the weather, but something in the song which has some sort of reminder for you of the weather at the certain time in your life, or a certain type of weather which makes  you think  of a song, whatever song you choose, we at worcestershireweather will be singing along!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?viPUmE-tne5U&ob=avze Type In..... Katrina and the waves ..Walking on sunshine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siWmOSByIOg  Type in...Garth Brooks  The Thunder Rolls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BROnXeBMIM&feature=related Type in... gerri halliwell, raining men!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osip-NOHiIg type in..... perpetuum jazzile   africa
Phil Collins...."I wish it would rain down"  Micheal Hayter, Wells, Somerset....Thanks Mike!
Vannessa Mae....".Storm"  From Amanda , Birmingham Uk
Donovan    ...."Catch The Wind " From  Amanda  , Birmingham  uk.....Many Thanks!
The Beatles...."Here comes the sun" and" Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"  From Tonia, Evesham Uk  Many Thanks Sweetheart!
http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/aff_game_list.shtml    Some games for you to enjoy and play with!!
                                                                                                             

Global Cooling and a New Ice Age!!!!???

Its always interesting to hear other peoples viewpoints whether you agree with them or not and we at worcestershireweather are happy to share other folks thoughts with you on here! The link provided takes you to someones thoughts on how he thinks a cold Winter will happen across the Uk because of various reasons as mentioned by him. Give it a read, and see what you Think! I must say that these are not my thoughts at all but it does make for interesting reading.........http://globalcoolingnewiceageuk.blogspot.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76sS7bqw9Z8

Welcome To Autumn...!

Its not been a bad weekend for many, some showers around but a good deal of dry and fine weather. The week ahead really starts to bring us well and truly in to Autumn from Tuesday as low pressure and cool winds  make there self felt. Tonight, will see fine conditions for all with perhaps some early mist for some Eastern parts of our region. However, the wind will freshen from the SouthWest and shroud the Hills and Mountains in the West of our region with mist and fog as we import some warm and humid air.Monday will see a mainly cloud day especially for Devils Bridge, Hay on Wye and Rhayader, with Hay Bluff at an elevation of about 2,300ft will be shrouded by cloud all day but further East for instance Tewkesbury and Shipston On Stour will see some brightness and some sunshine lifting temperatures up to 21c/70f ,but with some windy conditions especially on high ground. A warm humid night coming up and strengthening winds and on to Tuesday, will see a cold front moving from the NorthWest, which will give a wet day for most,feeling cold in the rain, although Ludlow and Newtown, will see brighter skies by midday, with Oxford hanging onto the Rain, to later in the day....But you will notice the cool , breezy conditions spreading to all in the wake of the rain ,with highs of 12c/54f in the rain, but getting to 16c/61f in the NorthWest of our region in any sunshine, breezy still, with a few showers, especially along the Black and Cambrian Mountain with lows into Wednesday morning down to 8c/46f, and then we are left in a very clean airmass so put yourself on Bredon Hill or Broadway Tower, or even Worcestershire Beacon the highest point of the Beautifull Malvern Hills at 1,395Ft and you will see up to 60 miles , a great day for hill walking though rather chilly if youre standing around for to long ,a few showers though, and if you catch one it could well be heavy with some hail and thunder and some very gusty winds...... I will be back later on Wednesday , but whatever youre doing , Please take care......Ian.

Its Friday Night!!!

Yes ,its enough to make you smile, that it is Friday Night and those who dont work on the Weekend[and there are one or two!!] its time to kick the shoes off and relax! But, the weather is not smiling tonight as some heavy rain is moving into the West and all of us will see some heavy rain for a while, but the Elan Valley and the Cambrian Mountains will see the lions share of the rain with perhaps 2inches of rain falling in the mountains, they certainly new what they were doing when they built those spectacular dams over 100 years ago! Tonight,will see that heavy rain moving across all areas and still breezy, but mild ,temperatures no lower than 13c/55f, Saturday, starts wet in the East of our area ie Warwickshire, Oxfordshire ,so Banbury, keeping that rain to the late morning, while Llangurig nestled softly by the banks of the Beautiful River Wye in the West, will see a dry start but showers developing , some heavy and thundery  showers developing ,but well scattered and further East mainly dry, although one or two showers are possible, feeling fresher and some sunshine for all,top temperatures 21c in Oxford, and then a dry clear, cool night with some rural mist and fog especially along River banks then on Sunday a bright [keep smiling day!!] with some sunny intervals and light NorthWesterly winds and lower humidity, most places staying dry although perhaps the odd light shower across the Beautifull Black Mountains! Good Visibility, too, so if your hill or Mountain walking, some great vistas to be seen. I will be back later on Sunday, but have a great weekend and dont forget whatever the weather to [keep smilin/!]      See Ya Ian.

Video Gallery 2...Stormy Skies USA!!

This video gallery is some of my Video and photos of the storm chasing Ive done. Unfortunately, for me there is no footage of tornadoes but the skyscapes make up for that so sit back and enjoy! and if you look carefully you may see a picture of a very fimiliar face of the yesteryear weather forecasters on BBC television. known to be kicking up a storm.....[Hurricane]!!......Anybody wanting to go storm chasing look no further than this link!     http://www.netweather.com/     

Typical British!!

Evening Folks....Not a lot of changes in our weather in the next couple of days, with rain and sunshine to be part of the menue! Tonight, will see some fine conditions ,with most places if not all staying dry. With Light winds and fairly clear skies ,some parts will see some mist and fog in some more rural areas and some river mist too. Lows of 8c/46f.Thursday, will start of fine ,but some showers developing , but a lot of fine Early Autumn weather to enjoy with a light breeze from the West. Highs of 21c/70f, a fine end to the day but winds will back towards the SouthWest and usher in more cloud and humid conditions with hill fog and drizzle for the Black Mountains, Cambrian Mountains and later the Shropshire,Malverns and Cotswold hills ,courtesy of a Warm front and so the early hours of Friday, will see the damp humid conditions affecting all parts especially to the West of our region, so a mild start to the day some light patchy rain for many , but most places seeing that cloud breaking in the morning to leave some bright or Sunny intervals away from the Mountains of Wales where if youre hill or mountain walking at the summits, very damp conditions will ensue! Turning out very warm and humid in such places as Stratford, Kidderminster, or Oxford with highs here ,typically 23c/73f, but a "Cold Front" will be pushing in later in the day to give all of us a proper soaking, I will see you Friday Pm, See Yaa....Ian.

Video Gallery 1 Stormy Seas!

This is a new section to worcestershireweather.com and if you know me ,you will know only to well that I enjoy extreme weather, ok, thats one of the reasons I go storm chasing to the Usa! Its not that I enjoy the destruction it causes and the loss of life which indeed is tragic, but for me ,it puts lifes problems in perspective and shows us Mortal Humans that we are weak, and very fragile to the mighty Mother Nature. This video is generally not so much extreme , well it isnt at all, !but does show us that the power of the weather and sea is unimaginable ,an enourmous and infinate power source, which is there for us to respect but also if technoligy allows to power our modern lives without the need to use carbon, or nuclear.....This footage is taken in beautifull West Wales , and Wales in this case is really living up to its reputation of being very wild at times....ENJOY!

Ever Changing.......!

The weather has taken a big nose dive now, with unsettled conditions for all in the coming week ,with plenty of rain, wind and sunshine and showers in the forecast.Tonight, will see some showery rain at times ,but it should not amount up to much, but a mild and increasingly breezy night so for Monday, a bright and breezy start, but not cold and then cloud increases throughout the morning along with some windy conditions to bring some heavy rain to the SouthWest of our region ...ie Monmouthshire/Gloucestershire area by about 4pm and this rain will move right across our region by the end of the day. Some of this rain will be heavy with over an inch expected in some places especially over high ground where it will become quite misty over the Black mountains such as "Hay Bluff". That rain clears our patch in the early hours of  Tuesday morning and then we are left in a showery regime with anyone likely to catch one where they are likely to be heavy, with perhaps some hail and thunder. Temperatures , suppressed in any showers but given any sunshine it will likely make 19c/66f, some showers continuing over the night time period into Wednesday, and some showers around in the morning and early afternoon, but Im optimistic that a drier brighter second half of the day will ensue. I will be back later on Wednesday, but any other weather related topics please go to  http://www.netweather.tv/   See Yaa  Ian.

Photo Gallery 2 ...Late Autumn in the Malverns and the" Brockenspectre"

These are some of the photos I took, a few years back on a cold ,frosty and Foggy morning, upon the Stunning Malvern Hills here in Worcestershire. Also a few photos of the rare "Brockenspectre" which I captured and for more info on this Phenomenon go to these links..
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/meteorology/news-10-in
http://www.atoptics.co.uk/droplets/globrock.htm       http://enwikipedia.org/wiki/brocken_spectre

Slow Changes.......

Evening folks! Its been glorious across most of the Uk this week, and although there are big changes on the way for next week, this weekend will only see slow changes to next weeks unsettled weather. Tonight, will see clear spells as temperatures get down to about 6c/43f at the lowest, but mist and fog will become widespread and any high level routes , such as the Cotwolds and  the  Rhayader /Elan valley area will see some dense patches of fog overnight and into Saturday morning , but this should burn off fairly quickly and by late morning most places will see some bright or sunny intervals. A few showers will develop across the Welsh Marches , along with Powys and Monmouthshire the odd heavy one possible, but away from here , temperatures climbing to 22c/72f for instance in Cirencester and Pershore. A repeat performance again , but with more of a noticable breeze from the SouthEast so that will make for a milder night and less in the way of mist at low levels ,but fog will still affect the high ground as we move into Sunday and once again a fair day for many but some showers especially for the Monmouthshire and West Gloucestershire, such as Abergavenny and the Chepstow, Lydney areas, but most places even here staying dry, Highs Sunday 21c/70f for places like Rugby. I will be back later on Sunday, have a great and peaceful weekend and anything else weather related please go to.....http://www.netweather.tv/    See Yaa Ian..!

Tell The difference?!!

Its a lovely start to September, though there has been Mr Jack Frost around on the last couple of mornings in one or two spots! Not a lot to say for the next couple of days as high pressure controls our weather for a while yet!Tonight ,will see another chilly night across our patch with some patchy mist and fog, in rural areas , but most places warmer than last night ,but even so a chilly night to come with lows of 5c/41f in rural areas.Thursday, a fine bright/sunny start some cloud building up with a light Easterly wind. But temperatures rising to a hearty 23c/73f, a cool night again and then Friday,very similar although there may be a very small chance of a light shower in the West of our region across the stunning Elan Valley , but most places warm and dry with a brisk SouthEasterly wind, I will be back on the Backside of Friday, but wehatever youre doing ,enjoy the weather!   See Yaa Ian.