Author Topic: Did anyone see the weather with a gulf stream map? (Read 6813 times)

star · « **on:** July 15, 2009, 21:35:12 »

Just a couple of days ago the weather girl showed a map of Britian with the gulf stream and where it is in relation to our country. It goes around the north of Scotland.

But on her newly reviewed map it was shown to be going through the channel in the south.

I hope someone else saw it as Im beginning to think I dreamt it, but only after telling so many people.....who had heard nothing like that.

Or am I just going / gone mad???

Flighty · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2009, 21:39:23 »

Perhaps you could put it down to your age...197 according to your profile! ;D

star · « **Reply #2 on:** July 15, 2009, 21:47:57 »

;D ;D ;D ;D.........yeah there is that Flighty, yer cheeky wee wipper snapper!! I guess you didn'y see the weather forecast then.

Oh well, soon be 198 and I shouldn't really worry bout the gulf stream at my age ;D ;D ;D But thanks for replying and making an auld git very happy :D ;)

lushy86 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2009, 21:50:36 »

;D ;D ;D

ceres · « **Reply #4 on:** July 15, 2009, 22:03:20 »

You're not going mad star! All this week they've been explaining on the BBC that at this time of year the Gulf Stream would normally be north of us (which gives us summer weather) but at the moment it's south of us which is why we're getting this weird unseasonal weather.

betula · « **Reply #5 on:** July 15, 2009, 22:26:18 »

And they were saying the same thing last year too :)

caroline7758 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 15, 2009, 22:27:17 »

My son flew to Belgium today and his flight was delayed by 5 hours- don't know if it was the weather but seems likely.

Slug_killer · « **Reply #7 on:** July 15, 2009, 23:22:52 »

Do you mean the Gulf Stream or the Jet Stream.

The Jet Streams circles the Earth. There are two of them, one in the northern hemisphere and one in the south. The northern travels clockwise, the southern, anti. - its all to do with the planet rotation, like water down plug holes.

The northern jet stream ends over western Europe, its latitude varying on climatic conditions and it carries a great deal of water.

If its latitude is north of Scotland, then we get dry sunny weather - Happy days.
If its latitude is over the UK, then we get depressions across many parts of the country (rain) - Not so happy days.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/

ceres · « **Reply #8 on:** July 15, 2009, 23:37:13 »

Sorry, you're right - jet stream is what they've been showing.

star · « **Reply #9 on:** July 16, 2009, 14:35:53 »

Thanks for all the info and so glad someone else saw it Ceres, pretty glad Im not totally bonkers after all. Its quite easy to get confused at my age......gulf / jet, yep easy to mix the two up. A bit like my rights and lefts ;D ;D ;D ;D

;) :D

Barnowl · « **Reply #10 on:** July 16, 2009, 16:29:10 »

Quote from: star on July 16, 2009, 14:35:53

Thanks for all the info and so glad someone else saw it Ceres, pretty glad Im not totally bonkers after all. Its quite easy to get confused at my age......gulf / jet, yep easy to mix the two up. A bit like my rights and lefts ;D ;D ;D ;D

Just to add to the confusion isn't there a jet called the Gulf Airstream? :)

Flighty · « **Reply #11 on:** July 16, 2009, 17:52:36 »

Barnowl there are various Gulfstream excutive jets such as this one

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Gulfstream-Aerospace-G-IV/1178211/L/

They are often called flying Rolls-Royces as they're all powered by R-R engines.

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #12 on:** July 16, 2009, 18:15:49 »

The jet stream shifts about a lot. If it's to the south of us we gat cold weather like last summer, if it's to the north we get warmer weather, and if it goes straight over us we get wet weather. So it's worth watching.

shirlton · « **Reply #13 on:** July 16, 2009, 18:18:17 »

Too bloomin much for my old brain ;D

star · « **Reply #14 on:** July 16, 2009, 18:29:23 »

Me too Shirl........lets go have a nice cup of tea and digestive. ::)

lushy86 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 16, 2009, 18:38:57 »

Can I have a custard cream? ;D

shirlton · « **Reply #16 on:** July 16, 2009, 19:04:16 »

Don't give her a cuppa or she will need the loooo ;D

star · « **Reply #17 on:** July 16, 2009, 22:24:40 »

Har bleedin' har ;D ;D ;D........I didnt tell ya, did I...........I got a job lot ov Tenar laydeez. They'z written in Arabic or somat but Im sure they work the same. Says somat about camels somewhere. Does that mean they'z made with one hump or two? ;D ;D ;D

shirlton · « **Reply #18 on:** July 17, 2009, 08:17:05 »

;D ;D ;D

tomatoada · « **Reply #19 on:** July 18, 2009, 18:22:26 »

I saw the weather forcast which showed the jet stream. I also saw a program about the 2 jet streams. They travel half way between the poles and the equater, snaking across from west to east. They occur from hot air from the equater meeting cold from the poles.. As said before they effect our weather. The program also explained why it is quicker to fly from America to England than visa versa. The planes try to get into the jet stream flying west and try to avoid it the opposite way. I was reminded of the joke the Beatles made on American tv about flying to Greenland and taking a left turn to find America.
You can see the jet streams on a map with metcheck weather. It is in the left hand list.

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Author Topic: Did anyone see the weather with a gulf stream map? (Read 6813 times)