Asbury & Asbury

A Cloudy Language #27 to #32

“We can't rule out the odd heavier pulse and that may well intensify through the night, as it tends to sit in a ribbon-like effect in that south-eastern corner.”
Louise Lear

“Cloud and patchy rain starting to fringe into south-eastern parts of England.”
Liam Dutton

“Notice this little piece of energy sort of bends the weatherfront and winds in some fairly hefty downpours.”
Dan Corbett

“18 is the number standing at the bus-stop in Norwich.”
Dan Corbett

“Kent sticking out into the sunshine.”
Peter Cockroft

“Slightly cloudier tomorrow: a little less in the way of sunshine.”
Peter Cockroft

(Included that last one because it can be read as a contradiction in terms.)

More here.

A Cloudy Language #26 (Swearing edition)

“Some pretty steamy showers on the way, which will give way to quite a muddy shite at Glastonbury.”
Tomasz Schafernaker

Thanks to Mike Reed for spotting that one – see here for the full audio clip, in which poor Tomasz gets a fit of the giggles afterwards.

Clearly he meant to say ‘a muddy sight’, but the forecast is probably quite accurate in the context of Glastonbury.

A Cloudy Language #21 to #25

“High pressure is very firmly ruling the weather roost at the moment.”
Susan Powell

“It will be temperatures actually that are our major fluctuating factor.”
Susan Powell

“Some bits of energy will help to set off a few showers...”
Dan Corbett

“If you are sort of stepping out for that Friday afternoon picnic you should be in pretty good shape.”
Dan Corbett

“Then this next clump of something here, this next little sort of surge of some energy in the area of some patchy rain.”
Dan Corbett

Thanks also to Conor Wynne for writing in to alert us to weather stalwart Martin King of TV3 Ireland. Judging by this solitary YouTube clip, his technique seems to rely less on language and more on rapid footwork. As one of the commenters puts it, “Somone should nail his feet to the ground.”

A Cloudy Language #16 to #20

“A wet sphere behind me and for good reason..."
Philip Avery

“You’ll see that not everybody’s picking up on this showery theme.”
Philip Avery

“For Northern Ireland, one or two showers to start the day: not the showeriest regime by any means at all.”
Philip Avery

“A little surge of energy working in, helping to ignite some of that wet weather.”
Lara Lewington

“And you’ll notice that southerly wind, whether you’re blowing bubbles or not.”
Heather Stott

More examples here (and feel free to send in your own).

A Cloudy Language #13, #14 and #15

“The outlook is really rather quiet, with soft days on Wednesday and Thursday – lots of cloud around.”
Jo Blythe

“Notice how it fizzles out, the rain. The main energy goes well through.”
Dan Corbett

“That ridge of high pressure – it's almost like you've put some glue on the back of it. You stick it to the weather map and just watch it for a couple of days.”
Dan Corbett

(NB: We may have to exclude Dan Corbett's more colourful pronouncements, as he's clearly doing it deliberately.)

Full set here

A Cloudy Language #12

“The wind is very much not there.”
Rob McElwee (again)

Full set here

A Cloudy Language #10 and #11

“It’s breezy and the sky responds to that by breaking the cloud up and letting the sun through.”
Rob McElwee

“I say rain proper because behind my head is lime green and yellow.”
Rob McElwee

Full set here