MetServ: News Archive

Storm Forecast Issued: 2010-07-20 20:49:00
Valid: 2010-07-21 00:00:00 - 2010-07-21 23:59:00

Regions Affected
Wales, SE Northern Ireland, N + W Midlands and parts of NW England (Wales, Northern Ireland, S Scotland and majority of England, excluding SE/E, are included in the WATCH)

Synopsis

Complex area of Low pressure "Quendeline" (FU Berlin) situates itself across the United Kingdom, dominating the weather on Wednesday.

Overnight heavy rain and thunderstorms associated with the cold front continue to drift across the North Sea during daylight hours towards Scandinavia.

In the Returning Polar Maritime airmass, numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop as instability increases, aided by daytime heating, these mainly across central and western Britain and most of Ireland. Showers/storms may perhaps become locally severe in nature, with gusty winds, moderate-sized hail and a chance of a weak tornado, particularly over Wales and western England.

The showers/storms are expected to decrease in coverage during the evening hours, becoming mainly confined to the coasts overnight where the thunder/lightning risk continues.

Full article and comments at http://www.metserv.i...-22nd-july-2010


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Once upon a time we used to be Tamworth Weather Forum it was a "great forum" and used a free forum platform, we re-branded to become Midlands Weather Forum on vBulletin and went from strength to strength. At present I feel the time is right to re-brand. But why the need for the re-brand?

Well on the back of the previous name changes, we've changed software product so can now more easily offer other services. One of the repeated requests that came up over the last 12 months was "please can we promote the UK weather forum side of things more?" Our membership is spread across the whole of the UK and our focus is the United Kingdom with an international twist. "Midlands" limits us regionally and some people will see that as a barrier to joining in, because they live elsewhere.

As a result, We wanted a name that was country neutral, and more accurately reflected our other provisions and more importantly wouldn't need to be changed again in the future. We are no longer just a forum, we are a community with a social media presence, whilst on the site itself we have blogs, gallery, link directory, file storage, projects and currently provide (albeit limited at the moment) weather services; ATD is a good example, but you can also add the storm tracker, charts and UKWN. Other projects are in the pipeline.

Why the name MetServ? Well Metserv was a domain I had a while ago and was named such as it was going to be my meteorological server, so it seemed appropriate. Its also clear of any other companies etc, with other TLD's being parked.

Why change it now? We want to iron out the wrinkles, cater for a wider audience, bring back the fun element and avoid the frustrations (in the shoutbox for example). Members need to feel empowered and as a result there will be a change in ethos on the site.

Admins and the dev team: Will bring in the features and services, bug fix and ensure the server is responsive and reliable. They also have a staff and a member role
Staff: Will encourage the use of the new features, offer assistance and make sure people are happy and behave appropriately, while moderating topics/content and members. They also have a member role.
Members: Should provide useful content within the rules of the website, encourage others and maintain a community spirit. With the new social media add-ons you can also share that content

Fundamentally, although we have changed name and subsequently website address, from a members point of view the same people are still here, the same software is in place so you know how to use it, the navigation also remains constant.....its like your bottle of Jif becoming Cif, or Napisan becoming Vanish, or Persil being put in smaller bottles and being more concentrated.

It's still us, but we are new and improved
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Noctilucent clouds (NLC's), also known as polar mesospheric clouds, are bright cloudlike atmospheric phenomena visible in a deep twilight. The name means roughly "night shining" in Latin. They are most commonly observed in the summer months at latitudes between 50^o and 70^o north and south of the equator. They are the highest clouds in the Earth's atmosphere, located in the mesosphere at altitudes of around 75 ~ 85 km, and are visible only when illuminated by sunlight from below the horizon while the ground and lower layers of the atmosphere are in the Earth's shadow; otherwise they are too faint to be seen. Noctilucent clouds are a not fully understood meteorological phenomenon. Clouds generally are not able to reach such high altitudes, especially under such thin air pressures.


Its currently Noctilucent season in the UK and we will be publishing forecasts, observations and photos/ If you would like to know more about this rare and interesting phenomina, then check out forum posts.


Full details available at WikipediaNoctilucent cloud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The potential for a little thundery weather could arise early next week. Please share your thoughts on the outlook here: http://www.midlandsw...19th-june-2010/

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Every week, a forecast challenge s run amongst the membership of Midlands Weather. The weekly competition is open to everyone of all abilities. All you need to do is please bear in mind the following rules:

• You cannot post the same location as another player in the game. If you do, the member who mentions that particular location first will get the point (if that place is closest).
• Because the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Ireland have their own Meteorological Organisations, you can never get a 'spot-on' if you enter them as one of your locations.
• For all places you must provide a county, with the exception of large conurbations such as London or Edinburgh.
• Only one forecast is permitted per member
• The criteria you are forecasting for are Highest Maximum Temperature, Lowest Minimum Temperature, Highest Rainfall and Sunniest Location. Please try and post your forecasts in this order as it makes it easier when working out the points
• The competition closes at 23:59BST on each Sunday, and the results will be issued on the following Tuesday. No forecasts posted after midnight will be included.
  
  Good Luck and Have Fun !!

It might be useful to use this list in order to have a greater chance of winning a "Spot-On" location, and subsequently additional point. You can find your weekly forecast challenge in the MWF Lounge
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