weather for round 1 in 2007

[cgs]

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/14days.asp

advance forcast looking good, although a bit cool

Sun 29 Apr
0:00 10 °c 7 °c 1018 mb 0 mm 67 % 11 mph
6:00 9 °c 8 °c 1015 mb 0 mm 34 % 13 mph
12:00 17 °c 16 °c 1015 mb 0 mm 25 % 18 mph
18:00 18 °c 15 °c 1013 mb 0 mm 28 % 10 mph

[acorn]

i'm more concerned with this coming weekend which is according to that site slightly warmer in the a.m, same(18) in the afternoon but the important thing is the wind speed is less.

i wonder how much it will change.

[timtime]

I looked yesterday at both the 7 and 14 days forecasts and they have changed considerably. As they often cant get it right for the next day it really is ambitious to look so far ahead.

I remember driving over from Rugby once and halfway along the A14 in pouring rain the weather came on and said the day was going to be dry with broken sunshine. It was one of the few times I saw the driers on track.

Tim

[JovialJooles]

Weather for the 29th!

You've got just as much chance of getting it right by looking at some tea leaves! ;)

[racing59]

A great, sadly departed, friend of mine used to swear by the seaweed hanging outside of his back door.

If it was all floppy and shiny, it was or had been raining.
If it was dull and rigid, it was dry.
If it was white, it was freezing or snowing or both!
If he couldn't see it, it was b* foggy!

Much more accurate than the Met office he claimed!

[JDPower]

A great, sadly departed, friend of mine used to swear by the seaweed hanging outside of his back door.

If it was all floppy and shiny, it was or had been raining.
If it was dull and rigid, it was dry.
If it was white, it was freezing or snowing or both!
If he couldn't see it, it was b* foggy!

Much more accurate than the Met office he claimed!
And, of course, if its gone its bl**dy windy!

[racing59]

Ahh yes, forgot that one. Gale Force - horizontal.

[Abo]

stone

[SteveA]

stone

Very funny - but not a "fore" cast, just a nowcast.

Signed Mr Pedantic.

[chrisn]

As I have mentioned previously on this forum I spent many years checking weather forecasts for the Rockingham area. Anything beyond three to five days ahead is virtually worthless in most parts of the UK and particularly so in Corby, which seems to have its own micro climate.

I have to tell you I have even tried to get accurate forecasts here in the Middle East for my race meetings and for most of our season here they still struggle and during the last two winters events have been disrupted by sudden winds, sandstorms and drizzle! Bit of a problem when the racers don't have wets, many have never raced in the damp and the circuit drainage is not exactly built to UK standards. And to think I moved to the desert to avoid wet races....! Thankfully final national event is next weekend and the weather hopefully is a little more predicable now...hot and sunny, hot and sunny, very hot and sunny, sunny and hot etc!

I wish you the same weather back there in Corby guys - positive thinking is the answer! (oh and some proper jet driers and a sweeper!).

Keep safe and enjoy!

Chris

[Al_Green]

And the current forecast according to Metcheck is...

SCORCHIO!!!!!!

20deg Saturday
22deg Sunday
Bright sunshine both days

Fantastic, and (not weather related, but equally good) Al Hyde has just said on TTT he'll be at Rockingham on Sunday for the commentary.

Al.

[Chigley]

Does that mean Richard won't be commentating.?

Are-jay-enn are you lurking? ;)

It would be great to have both of them together! Also does this imply that we have reached the big time to get a "name" commentator on board?

:)

[darknessrock]

Says here showers for Sunday :( :(
http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX1490?x=0&y=0

[darknessrock]

Then again, it says Hot and Sunny here...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=2843
:) :)

[Al_Green]

I think Al does the pre-race stuff, and hands over to are-jay-enn for the racing stuff

[Sticker Rub]

I put my faith in Metcheck. Usually the most accurate in my experience

Looks like I'll have to wear the hat again. ;)

[racing59]

I have never found weather.com accurate at any time. I reckon they use a random weather generator program for their forecasts.

The BBC's can be "interesting" too. Look at the 5 day forecast and sometimes it shows sunshine for the next day, then look at the 24hr forecast and it shows p-ing down with rain all day & cloudy!

All I can say is - we'll see when we get there!

[racing59]

Then again, it says Hot and Sunny here...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=2843
:) :)

And to follow on from my comments - look at Today's forecast (Weds) which shows "Predominant forecast is for light showers". Click on the 24hr forecast and it shows light rain for 7am, then sunny intervals all day - no showers - eh?

Pass the seaweed.

[hicksy]

I like to go on past experience. When ever I have left my house on a race day and it is raining or looks like rain, by the time I have arrived at Rockingham it is dry. To be honest I can only think of one occasion where the SCSA cars could not run (only one race cancelled).

UK.weather.com says Partly Cloudy and 68 degrees and forcast no showers until Tuesday. Fingers crossed.

[Abo]

As usual, the forecast varies between sites:

Metcheck says rain:

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=Corby&day=2
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=Corby&day=3

BBC says sunny:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=2843

uk.weather.com says showers on Sunday afternoon:

http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX1490?x=0&post=post&code=code&y=0

[Dave17]

Looks like I'll have to wear the hat again. ;)

Oh no you dont!! (caps due to arrive Friday)

[just_smile99]

If its cold and raining i'm going to need lots of hugs to keep me warm!!! Oh and my hair dye may run a little

X

[hicksy]

http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX1490?x=14&post=post&code=code&y=6

And

http://ukie.accuweather.com/ukie/forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&postalcode=NN17%201AA&metric=1

Dont want to scare anyone but .....Thunder storms forcast for Sunday afternoon. Lets hope the only thunder is V8 Thunder.

[Abo]

Metcheck are now showing showers at 3pm on Sunday; hopefully they'll arrive late :D

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/today.asp?zipcode=corby

[Dave17]

Metcheck are now showing showers at 3pm on Sunday; hopefully they'll arrive late :D


...or they will bring the oval races forward.

[Abo]

Yeah, I can't remember what the running order is off the top oif my head, but I'm sure they'll bring the stock cars forward to early afternoon, and rick letting the pickups run in the wet if the weather turns.

[Dave17]

ASCAR's 15.55 - Pickups 15.10, if "rick" lets them!

May see the ASCAR's after lunch at 13.55. which could move their first race to 11.00 to give more time inbetween(just guessing though)

[Abo]

Lol, good old 'Rick' :D

[racing59]

BBC Weather Forecast looks optimistic of us getting no rain. (22:30hrs)

[Stuart26]

In the good old days the schedule wasnt changed when bad weather was looming so do you think things will be different know. If it looks like rain lets get the big boys running early

[Dave17]

In the good old days the schedule wasnt changed when bad weather was looming so do you think things will be different know. If it looks like rain lets get the big boys running early

They did alter the program. I can remember a race starting so early that some folk had'nt even arrived!

[SteveA]

I think it only happened once. The spectators that were there congratulated Rockingham, those that chose to arrive late complained bitterly, even though it was pretty obvious that if Rockingham had stuck to the timetable there wouldn't have been a race anyway!

[Tser]

If it looks like rain lets get the big boys running early

Not any more.