Erm... There was a heatwave and barbeques.
I put the heating on last night. I just hope we get a nice bright August, September and October.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 29 Jul 2009, 10:09, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

if september and october are sunny and dry
then I will be happier than if august was.

something that has just occurred to me: some of the finest weather and climate scientists in the world work for the met office. they can't predict the weather with anything even approaching accuracy and yet the global climate change predictions are believed. just a thought...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 29 Jul 2009, 10:11, Reply)

I never trust a weather forecast longer than three days.
Long-term modelling based on long-term observations and trends is considerably more reliable than the Met Office's five-day forecasts.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 29 Jul 2009, 10:14, Reply)

long-term modelling isn't that accurate
especially given the number of parameters involved in global models, and that they don't really have long-term observations to base them all on. too many assumptions for my liking.

I don't trust any of the met offices forecasts. there are far more reliable ones out there. and even those aren't very reliable.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 29 Jul 2009, 10:18, Reply)

Very long term forecasting
is based on ice-cores and geological archaeology and many other factors. I agree it's not perfect, but I'd trust it much more than anything the Met Office produces.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 29 Jul 2009, 10:21, Reply)

There may well have been
where you live. I assume that's down south as that gets more media coverage...however up here it was shit then, continues to be shit now and will apparently continue to be further shit for another month.

I know the Met Office doesn't *make* the weather, but couldn't they prepare us for the worst instead?
(berk, Wed 29 Jul 2009, 10:12, Reply)

North Bucks
Are you sure where you live isn't just shit?
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 29 Jul 2009, 10:15, Reply)

Well, yes
I do live in the Midlands after all, mild to moderate shitness is a given. But the incessant rain should not be - I don't think I've been properly dry since bloody June.
(berk, Wed 29 Jul 2009, 10:20, Reply)

As a regular country walker I wholeheartedly agree
and as one who gets low mood during the grey of winter, I'll admit I've felt cravings for sunshine over the past few weeks. This is the country we live in, and the weather is generally shit.

I tend not to whinge about it any more. Just get yourself some proper kit and put up with it.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 29 Jul 2009, 10:24, Reply)