Olympics News and Info

Olympic Weather Forecast

The Met Office will be providing weather forecasts etc for the London 2012 Olympics.The forecasts will start from now, and will cover all of the 2012 venues; they are intended to help to give an up-to-date overview of the “micro-climate” at each compet…

It Hardly Ever Rains! II

Re my earlier article about claims by those who should know better that hardly ever rains in London:”Mayor of London Boris Johnson claimed it was dry 94% of the time.Olympic minister Tessa Jowell said: “In the unlikely event that, at some point it rain…

It Hardly Ever Rains!

ROFLOL!!!!London 2012 leaders claim it does not matter that the Olympic Stadium roof does not cover everyone – because it hardly ever rains in the capital.Only 40% of the stadium will be under cover but Mayor of London Boris Johnson claimed it was dry …

Blue Skies

Contrary to the expectations of some people before the games, the air quality in Beijing has actually been reasonably good thanks to the anti pollution measures taken by the authorities and a heavy storm that blew it away.The skies above Beijing are cu…

Haze back again over Beijing Monday morning

The haze has come back over Beijing this morning with just four days to go before the Olympics begin.
Here is the forecast for the week:

I am kind of expecting the pollution to build again this week after a week of almost clear skies last week. The forecast is for showers on Thursday [...]

Games turn Beijing weather into a national obsession

There is an old Chinese saying that when noble guests visit, the streets must be sprinkled with clean water.
But try telling that to the Beijingers transfixed by weather forecasts for Aug. 8, the date of the opening ceremony for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The possibility that rain might dampen the planned fireworks-filled extravaganza seems [...]

Clearer skies with one week to go

The sky in Beijing was very clear this morning and I could even see out to the mountains, west of the city, which is fairly rare. Yesterday’s rain would have helped and perhaps the traffic control measures are starting to have some affect.
A lot also depends on the weather. Here is the forecast [...]

Beijing Air Clearing

As the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics approaches, organisers have been anxiously monitoring air pollution levels in and around Beijing hoping for the air to clear and the traditional summer smog to lift.It would seem their prayers are being …