Weather in the general media (Newspaper features etc)

[soupsurfer7]

Jet stream changes may give Britain 'a real summer' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18868494

[Summer Sun]

Bring your wellies to the Games! Lord Coe warns Olympic visitors to prepare for a soggy time as forecasters predict MORE heavy rain

http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz20xMhjx3i

[Methuselah]

I do wish they'd make their minds up!

[Summer Sun]

Summer At Last: Temperatures To Hit 27C

http://news.sky.com/story/961670/summer-at-last-temperatures-to-hit-27c

Edited July 18, 2012 by Summer Sun

[PompeyFC]

Interesting piece in the Mail about Ice in greenland a massive piece of ice has cracked on one of the largest glaciers

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2175222/Iceberg-twice-size-Manhattan-breaks-away-Greenlands-largest-glacier.html

[Summer Sun]

Countdown to summer begins! There IS an end in sight to all the rain and flooding with the first glimpse of sunshine THREE days away

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2175226/UK-weather-First-glimpse-sunshine-THREE-days-away.html#ixzz20zDEvJ98

[Robbie Garrett]

Interesting piece in the Mail about Ice in greenland a massive piece of ice has cracked on one of the largest glaciers

http://www.dailymail...st-glacier.html

Christ, is there a topic on this?

[Summer Sun]

SUMMER TO ARRIVE IN JUST THREE DAYS

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/333687/Summer-to-arrive-in-just-three-days-

[Coast]

Jet stream changes may bring warmer weather

The jet stream is on the move at last following a lengthy spell when it became lodged across southern England, bringing low pressure systems and unsettled weather. Northern Ireland has had the wettest June on record followed by a wetter than average July.

Forecasters say the jet stream is at last showing signs of moving northwards, back to its more normal summer position, heralding sunnier, calmer weather. However, Northern Ireland will still fall prey to changeable weather, along with most north-westerly parts of the UK. And before the jet stream moves, we also have to brave another spate of miserable weather.

Meteogroup forecaster Tom Tobler told the Belfast Telegraph: “There’s a bit of a change coming up later in the week but there is more unsettled weather to get through first for Northern Ireland. “There’s some fairly heavy rain coming in at the minute and possibly thunderstorms too,†he said. But there is a change on the horizon, he added. “There will be just a few showers today then high pressure is building from the west.’’

Saturday and Sunday should be mostly dry for Northern Ireland, he said. “However, there is another low pressure system approaching on Sunday which will remain to the north west of the UK. These weather fronts will be moving in and bringing some heavy rain, especially to the west of Scotland, but Northern Ireland will get some rain on Monday.â€

The second half of next week is looking drier due to high pressure, although temperatures will remain average, he said. The jet stream is a river of fast-flowing wind powering through the upper atmosphere. It normally passes along a path from west to east across the Atlantic. Its exact position makes a major difference to the weather impinging on Britain and Ireland, as small islands on the frontline between the Atlantic Ocean and the Continent of Europe.

Background

The jet stream is a zone of fast moving winds, typically flowing around the globe at mid-latitudes around six miles above the Earth's surface. Sometimes, the jet stream will accelerate and when this happens, air is forced to move upwards through the atmosphere, causing areas of low pressure that bring unsettled weather. In a normal summer, the jet stream would typically pass to the north west of Scotland, bringing rain to the north west of Britain and drier weather to the south east. This summer the jet stream has been lodged across southern England.

http://www.belfastte...l#ixzz213Gglrt3

[Coast]

Wet UK weather to cost RSA £50m

RSA Insurance has warned that poor summer weather across the UK has cost it about £50m in claims so far.

The UK suffered the wettest June on record this year, causing widespread flooding, and 20 flood alerts from the Environment Agency remain in place across the country. RSA, which provides household, car and property insurance, said there have been additional costs this month as the rain continues to fall. "Following the wettest June on record in the UK, RSA announces that the net loss across the group’s UK Household, Motor and Commercial Property portfolios from last month’s adverse weather is estimated to be around £40m," RSA said in a trading update.

"Current expectations are that the impact of the continued rainfall experienced to date in July will be around £10m.

RSA, which is led by chief executive Simon Lee, also admitted that the double earthquake in Northern Italy in May has hit the company's accounts. The natural disasters, which occurred nine days apart, killed 26 people and caused huge damage.

"The net loss to the group in relation to the two earthquakes in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy in May is estimated to be around £35m," the company added. Despite the losses, RSA said it still expected its full-year combined ratio to be "better than 96pc". Combined ratios are a key industry measure of underwriting profitability, with figures below 100pc reflecting a profit.

Barrie Cornes, analyst at Panmure Gordon, said: "The cost is much higher than the £8m-£15m that we had forecast, and this appears to be as a result of losses in commercial insurance as well as motor.â€

"Whilst we view this as slightly disappointing these are exceptional weather losses and clearly something over which the management has no control. RSA’s reinsurance programme kicks in at £100m loss but these losses are spread over a long period and wouldn't be seen as a single event anyway."

http://www.telegraph...st-RSA-50m.html

[Summer Sun]

US Praying For Rain As Drought Worsens

http://news.sky.com/story/962089/us-praying-for-rain-as-drought-worsens

[Summer Sun]

FORGET THE RAIN... BRITAIN'S SUMMER STARTS THIS WEEKEND

BRITAIN is set to sizzle in the run-up to the Olympics with temperatures soaring to 95F next week.

http://www.express.c...ts-this-weekend

Edited July 20, 2012 by Summer Sun

[Weather-history]

FORGET THE RAIN... BRITAIN'S SUMMER STARTS THIS WEEKEND

BRITAIN is set to sizzle in the run-up to the Olympics with temperatures soaring to 95F next week.

http://www.express.c...ts-this-weekend

I don't see it in the models of temperatures that high, so how do they come to that conclusion?

[Weather-history]

Hal Roach (The Express) presents Laurel (Positive Weather Services) and Hardy (British Weather Sevices) in "Below Zero!" as the comedy duo attempt to make range long forecasts resulting in the usual ineptitude, slapstick and farce. Special cameo appearance by Piers Corbyn.

[legritter]

regards newspaper headlines , in my many yrs of weather interest the information is given to the news media .it is then worked on by journalists with a little knowledge of weather related subjects .although there are some very professional journalists out there with an interest in weather, many in my opinion over hype the facts just to make a good headline . this makes the likes of the met office a constant joke ,i can assure you that professional meteorologists do not look that far ahead and predict temp of 90s plus ,when they know that a forecast a week to 10 days away can go pear shape , given the fact of super computers and sat etc etc . if there is any journalist reading this please present your news story with a little bit more consideration ,and as they are aware during their training DONT EXAGGERATE YOU WILL PAY FOR IT LATER ,and i know its a free country but be professional , i am only posting this as just had phone call from my dear moth in law who is saying that her coffee morning was non stop talk of next weeks big heatwave , THEY READ IT IN THE PAPER SO IT MUST BE TRUE ,

[Summer Sun]

At last, it's an 80F heatwave: Dig out the T-shirts and shorts... after months of rain, a scorching weekend is on the way

• Temperatures next week set to be highest of the year as they reach 28C
• Atlantic jet plume that lingered over the south has finally moved north
• Summer set to begin but temperatures will settle before the Olympics

http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz219kNHASm

[A Winter's Tale]

WARMER WEATHER FOR BRITAIN AS SUMMER EXODUS BEGINS

Drier and sunnier weather forecast ahead Olympics as 2 million Britons head overseas for the holidays.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/20/warmer-weather-britain-summer?newsfeed=true

[Backtrack]

FORGET THE RAIN... BRITAIN'S SUMMER STARTS THIS WEEKEND

BRITAIN is set to sizzle in the run-up to the Olympics with temperatures soaring to 95F next week.

http://www.express.c...ts-this-weekend

At last, it's an 80F heatwave: Dig out the T-shirts and shorts... after months of rain, a scorching weekend is on the way

• Temperatures next week set to be highest of the year as they reach 28C
• Atlantic jet plume that lingered over the south has finally moved north
• Summer set to begin but temperatures will settle before the Olympics

http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz219kNHASm

Their forecasts are rubbish, but I do enjoy their choice of images.

[A Winter's Tale]

Peter Gibbs from BBC Weather looks at what's behind the change in our weather and what impact it could have on the Olympics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/18931767

[Summer Sun]

HERE'S TO SUMMER

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/263209/Here-s-to-summer/

[Summer Sun]

Don’t be alarmed. The big, yellow blob you may see today is... the sun

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/4441670/Weathermen-say-we-may-finally-see-some-sun-after-washout-summer.html

[Summer Sun]

BONUSES RAIN DOWN ON MET OFFICE STAFF

RECORD rainfall this summer has done nothing to dampen the spirits at the Met Office where staff have been handed huge bonus payments.

Staff at the government agency shared “performance†payments of £3.48million last year, a rise of three per cent on the previous 12 months.

It managed to award itself the record performance payouts even though the Met Office had failed to accurately estimate the chances of rain.

Despite this shortfall, staff have scooped up thousands of pounds in other “targetsâ€.

http://www.express.c...et-Office-staff

[Polar Maritime]

First the banks, and now.....

[Methuselah]

Except MetO staff are only paid bonuses for performance (not for controlling the weather) whilst banks' bosses get bouses just because they exist!

[Summer Sun]

Halo, is that really the sun? Summer finally arrives as bright spells spread across Britain... and it's going to hit 29C this week and next

http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz21N7GKOT9