annoyed!

[Mansnake]

its been an absolutly amazing hot day and the skies have been clear all day on the norfolk coast. i was hoping to try some wide field AP with my dads nikon tonight but at the.moment we have a nice thick blanket of.cloud.! so annoyed. im praying it clears in the next hour or so

[LukeSkywatcher]

Sounds typical to me. I think we are expecting rain tonight even though right now is about 80-90% clear.

[Bizibilder]

I'm a little further south (in Norfolk) and have decided not to bother - bands of high cloud coming in from the west all evening!

[russ.will]

sat24.com hasn't given me much cause for hope.

Russell

[Mansnake]

where abouts are you in norfolk bizibilder? im currently in walcott. im hoping next weeks.is.going to be clear as im at kelling heath for 4 nights.

typical weather!

[Kai]

Hey you should be over here in the West , raining at the moment just to the north of Dartmoor

[The Sailor]

From what I can see on Sat24 we sould be clear in a couple of hours, whats all the fuss about

Jim

[Mansnake]

yea ive just had a look on sat24 and does look clear from 20.45 onwards. i hope its not lying !

[russ.will]

Staggering optimism on display here (), but do remember that we're an hour behind (two hours in winter) Sat24 time, so their 20.45 is currently our 19.45.

Either way, the real time visual check with MkI eyeball isn't holding out much hope for Cambs. I've just watched the Countryfile forecast for the week ahead. That didn't bring much hope...

Russell

[The Sailor]

Thank you Russell for telling how the clock works , after using Sat 24 for over 2 years non I think I will continue to rely on it other than for sea mist rolling all of a sudden

Jim

[sologuitarist61]

Have had cloud all day down here in Cornwall and then rain late afternoon - however just beginning to clear about 9pm, so I guess the clearance will take hours to cross the country.

[The Sailor]

Love it when a plan comes together, as expected clear skies

Jim

[gooseholla]

I wouldn't count on it! Meant to be cloudy for a few downs down the South East/Anglia now. Seems it came early, however.

[gooseholla]

*days even! lol

[The Sailor]

I wouldn't count on it! Meant to be cloudy for a few downs down the South East/Anglia now. Seems it came early, however.

What it's meant to be and what it is , two different things

Jim

[The Sailor]

Well been out just after my last reply nd it's a great night, reckon I have a couple of hours left in me

Jim

[Pete Presland]

end of the clear skies for a while

[Archaeology53]

Hi Lewis,

I live in the Stalham area (in northeast Norfolk) and find it hard to get accurate weather forecasts. I normally use the online BBC weather service but sometimes it is totally incorrect! I wonder if the problem is that the northeast coast of Norfolk is affected by wind comming off the North Sea. I have noticed in the past that when the TV says that the entire country is in full sunshine, in northeast Norfolk we have clouds off the North Sea. I now accept that any weather forecast is just a possibility and I rely upon a visual observation just before dark. However, I will try Sat 24 and see how accurate it is.

Bill

[The Sailor]

Bill, I can tell you now, as I have said before, you cannot forecast a cloud just appearing out of nowhere and this happens a lot. I use Sat24 and it gives me a general idea of what to expect for the evening, like last night, I seen that the cloud was moving East and it did clear on time and I had a few hours clear sky. The one other thing it cannot forecast and that is the sea mist which we on the coast are prone to get suddenly

Jim

[russ.will]

Thank you Russell for telling how the clock works , after using Sat 24 for over 2 years non I think I will continue to rely on it other than for sea mist rolling all of a sudden

Jim

Glad to be of service.

To be fair, the forecast didn't stop me regularly poking my head out the door, just in case. Here in the south Fen triangle, we seem to have a bit of a micro climate of our own, so it's always worth a punt.

Out of interest, I'll be staying in friends caravan just east of Cromer next week and she always insists that they get less cloud there, than a few miles inland. Can a salty old sea dog shed any light on this?

Regardless, the Dob's making the trip anyway. I need something healthy to do, after 9pm when the wife deserts me for the sack.

Russell

[Si W]

Dont worry Boys and Girls, it's nearly winter, the Brtish Monsoon Season will soon be over, and winter drought conditions will set in .