The 'W' Word

[TomTwin]

well we know what the weather was like the last time the Raptors came, is this telling us something?

Has an F-22 actually displayed in sunshine in the UK yet? When I saw it at Farnborough in 2008 it was mostly cloudy aswell.

Hopefully the weather will be sunny for it's first uk show performance

[Liveforriat]

You mean its first RIAT Show performance

[Beefy]

Beefy .....

you must be looking at another Swindon !

Heres the correct Swindon from the Met Office


http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ ... ather.html

Thanks for the link, but sorry to say I was looking at the correct Swindon, I do know where it is in the UK thanks

Dire here at the moment, gales and rain!!

And comments from someone who is at Fairford....

[jimbob1194]

The weather here in Cambridgeshire is awful. With the wind, making the rain storm down. I suppose you guys have had it at Fairford as well?

James

[DamienB]

[Lomcevak26]

[ursa_major]

Damien, do you have *any* idea how painful coffee in the sinuses is? I now have a much better idea than I did before I saw that!

[raiford]

the weather here in Worcester has been broken cloud, some blue sky and a few short light showers which did'nt last longer than a few minutes, but now the skyall round is just grey wet looking cloud!

[banksy]

Well typically, I could only make it for a few hours today, I drove down from Chester at about 5am, and after Birmingham, jeez did the skies go black (and the rain soon followed!) and despite a nice dry start at Fairford it soon changed with some really heavy rain throughout the morning.

I've just got back up to Chester now having left at about 2.30pm, and all I can say is I hope someone got pictures of the two waterspouts in the distance when the C17 (I think it was) was coming in, unfortunately my brolly packed in when the real rain started to come leaving me and my jeans open to the elements, so if you saw a lad in jeans looking like he'd just been on the log flume then yes that was me (in the non-FRIAT section)!

Off to look for some photos now!

[saxonia]

Unbroken sun forecast at 7am tmrw then clouding up slightly ....

The Met Office is staying remarkably consistant with its NO RAIN message over next few days !

Itll happen Beefy ... hang on in there

[raiford]

I do wish this wind would drop though, it's playing havoc with the Gladioli !

[A380FWWOW]

Excellent! LMAO when I saw this.
Well were on our way in the morning, and hoping for some dry weather, we are quite used to grey sky photography in this country but would like to experience a dry RIAT! Please

[Danny]

Saturday's the better day according to the BBC forecast.

[Sea King]

[luke]

I've taken one for the team. Now I've decided to take the car and doom myself to hours of queues instead of using the bike, I'm sure the sun will split the trees!

[Kieran]

I am currently sat in a wind-battered tent and it's absolutely peeing it down!!

[andyxh558]

SHITE!!!!!

I am bringing a lifeboat

[hank_marvin]

I am currently sat in a wind-battered tent and it's absolutely peeing it down!!

haha, a british summer right there!

[snicker]

How's the carparks? Is there any chance of it cancelling this year?

[andyxh558]

it was st swithins day yesterday and we all know what that mean, cat has been sacrificed but whether the weather makes any difference. damit i should have just gone for one day !!!! BUGGER!!

[Kieran]

Still very windy at Fairford- it's not stopped since Wednesday! Currently more cloud than sun also but if there was no wind, it would be warm. KC-10 has arrived also.

[Chris Strawson]

Cancel it? There would have to be somekind of natural disaster akin to the end of the world before they risked cancelling it again. Anyway, it looks good for tomorrow...

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/tod ... e=fairford

[raiford]

the weather this month, this week in particular, it totally different to that of 2008, we have only had a tiny fraction of the rain we had then so no, it won't be cancelled because of what amounts to spit!

[ian.goddard]

There's quite an intense but brief line of rain, possibly thundery, nearing Fairford according the radar. If it's as heavy as it was when it passed here then people are going to be scattering to shelter soon!

[Chris Strawson]

There's quite an intense but brief line of rain, possibly thundery, nearing Fairford according the radar. If it's as heavy as it was when it passed here then people are going to be scattering to shelter soon!

Find youself somewhere to hide - if it's the same rain which just passed by here, NE Bristol and blowing in your direction, you might need it.