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Hi All

Try using this weather link:-

http://www.orange.fr/bin/frame2.cgi?u=http%3A//meteo.wanadoo.fr 

It may be French but it is good. Just double click on the maps.

4 Jours = 4 Days & 10 Jours = 10 Days.

Any prob's - just ask...

That's a useful site.

However, even on the site I hve been using the weather forecast has improved significantly in the last 12 hours, so let's hope

Yes Looks better than it did!

Your worried about France in August but your coming to Knaresborough in December(we live in Harrogate) Maybe you should have done it the other way round!

Were off to the dordogne 12 Aug and enjoying the sun at home while it lasts!

I wouldn't worry.  We've used the Yahoo 10 day forecast on numerous occasions and it's rarely been anywhere near right.  A few weeks ago the forecast was for fantastic weather ..... and from the time we arrived it went downhill fast and stayed that way until the day we left!   We've also had the opposite ...... dodgy weather forecast and it's been brilliant.

Quite often when rain has been forecast, it's tipped down for 20 minutes and then been beautiful for the rest of the day - so it didn't bother us at all.  And when the forecast in France is 'partially cloudy' that seems to mean the odd whisp of cloud every 4 hours whereas in the UK it means you'll be lucky to see the sun!  ;-)

To counteract these lousy long range forecasts I signed up for a Met Office texting service which covered major cities - I don't think they do it any more.  But we were 50 miles away and the weather was nowhere near what the forecast said. 

Weather forecasters? Pah! Might as well look out of the window .... or take an electronic barometer (very cheap now) and get a reasonable daily forecast for where ever you are!!

Oozat

we have also had 3 roasting weeks ... and were praying for some relief ..Im sure it will stay warm and a bit of rain will keep things at a decent temperature ..specially if you are cycling ..we could only stagger from pool to shade to shower ..managed a bit of canoeing but it was sweltering

Enjoy

The bit that worries me about the forecast is that it shows only clouds and rain, ie no sun and the long range forecast is now only a 3 day forecast