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I predict 2015.........

We all are and I guess as long as new science comes along and people develop bigger and better models etc, we will keep on learning. I still only have a very small % of the knowledge of many on here (and a few more hunches TBH) and really enjoy the forecasts and explanations given by our more experienced members who have been studying meteorology for years. 100 years ago people were using seaweed and pine cones to guess what the weather might be the day after. Today we look at charts produced by supercomputers to tell us broadly what's going to happen in 5 days time. Who knows how accurate we will be in 100 years time?

Haven't even got the pleasure of that

But still welcome Luke!

Changes in the direction of the jet stream tomorrow into Friday? Or is that just a result of the helical rotation/direction of the low anyway?

I dare not look TBH Steve, oh go on then.... Whoops! here we go yet again The another biggy bashes us from the Atlantic: Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water!

Rain the main concern for our region rather than the winds I guess. Not as bad as further South or North of you, but yes, more heavy rain due:

http://www.eastgrinsteadcourier.co.uk/WEATHER-WARNING-Rain-flooding-ice-yellow-alert/story-20519456-detail/story.html#ixzz2rmxRimgo http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?regionName=se&tab=warnings&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1390953600

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1391212800&regionName=wl

Here we go, not good news: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1391126400&regionName=se

This doesn't need any explanation, just exasperation:

Damn, the rain could be here for a while:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-heavy-rain-gale-3081884#ixzz2rmPIZLuu

Tropical Storm ELEVEN: Probability of Cat 1 or above winds to 72 hours lead

At least until this front dives off East:

Swell heights another concern: http://magicseaweed.com/UK-Ireland-Surf-Chart/1/

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1391126400&regionName=se

http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Heavy-rain-set-hit-North-Devon-Friday-Saturday/story-20518513-detail/story.html#ixzz2rlyDpLtw

19.2mm of rain overnight and some of that was hail and sleet on the way home. Next low cruises in off The Atlantic late Friday and surprise, surprise, more rain: NMM shows it close up and personal:

In years gone by we'd be really interested in a deep low like this coming in off the Atlantic. But with the continual bombardment we've had this Winter, the Met O fax chart is almost unremarkable despite a circa 956 mb centre:

http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/scotland-s-weather-heavy-snow-expected-on-friday-1-3284643

Here we go again! Of course, there's a shed load more rain:

5.3°C 991.8 hPa rising 0.1 HPa/hr Wind 4.4 mph gusting 11.2 mph max S/SE DP 4.4°C Humidity 94% 19.2mm rain last 24 hours Cloud base 439 ft It's raining again