Comments on: Were we always wet on a dry Sunday in Wales? http://www.clickonwales.org/2012/10/were-we-always-wet-on-a-dry-sunday-in-wales/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:13:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Brian O'Lyn http://www.clickonwales.org/2012/10/were-we-always-wet-on-a-dry-sunday-in-wales/comment-page-1/#comment-214704 Brian O'Lyn Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:26:39 +0000 http://www.clickonwales.org/?p=16027#comment-214704 We run a small B&B on the Llyn Peninsula i.e. West of the Snowdonia range of mountains and thus avoid much of the rainfall of that area. I regularly tell our visitors to check out the local weather forecast on-line at the Met Office's own website and of course the accuracy is much higher than any general forecast broadcast at the end of News Bulletins etc. I agree that all of Wales has been tarred with an unfair reputation for general wetness and that is due largely to the popularity of Snowdonia and our other mountainous areas, but the Welsh Tourist Board/Visit Wales have a huge opportunity to make local forecasting a priority for potential visitors to any part of Wales. I have written to the Met Office before but I think that they are like all forecasters cautious and get damned if they do not forecast bad weather and damned if they do and that all followed the famous surprise mini storm/hurricane that hit SE England in the 1980s. We need to educate visitors/people to move away from general forecasts to on-line local forecasts; no need for our own weather stations the Met Office already has all the detail; we just need to learn to use it properly. See our local forecast here http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/wl/abersoch_forecast_weather.html and if you feel like a break come and see us! We run a small B&B on the Llyn Peninsula i.e. West of the Snowdonia range of mountains and thus avoid much of the rainfall of that area.

I regularly tell our visitors to check out the local weather forecast on-line at the Met Office’s own website and of course the accuracy is much higher than any general forecast broadcast at the end of News Bulletins etc.

I agree that all of Wales has been tarred with an unfair reputation for general wetness and that is due largely to the popularity of Snowdonia and our other mountainous areas, but the Welsh Tourist Board/Visit Wales have a huge opportunity to make local forecasting a priority for potential visitors to any part of Wales.

I have written to the Met Office before but I think that they are like all forecasters cautious and get damned if they do not forecast bad weather and damned if they do and that all followed the famous surprise mini storm/hurricane that hit SE England in the 1980s.

We need to educate visitors/people to move away from general forecasts to on-line local forecasts; no need for our own weather stations the Met Office already has all the detail; we just need to learn to use it properly.

See our local forecast here
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/wl/abersoch_forecast_weather.html

and if you feel like a break come and see us!

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]]> By: Colin Miles http://www.clickonwales.org/2012/10/were-we-always-wet-on-a-dry-sunday-in-wales/comment-page-1/#comment-141702 Colin Miles Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:17:16 +0000 http://www.clickonwales.org/?p=16027#comment-141702 Jeremy - you say the idea of having weather stations and webcams would be a welcome addition if done en-mass and publicised. Yes - indeed, and something that a body like Visit Wales could instigate. I believe that they currently have grants available for digital tourism. But this is something that would really need to be done centrally rather than having every tourist attraction bid for themselves. Jeremy – you say the idea of having weather stations and webcams would be a welcome addition if done en-mass and publicised. Yes – indeed, and something that a body like Visit Wales could instigate. I believe that they currently have grants available for digital tourism. But this is something that would really need to be done centrally rather than having every tourist attraction bid for themselves.

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]]> By: Jeremy http://www.clickonwales.org/2012/10/were-we-always-wet-on-a-dry-sunday-in-wales/comment-page-1/#comment-138556 Jeremy Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:45:25 +0000 http://www.clickonwales.org/?p=16027#comment-138556 Colin has identified a very real problem, but I would add a small caveat and that is that the local forcasts say on Wales Today do sometimes differ from the National Forcast in that they often seem to give some attention to regional micro-climate affects and I would say they are somehat more accurate. Saying that the idea of having weather stations and webcams (so you can see the weather) would be a welcome addition if done en-mass and publicised. Alternatively perhaps we have could use the second S4C digital channel (recently abandoned) to show a rolling montage of webcams and weather data from arround Wales so over your breakfast you can decide whether to travel and where to travel. No presenters, a gently soothing tune and changing inspiring views. The Austrian second channel could be a blueprint as they show the mountain top ski and lift resorts. Colin has identified a very real problem, but I would add a small caveat and that is that the local forcasts say on Wales Today do sometimes differ from the National Forcast in that they often seem to give some attention to regional micro-climate affects and I would say they are somehat more accurate.

Saying that the idea of having weather stations and webcams (so you can see the weather) would be a welcome addition if done en-mass and publicised. Alternatively perhaps we have could use the second S4C digital channel (recently abandoned) to show a rolling montage of webcams and weather data from arround Wales so over your breakfast you can decide whether to travel and where to travel. No presenters, a gently soothing tune and changing inspiring views. The Austrian second channel could be a blueprint as they show the mountain top ski and lift resorts.

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