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  • Location: Blackburn - 180m asl
  • Location: Blackburn - 180m asl

The newspapers should be banned from long range weather forecasting unless this situation does turn out and we get a snowy september, that'll put them off sputing this kind of crap in future. It may be a bit wet in September, apart from that thecairngorms will see slight snowfall.

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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
  • Weather Preferences: Any Extreme
  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield

While they call it The Daily Mail, I call it the Daily JUNK Mail hahaha.

Daily Junk sounds better. Poor old Met office they get blamed for this rubbish as well.

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  • Location: Bangor, Northern Ireland (20m asl, near coast)
  • Weather Preferences: Any weather will do.
  • Location: Bangor, Northern Ireland (20m asl, near coast)

Maybe 8c below average atop of some mountain ranges, but widespread?...they're avin' a laugh.

They use maybes, possibles and could alot aswell...because that means they didn't say "IT WAS" going to happen. The daily fail at its best again.

And of course I'd just like to mention that even myself and most of you on here can see that these storys are grade-a balloney. Never a hint of doubt in my own methods compared to whatever fantasy land Joe is living in.

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

Havent the newspapers ever heard of NetWeather.tv :)

Yes, but because NW don't make outlandish predictions they aren't interested!

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  • Location: cotswolds
  • Location: cotswolds

obviously we are peek "silly season" in the media at the moment and i guess this organisation have tried to capitalise on this, again. the sunday mirror should know better than churn out this tosh. but as i work alongside the media industry i'm not surprised. it's been going on for years. the real culprits are the claptrap organisation who perpetuate this utter nonsense for publicity means. shameless. a waste of paper and time. hopefully the meto wont get the rap if we get a decent september. LS

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  • Location: Stanwell(south side of Heathrow Ap)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms, squally fronts, snow, frost, very mild if no snow or frost
  • Location: Stanwell(south side of Heathrow Ap)

so i should get updated on my winter gear? make sure ya snow chains are in the boot, and dont forget thrashing the wheels in 1st gear wont get you far in the snow and ice..

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  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine...
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.

The scary thing is: if they get even 10% of that forecast correct, some peeps will confer sainthood them. Look at all the fawning approval Piers Corbyn gets, on those rare occasions he scores a hit.

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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)

What are your thoughts?

Daily Mirror................

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  • Location: W. Northants
  • Location: W. Northants

I wouldn't have thought snow showers over the mountains of northern Scotland would be all that unusual before the end of September. And the prediction of a cool, wet month is probably quite sound given La Nina seems to be pumping up the jet. So once you strip away all the sensationalist nonsense (8c BELOW average?) the actual gist of the forecast seems reasonable. Why people like Powell and Corbyn have to destroy their credability by going so OTT I don't know? I guess they just crave attention.

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  • Location: Coleraine,Macosquin,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
  • Location: Coleraine,Macosquin,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Posted · Hidden by shuggee, August 17, 2010 - Rude and unconstructive
Hidden by shuggee, August 17, 2010 - Rude and unconstructive

Excuse my ignorance but what friggen paper do you bloody read if they are all wrong nearly every paper you lot say is wrong, what one is bloody right, and its kinda insulting to the people who read them including me.

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  • Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Location: Bratislava, Slovakia

I should be able to laugh at such nonsense, but it genuinely makes me livid the way large sections of the media knowingly deceive the public when it comes to the weather. Sleet and snow warnings for September? Jesus wept!

It seems to me that the modus operandi is to select a specific long-range forecast which would make an interesting headline, then pretend that said long-range forecast is reliable enough to state as almost certain to happen before moaning about "botched" forecasts should they go wrong. They take absolutely no responsibility in what they print, and are a pernicious influence on society.

A "balmy" 23C? The "cooling" jet stream? Give us a break.

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  • Location: Purley, Surrey - 246 Ft ASL
  • Weather Preferences: January 1987 / July 2006
  • Location: Purley, Surrey - 246 Ft ASL

I found the comment below very amusing!

At least he has a supporter somewhere!

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YOU DIDN,T ASK PIERS CORBYN

26.10.10, 10:14am

Britain facing tough winters<br style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; "><br style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; ">Why didn't you ask piers Corbyn for his forecast he would have told you the true facts for the weather for this winter, He has been spot on for the last few winters but still you refuse to get his forecast and see how he pans out with it.<br style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; "><br style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; ">Why not do a article on him to see, are you biased or just bad at reporting the facts about the weather.

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  • Location: swansea craig cefn parc 160 m asl
  • Location: swansea craig cefn parc 160 m asl

Positive weather WINTER OUTLOOK

Winter 2010/2011

December: Chilly, some wintry weather around.

A chilly but dry start to December with some dry and bright weather around, but also some rain - amounts of which are not expected to give cause for concern. Through mid-month, high pressure consolidates, so expect a run of dry weather, which will combine chilly and bright daytimes, with clear and crisp nights, leading to sustained frost and fog activity, some of which will persist throughout the day, predominantly inland and in more so valley locations. During the final segment of December, unsettled weather chiefly affecting the higher ground across the eastern and north-eastern side of the UK, and possibly higher ground pushing westward for a time, may well deliver a White Christmas.

January: Mainly dry start, wintry weather developing.

A cold but dry start to January, quite raw at times, with a continuation of dry and bright conditions by day, with some sharp night frosts, particularly inland. By mid-month, with the cold theme continuing, sleet and snow showers will become increasingly more widespread, with moderate falls of snow possible, which have the potential to cause disruption - particularly for eastern and upland regions. PWS will continue to assess how the detail of the expected snowfall develops, but confidence is high that this eventuality will occur. January ends with dry and bright conditions alternating with periods of wintry weather, with the north and northeast again most likely to experience the worst of the conditions, with the south and west seeing more of a rain/sleet combination for the most part.

February: Bitterly cold month, wintry weather.

Another largely cold start to another month, with the ongoing threat of wintry conditions, in the form of organised bands of rain, sleet, and snow, interspersed with drier and brighter weather. Through mid-month, the likelihood and confidence of more widespread and disruptive snowfall increases, most likely once again to the north and east, with for a time, the south and west affected too, and some level of disruption can be expected. PWS will continue to monitor this segment of the forecast. By late month, although the cold conditions show signs of receding somewhat, further wintry weather especially to the north and east cannot be ruled out, with the south and west more likely to see a rain/sleet mix.

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  • Location: Sunderland
  • Weather Preferences: cold
  • Location: Sunderland

Not strictly newspaper; but most certainly the most hilarious thing I've saw this year, EVEN better than that 2012 Real or Fiction, b******** and the ever-so-amazing Daily Wail.

Positive weather WINTER OUTLOOK

Winter 2010/2011

December: Chilly, some wintry weather around.

A chilly but dry start to December with some dry and bright weather around, but also some rain - amounts of which are not expected to give cause for concern. Through mid-month, high pressure consolidates, so expect a run of dry weather, which will combine chilly and bright daytimes, with clear and crisp nights, leading to sustained frost and fog activity, some of which will persist throughout the day, predominantly inland and in more so valley locations. During the final segment of December, unsettled weather chiefly affecting the higher ground across the eastern and north-eastern side of the UK, and possibly higher ground pushing westward for a time, may well deliver a White Christmas.

January: Mainly dry start, wintry weather developing.

A cold but dry start to January, quite raw at times, with a continuation of dry and bright conditions by day, with some sharp night frosts, particularly inland. By mid-month, with the cold theme continuing, sleet and snow showers will become increasingly more widespread, with moderate falls of snow possible, which have the potential to cause disruption - particularly for eastern and upland regions. PWS will continue to assess how the detail of the expected snowfall develops, but confidence is high that this eventuality will occur. January ends with dry and bright conditions alternating with periods of wintry weather, with the north and northeast again most likely to experience the worst of the conditions, with the south and west seeing more of a rain/sleet combination for the most part.

February: Bitterly cold month, wintry weather.

Another largely cold start to another month, with the ongoing threat of wintry conditions, in the form of organised bands of rain, sleet, and snow, interspersed with drier and brighter weather. Through mid-month, the likelihood and confidence of more widespread and disruptive snowfall increases, most likely once again to the north and east, with for a time, the south and west affected too, and some level of disruption can be expected. PWS will continue to monitor this segment of the forecast. By late month, although the cold conditions show signs of receding somewhat, further wintry weather especially to the north and east cannot be ruled out, with the south and west more likely to see a rain/sleet mix.

December - Wintry Weather

January - Wintry Weather

February - Wintry Weather

Ooo... they certainly, use their words well, don't they!

But c'mon, Wintry Weather in... w.w.w.WINTER! End of the bloody world dry.gif

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  • Location: Napton on the Hill Warwickshire 500ft
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and heatwave
  • Location: Napton on the Hill Warwickshire 500ft

Dundee's Evening Telegraph predicting an Ice Age scenario on Thursday 18th November.

How do you 'predict the past ??

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  • Location: STEVENAGE, HERTS (100M ASL)
  • Location: STEVENAGE, HERTS (100M ASL)

Positive weather WINTER OUTLOOK

Winter 2010/2011

December: Chilly, some wintry weather around.

A chilly but dry start to December with some dry and bright weather around, but also some rain - amounts of which are not expected to give cause for concern. Through mid-month, high pressure consolidates, so expect a run of dry weather, which will combine chilly and bright daytimes, with clear and crisp nights, leading to sustained frost and fog activity, some of which will persist throughout the day, predominantly inland and in more so valley locations. During the final segment of December, unsettled weather chiefly affecting the higher ground across the eastern and north-eastern side of the UK, and possibly higher ground pushing westward for a time, may well deliver a White Christmas.

January: Mainly dry start, wintry weather developing.

A cold but dry start to January, quite raw at times, with a continuation of dry and bright conditions by day, with some sharp night frosts, particularly inland. By mid-month, with the cold theme continuing, sleet and snow showers will become increasingly more widespread, with moderate falls of snow possible, which have the potential to cause disruption - particularly for eastern and upland regions. PWS will continue to assess how the detail of the expected snowfall develops, but confidence is high that this eventuality will occur. January ends with dry and bright conditions alternating with periods of wintry weather, with the north and northeast again most likely to experience the worst of the conditions, with the south and west seeing more of a rain/sleet combination for the most part.

February: Bitterly cold month, wintry weather.

Another largely cold start to another month, with the ongoing threat of wintry conditions, in the form of organised bands of rain, sleet, and snow, interspersed with drier and brighter weather. Through mid-month, the likelihood and confidence of more widespread and disruptive snowfall increases, most likely once again to the north and east, with for a time, the south and west affected too, and some level of disruption can be expected. PWS will continue to monitor this segment of the forecast. By late month, although the cold conditions show signs of receding somewhat, further wintry weather especially to the north and east cannot be ruled out, with the south and west more likely to see a rain/sleet mix.

Well, this forecast is already looking very shakey! I can't believe the press still print the dross from Piers Corben. He writes to get big headlines and pulls in cash for interviews and hits on his website. His reliability / accuracy over the years has been terrible!

Edited by Tim Bland
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  • Location: swansea craig cefn parc 160 m asl
  • Location: swansea craig cefn parc 160 m asl

You getting confused tim thats positive weather jonathan powell piers corbyn is weather action and weather action forecastes for winter 2010 to2011 was spot on last winter. weatheraction for december is for severe cold for december due to the low solar minimum.

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  • Location: swansea craig cefn parc 160 m asl
  • Location: swansea craig cefn parc 160 m asl

Weather action says,Coldest winter for europe for 100 yrs we will give the public due warning to save lives when the blizzards will hit uk.They have already given a warning out on the first of november for heavy snow on the 28 29 30 of november.

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  • Location: Atherstone on Stour: 160ft asl
  • Location: Atherstone on Stour: 160ft asl

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