Wednesday, June 20th 2012, 12:26 PM EDT
Up to 1.6in of rain expected to fall across Britain tomorrow, raising spectre of mud baths at Royal Ascot's Ladies' Day
Rest of the summer also expected to be dogged by downpours, threatening other sporting events, including Olympics
Tourism bosses worried by forecasts with owners of guest houses already complaining about cancelled bookings
But topsy-turvy weather is good for buttercups - with a bumper crop this year (but bad news for allergic horses)
Meanwhile in continental Europe, Rome swelters in June record 37C heat and Vienna bakes as temperatures hit 34C
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Close weather watchers will know that the ~18-21st June period was hard to do but WeatherAction update in the end gave farmers vital advice before Met Office could decide.
What happened was basically SLAT7a (issued 16 May) with the small amendment issued on 14-15th towards SLAT8. See current first point in http://www.weatheraction.com/displayarticle.asp?a=464&c=5
I also added a comment to the Daily Mail article proper:
This very wet June was predicted by us at WeatherAction in our forecasts issued mid May and end May and we also warned of specific periods when standard MetOffice / TV forecasts would seriously underestimate rain and wind - one of these warnings was when there was extensive flooding through England and Wales which had been under-warned by TV forecasts from a day or so ahead. Similar errors will be repeated later this month. There are also periods just after heavy rain when Met Office computer models assume incorrectly that the heavy rain will continue when in fact we have shortish very sharp bursts which come to an end. The reason for these errors in standard TV forecasts is that these extremes are driven by largely predictable solar activity & lunar effects. This is totally counter to their delusional CO2 warmist beliefs and no amount £millions more wasted on new computer systems will improve their forecasts one jot. Piers Corbyn, WeatherAction long range forecasters
which is so far top on popularity points
Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2162003/UK-weather-forecast-Prepare-THREE-WEEKS-worth-rain-set-fall-overnight.html#ixzz1ySPf2AZs