2007 Weather forecast

[dukla]

With the countdown underway hopefully the weather forecasts may be somewhat indicative. 2 I have found are AccuWeather and Weather.com. AccuWeather currently saying warm & sunny for Sat 16th which is promising, weather.com I can only get the 10 day forecast up.

Anyone know of any other sites?

[Mr. Invincible Mou]

Not too sure how accurate these long range forecasts are, the damn BBC can rarely even get it right for the following few hours 

Anyway, Metcheck have it as being 23 degrees for the raceday at noon.

[Lawnmower Man]

OK here is the deal.

Last year the long range forcast for the Race weekend ranged from Hot and Sunny to Thunderstorms.

To day Acuweather give the high as as 26C for Sat 16th I'm willing to take bets that the high will not be 26C the temperature to be that given by Le Mans Airfield in their METAR.

t,

[DelBoy]

To day Acuweather give the high as as 26C for Sat 16th I'm willing to take bets that the high will not be 26C the temperature to be that given by Le Mans Airfield in their METAR.

t,

Even they weren't too accurate last year, Tom.  They said rain would stop (on the wednesday) at x o'clock - actually stopped at x+3 (forgotten the actual times!!)

Del

[Newcastle Dave]

Even they weren't too accurate last year, Tom.  They said rain would stop (on the wednesday) at x o'clock - actually stopped at x+3 (forgotten the actual times!!)

Del

x=4

I think,  because I started putting tent up at about 6.30 and rain stopped just after I finished.  Then we went to the bar with wet muddy trousers that had been previously persil white.  Note the use of I in first sentence and we in the second.  Thats my brother for you.

[Lorry]

Having just come back from France, I know that its been cold and has p!ssed down all week.

Its got to change, but Weather.com says its p!ssing down all of next week (but warmer)

My money is on "El Skorchio"   -  30+

Better pack another fridge

[Bob U]

I'll have some of that Lorry. Let's hope you're right

[Lawnmower Man]

To day Acuweather give the high as as 26C for Sat 16th I'm willing to take bets that the high will not be 26C the temperature to be that given by Le Mans Airfield in their METAR.

t,

Even they weren't too accurate last year, Tom.  They said rain would stop (on the wednesday) at x o'clock - actually stopped at x+3 (forgotten the actual times!!)

Del

Exactly.  The forcast was wrong.


t.

[Doris]

OK so I know you're (mostly) English and therefore obsessed with the weather but let's face it.....

...weather will happen.  Take shorts and t-shirts as well as waterproofs and you're pretty much covered.  If it gets cold and you don't have warm clothing go and buy some! 

I might have lived here a long time and I may even have a burgundy passport but I will never get the weather thing......   

Dx

PS:  I think the glass my mate has just handed me has liquid parafin in it so I may well be dead before LM....

[Chris24]

I hope it doesn't piss it down, I left my water proof jacket in the back of ATC Gregs' truck after the boat trip whilst in Florida !

Unless Greg is coming to Le Mans, in which case he can bring it with him and return it to me .

[Lawnmower Man]

Well Doris I've lived here all my life and i don't get the weather obsession either.

Of course we would all like to know if it's going to rain.  It could influence our choice of transport.  For example if the forcast was for Rain one might choose to go for the opton of going by Car rather than a Motorbike.  Now if it turns out to be dry one has paid more to take a Car rather than a Bike.  So your out of pocket.   How are you going to recoup the money?
Sue the Weather Man?

When I looked at AccuWeather at 20:45 CEST yesterday It gave Saturday 17th weather as:-
Warm with plenty of sunshine. Winds from the NE at 8 km/h. High 26

Now lets just look at that.

They say Warm  how hot is that?  Now the high of 26 is IMNVHO 'kin hot.

Now 12 hours later thats all out the window.  it's now going to be:-

Sun and some clouds. Winds from the N at 8 km/h.  High 22

When was the last lime you had weather that was Sun?   (Sunny yes but not Sun)
Some Clouds?  How many is that?    It only takes one full blown Towering Coulmnus Nimbus to washout the whole campsite.

The High of 22 thats about right for me. 

But since yesterday thaty said "Warm with plenty of sunshine. "  and now they don't,  does that mean it's not going to be warm and there won't be plenty of sunshine.

If you really want to know what the weatther in Le mans will be just look in Monday 18th newspaper.
t,

[DelBoy]

.....Sue the Weather Man?

Is that Pam the weather's sister (or brother??) 

If you really want to know what the weatther in Le mans will be just look in Monday 16th newspaper.

If you wait till then, Tom, the race will be long over - that's in July!!

Del

[Lawnmower Man]

If you really want to know what the weatther in Le mans will be just look in Monday 18th newspaper.

If you wait till then, Tom, the race will be long over - that's in July!!
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Corrected.  ;-)

Just to go way off topic.  Did you know there is only one Saturday the 16th this year.

t.

[dukla]

I am not too bothered by accuracy to the degree, but more by the difference between a tendency to be dry/sunny or to be cloudy/wet. So at the moment (according to AccuWeather) I am much happier planning to be near Le Mans 15,16,17 than 11,12,13.

Just to go way off topic.

No problem - its my thread!

Did you know there is only one Saturday the 16th this year.

How anal is that! Then again, there are just 12 16ths in a year so some days have to come up short! Having said that, methinks the metrication police would prefer that to be 0.75 which makes it completely meaningless 

[Lawnmower Man]

Iquote author=Lawnmower Man link=topic=7235.msg92664#msg92664 date=1180856247]Did you know there is only one Saturday the 16th this year.

How anal is that! Then again, there are just 12 16ths in a year so some days have to come up short! Having said that, methinks the metrication police would prefer that to be 0.75 which makes it completely meaningless 
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I'd like to think it's not anal at all.  I just happen to know that June starts on a different day from all of the other months in the year.  It's just one of those fasinating facts.

t.