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Ramsbottom set for month long freeze

January 18, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

Ramsbottom is to be hit with snow and ice which will last a month as temperatures plunge to what could feel like -17C!

At least, that’s what some sources would have you believe.

Yet again, tabloids are making audacious claims that we can expect to be in for freezing snow which will last up to a month.

Headlines such as this from the Mirror:

UK weather forecast: SNOW to cover Britain ‘for a month’ as deep freeze hits

and

UK SNOW: Arctic weather system sparks HEAVY SNOW today as Britain set for COLDEST weekend

from The Express (which lets face it, they have this headline every other week).

The Guardian went with the simple:

UK weather: snow and ice warnings as cold snap forecast

It’s certainly gotten colder but I don’t think we’re about to need to stock up on food or anything. However, we are a community led….community, so do please look out for your elderly and vulnerable neighbours.

Keep warm and enjoy winter as it should be.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ramsbottom weather, snow, weather

Boffins Develop “Wet Summer” Predictor for Ramsbottom

January 25, 2018 by Lee Leave a Comment

OK, not just for Ramsbottom, although rumour has it that it could be renamed to “Ramsbottom Summer” predictor (da-dum-tish).

Last year, the BBC reported that scientists have “found a connection between sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic in March and April and the subsequent summer’s rain or shine.”

What does this mean for us I hear you say. Upon review of the paper, it states that the predictability of getting soaked whilst cooking food next to our rusty infrequently used barbecues is around 56% (0.56 where 1 is would be a perfect prediction and 0 would be just a guess).

If this becomes commonplace, this could change everything. Festivals would be prepared for bad weather in much more realistic ways to avoid a repeat of the Y Festival last year as well as better stocking of items in local shops such as sunhats if we’re going to have a great summer or fancy umbrellas for the expected rain.

[Read more…] about Boffins Develop “Wet Summer” Predictor for Ramsbottom

Filed Under: News Tagged With: damp, rain, rainy, summer, weather, wet

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