:00:13. > :00:15.The top stories: The country's best performing and was performing
:00:16. > :00:25.secondary schools list will be published by the end of the year. -
:00:26. > :00:34.
:00:34. > :00:38.Our other headlines tonight: The biggest animal rescue since the Sea
:00:38. > :00:43.Empress disaster: Hundreds of migrating birds blown off course in
:00:43. > :00:48.storms. At the moment we have 400 Manx shearwaters and a couple of
:00:48. > :00:54.gannets but they haven't made it. The Welsh supermarket brand Iceland
:00:54. > :00:58.awards is 22,000 staff with record pay rises.
:00:58. > :01:08.It is a special night for Welsh football. Wales are at Wembley for
:01:08. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:12.the first time in 28 years to take Secondary schools in Wales will
:01:12. > :01:15.provisionally find out next week whether they are the top or the
:01:15. > :01:19.bottom of a new banding scheme. Parents will be able to see the
:01:19. > :01:23.results when the Welsh government publishes them online by the end of
:01:23. > :01:27.this year. Schools are being graded as part of a drive to improve
:01:27. > :01:31.standards, but tonight the National Union of Teachers warned banding of
:01:31. > :01:35.schools is just a return of league tables. I will speak to the union
:01:35. > :01:39.in a moment. First, Sian Lloyd reports.
:01:39. > :01:43.It is a big day for these year 7 pupils. They have made a move to
:01:43. > :01:47.secondary school and are settling in at Barry Comprehensive. Next
:01:47. > :01:52.week, the staff will discover where the school is likely to be placed
:01:52. > :01:56.in a new national banding scheme. The data for each of the 221
:01:56. > :02:02.secondary schools in Wales will be published on the Welsh government's
:02:02. > :02:07.website in the week starting 12th December. We are an unusual school,
:02:07. > :02:12.one of only two that are all boys. Boys tend to under-achieve compared
:02:12. > :02:15.to goals. We had a lot of value here and the boys that leave here
:02:15. > :02:19.will leave successful, but they were also achieved beyond what was
:02:19. > :02:22.expected when they were entering the school. I hope that is taken
:02:22. > :02:26.into consideration. It is thought secondary schools will be placed
:02:26. > :02:29.into one of five bands based on a wide-ranging factor -- wide range
:02:29. > :02:34.of factors including exam performance, attendance and people
:02:34. > :02:38.backgrounds. The plans have been in the pipelines for months, but we
:02:38. > :02:41.understand the final model has only just been approved by the Welsh
:02:41. > :02:46.government. Teaching unions recognise the aim of driving up
:02:46. > :02:49.standards, but still have questions about the scheme. The whole purpose
:02:49. > :02:55.of the banding is then to create a system that will help every school
:02:55. > :02:58.in Wales get better. The banding judgment by itself is not going to
:02:58. > :03:05.be terrifically useful, so unless we can be sure, and we hope they
:03:05. > :03:11.can be certain that the support services are there, the entire
:03:11. > :03:14.system looks increasingly suspect. One thing is for certain, sums
:03:14. > :03:18.schools were inevitably be at the top of the list, and others
:03:18. > :03:22.inevitably at the bottom. banding system will be just a click
:03:22. > :03:27.away from parent so can do Samba, but the challenge now is to ensure
:03:27. > :03:31.they understand the information. help, schools will send a letter
:03:31. > :03:35.home over the coming weeks. League tables were abandoned here 10 years
:03:35. > :03:39.ago, and banding will be the nearest Wales has come since then
:03:39. > :03:44.to returning to a ranking system. We asked parents of pupils at
:03:44. > :03:48.Connah's Quay High School for their input. Schools are not just exams.
:03:48. > :03:53.We like to make sure the school is performing as well as it should do
:03:53. > :04:00.for exams, but general school work as well. I just said to the
:04:00. > :04:07.headmaster now that this school has a very good reputation. Would the
:04:07. > :04:13.banding system change that in any way? Do know what I mean, they have
:04:13. > :04:16.a good reputation now. I am concerned about that. Back in July
:04:16. > :04:26.when the scheme first came to light, the Education Minister said banding
:04:26. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:32.was not about labelling schools. The system for banding primary
:04:32. > :04:35.schools is also being developed. Let's be to the Welsh secretary of
:04:35. > :04:39.the National Union of Teachers, David Evans. There has been a
:04:39. > :04:43.cautious welcome to the scheme. What your members make of it?
:04:43. > :04:47.honest, we are concerned at the end of the day. Banding, grading as it
:04:47. > :04:53.was called when it was first suggested in February, inevitably
:04:53. > :04:56.will result in schools being at the top and bottom. Presumably schools
:04:56. > :05:01.will be able to move up through the bands, and presumably they will
:05:01. > :05:06.also be able to move down, but what we should be concentrating on is
:05:06. > :05:10.that all schools are good schools. What possible objection could you
:05:10. > :05:14.have two parents transparently finding out how their children in a
:05:14. > :05:18.local school are performing? What is wrong with that? Parents are
:05:18. > :05:22.entitled to know how their schools are performing. It is not
:05:22. > :05:26.necessarily all about that. What it should be about is improving those
:05:26. > :05:29.schools, but you do not improve schools just by ranking them at the
:05:29. > :05:35.top or the bottom. There is more to it. They should be additional
:05:35. > :05:38.resources and support. We know that the Welsh Assembly Government has
:05:38. > :05:41.indicated that they are not putting additional resources or funding
:05:41. > :05:44.into the schools. The Welsh Assembly Government said tonight
:05:44. > :05:49.that this is not the return of league tables. The banding will be
:05:49. > :05:56.based on a variety of all sorts of criteria, not just exams. That must
:05:56. > :06:00.surely reassure you. It is the primary method of assessing, exams.
:06:00. > :06:03.Other things will come in, social and economic issues should come in,
:06:03. > :06:07.the communities the schools are based in should come into it. We
:06:07. > :06:11.would welcome that and have no difficulty with that, but the way
:06:11. > :06:15.in which the system is devised, as far as we can tell so far, does
:06:15. > :06:20.mean that parents will say, hang on, this school is in band one or
:06:20. > :06:25.League One, visit the school is in band four. I don't want to change -
:06:25. > :06:30.- send my school to -- My child to band four. David Evans, thank you.
:06:30. > :06:33.! The RSPCA has rescued hundreds of seabirds off the coast of
:06:33. > :06:37.Pembrokeshire in its largest operation in Wales since the Sea
:06:37. > :06:41.Empress tanker disaster 15 years ago. A huge flock of Manx
:06:41. > :06:48.shearwaters were blown onto Newgale beach during their annual migration
:06:48. > :06:53.to Argentina. Our correspondent is that the RSPCA rescue centre in
:06:53. > :07:00.Swansea. It is still blustery, and you can
:07:00. > :07:04.see why. So many birds were blown inland last night, some 400-500
:07:04. > :07:11.Manx shear waters were rescued from the sea this morning. Here with me
:07:11. > :07:16.is the chief of staff at the RSPCA in Swansea. We can see the birds in
:07:16. > :07:20.the van if we walk down. How big a rescue was this? It was all hands
:07:20. > :07:23.on deck. Quite extraordinary, actually, we have never come across
:07:23. > :07:29.this many Manx shearwaters in one day. Every year we have a problem
:07:29. > :07:34.with blustery weather, and a number of Manx shearwaters, may be four or
:07:34. > :07:40.fight, oral a busy day a dozen. Today about 500, it has been quite
:07:40. > :07:45.extraordinary. How unusual is that? Yesterday we collected 19 birds and
:07:45. > :07:49.the whole team were astounded. It is usually just a handful, three or
:07:49. > :07:55.four. 19 in a day is remarkable, but today 500 birds, it is quite
:07:55. > :07:59.sad really, very distressing for the birds concerned. The good news,
:07:59. > :08:03.I suppose is that it should be a short rescue. We have collected all
:08:03. > :08:07.the birds from the beach. They are going to our wildlife hospitals
:08:07. > :08:11.under the next couple of days hopefully they will be released.
:08:11. > :08:14.we look at these birds in the cage, these are going to Somerset, some
:08:14. > :08:18.people will ask, should we interfere with nature, what would
:08:18. > :08:21.have happened if we hadn't? suppose we are, but these birds
:08:21. > :08:26.were exhausted, suffering from hypothermia and shock and would
:08:26. > :08:32.surely have died if we hadn't intervened. Thank you very much
:08:32. > :08:40.indeed. Now we can show you the pictures of the work of the RSPCA
:08:40. > :08:43.this morning. When you realise the Shia number of Manx shearwaters on
:08:43. > :08:47.Newgale beach in Pembrokeshire, it was extraordinary.
:08:47. > :08:51.Hundreds were blown onto Newgale beach last night and today during
:08:51. > :08:54.stormy weather. Most of them are fledglings straight out of nests
:08:54. > :08:59.where they have been nestling alongside the Pembrokeshire
:08:59. > :09:04.coastline and along the shore. Many of these birds tossed into the sea
:09:04. > :09:09.by the storm are unlikely to survive. I have 70 per cent will
:09:09. > :09:13.make it. In my initial assessment many are alert and active just
:09:13. > :09:21.waterlogged. Some I have had to put down because they will not make it.
:09:21. > :09:25.I hope 70 per cent will make it to fly to Argentina. The RSPCA said
:09:25. > :09:28.they are trying to save as many Manx shearwaters as they can. They
:09:28. > :09:33.say they are hopeful many will be released into the wild as soon as
:09:33. > :09:37.possible so they can continue their migration for the winter, the 8000
:09:37. > :09:44.miles or so from west Wales to South America. The biggest colony
:09:44. > :09:48.of Manx shearwaters in Wales are the 120,000 pairs nesting on scone
:09:48. > :09:54.Ireland. We need to get these birds out and back to see as quickly as
:09:54. > :10:03.we can. My advice to anybody seeing a bird is to get it out to sea.
:10:03. > :10:07.They need to be out at sea. They do better out at this -- at sea.
:10:07. > :10:10.weather has caused problems for many migrating birds. The satellite
:10:11. > :10:16.image taken in the last 24 hours shows how the weather has blown
:10:16. > :10:22.birds of course. There are reports of gannets, arctic skuas as well as
:10:22. > :10:25.men she waters landing in several areas. -- Manx shearwaters. But the
:10:25. > :10:30.numbers in Pembridge are today are unusual. This whether his son sees
:10:30. > :10:35.the ball. There have been incidents like this with oil spills. The Sea
:10:35. > :10:39.Empress was the last time we collected so many seabirds in one
:10:39. > :10:42.go. There is no sign of oil or injuries on the birds. We can only
:10:42. > :10:49.guess the weather conditions have contributed to them being washed
:10:49. > :10:54.inshore. Here are some of the birds before they are taken from here in
:10:54. > :11:01.Swansea to Somerset. Some 350 Manx shearwaters have been checked here.
:11:01. > :11:04.They are fine for travelling, and as soon as the weather allows the
:11:04. > :11:09.RSPCA to do so, they will be released back into the wild. They
:11:09. > :11:16.will be taken on the short journey down to Somerset. That is all from
:11:16. > :11:20.the RSPCA rescue centre. Heavy rain in the last 24 hours as
:11:20. > :11:26.well as the wind has caused rivers to rise, especially in North and
:11:26. > :11:30.Mid Wales, where four flood alerts remain in force. These pictures of
:11:30. > :11:35.the River Conwy at Llanrwst were taken by photographer Steve Allen.
:11:35. > :11:40.Derek will be here with the full FA cost later in the programme. --
:11:40. > :11:43.forecast. The chief executive of hundred to
:11:44. > :11:47.cancel Bryn Parry Jones has survived a vote of no confidence.
:11:47. > :11:52.County councillors met to debate two reports highly critical of
:11:52. > :11:56.measures to protect children from abuse. Mark Hannaby was at the
:11:56. > :11:59.meeting and joins me now. The chief executive survived despite the
:11:59. > :12:04.highly critical reports about Pembridge a council. Remind us what
:12:04. > :12:08.was in those reports. -- Pembrokeshire Council. There were
:12:09. > :12:11.two critical reports, one from the education watchdog saying the
:12:11. > :12:16.council's methodology for safeguarding children was not fit
:12:16. > :12:20.for purpose. On top of that, there was another report also contributed
:12:20. > :12:23.to by the education watchdog and the social services, looking at the
:12:23. > :12:27.way the council deals with complaints of alleged child abuse
:12:27. > :12:31.and saying there were long-standing problems with that. A lot for
:12:31. > :12:34.councillors to get their teeth into, despite, as you mention, Bryn Parry
:12:34. > :12:39.Jones surviving that votes of confidence against him, 42 votes in
:12:39. > :12:43.his favour and 10 against, nevertheless, the council itself
:12:43. > :12:50.came in for quite a deal of criticism on a wide-ranging bases
:12:50. > :12:57.from both Labour, plied country and the Lib Dems, saying there is an
:12:57. > :13:02.anti- democratic culture. People being appointed on the basis of
:13:02. > :13:06.patronage and such. The leader of one of the group's is far from
:13:06. > :13:11.certain that Bryn Parry Jones should lead the council. I have not
:13:11. > :13:14.had any confidence in him since 1990 it. I voted for him in 1996
:13:15. > :13:20.and consider that to be a mistake. He controls every element of this
:13:20. > :13:24.authority. Managers here are unable to manage their own portfolios. His
:13:24. > :13:30.influence is everywhere and it is not for the good. How does the
:13:30. > :13:33.Council intend to put this right? They have a number of measures. We
:13:33. > :13:36.should say Bryn Parry Jones declined an interview with us. The
:13:36. > :13:40.council has promised a new Cabinet member specifically to deal with
:13:40. > :13:42.the interests of children and safeguarding children. The council
:13:43. > :13:46.will hope that is enough for the assembly government to decide not
:13:46. > :13:52.to intervene in marriage tick -- managing the authority. They have
:13:52. > :13:57.done it elsewhere in Anglesey and Blaenau Gwent. They are adamant it
:13:57. > :14:00.won't happen there. Yes, harsh words were spoken and I understand
:14:01. > :14:05.why those words were said and their context. I responded to them by
:14:05. > :14:08.saying, yes, there will have to be changed and we have to reflect
:14:08. > :14:12.significantly upon what has been instilled upon us by these reports
:14:12. > :14:20.and learn very quickly. Councillor John Davies from Pembridge a
:14:20. > :14:24.council speaking to the BBC. Mark You are watching Wales Today. Still
:14:24. > :14:27.ahead, all the day's sport. Join me later. With an hour before
:14:27. > :14:37.kick-off, we'll be assessing Wales' chances as they take on England
:14:37. > :14:38.
:14:38. > :14:42.Staff at the Welsh frozen food chain, Iceland, are to get a record
:14:42. > :14:48.pay increase of 5%. It will cost the firm more than �14 million to
:14:48. > :14:52.reward all 22,000 frontline workers, as well as the home delivery staff.
:14:52. > :14:54.A lower hourly rate for under 18s has also been scrapped. I've been
:14:54. > :15:04.talking to Justin Urquhart Stewart from the London stock brokers,
:15:04. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:13.Seven Investment Management. This is a great story. Most people
:15:13. > :15:19.are not getting pay rises. Here, as a result of the profits they are
:15:20. > :15:25.making, it is very encouraging. You have to understand that the founder
:15:25. > :15:31.of this company has always had an attitude of making sure staff are
:15:31. > :15:39.treated well from the canteen to the deliveries. This is what he is
:15:39. > :15:45.doing now. They have got rid of the under the rate hourly rate for
:15:45. > :15:52.under 18. This is trying to make sure people have proper wages and
:15:52. > :16:02.not trying to pay the lowest you can get away with. Unfortunately,
:16:02. > :16:03.
:16:03. > :16:12.with the old management, that is what had happened with this company.
:16:12. > :16:17.Now the founder is back and he has turned things around. How important
:16:17. > :16:25.is the leader and the company's roots? The company grew from humble
:16:25. > :16:35.beginnings in North Wales. It has indeed. He used to work part-time
:16:35. > :16:36.
:16:36. > :16:42.as a manager and developed a business from selling vegetables.
:16:42. > :16:48.The company then went on to buy out the rivals and was very dynamic.
:16:48. > :16:54.But as time developed, the founder got eased out on the style of the
:16:54. > :16:59.business got changed. This would be a model for many businesses in
:16:59. > :17:07.future about how to treat staff. Wales are at Wembley to take on
:17:07. > :17:10.England. Ashleigh Crowter is there. Dai Greene says he hopes to add the
:17:10. > :17:20.Olympic Gold Medal to his European, Commonwealth and World titles and
:17:20. > :17:20.
:17:20. > :17:27.complete the Athletics Grand Slam This is one of the oldest rivalry
:17:27. > :17:32.is end or sport. A star-studded England team are a red hot
:17:32. > :17:37.favourites. But a few people think Wales might be capable of pulling
:17:37. > :17:44.off a shock tonight. There is something about Wembley that
:17:44. > :17:50.excites even the most experienced player. It has put a spring in the
:17:50. > :18:00.step of manager Gary Speed. The task in front of Wales this evening
:18:00. > :18:05.is quite formidable. Perhaps they will have inspiration from their
:18:05. > :18:15.hotel. Secret plans were made during the Second World War at this
:18:15. > :18:16.
:18:16. > :18:22.location. It is a great occasion for the players. For a lot of them,
:18:22. > :18:27.it will not be a new experience. But there is going to be a massive
:18:27. > :18:37.game and hopefully we can give it our best shot. The Football
:18:37. > :18:41.
:18:41. > :18:49.Association of Wales says it has sold only around 1,700 tickets.
:18:49. > :18:58.Victories at Wembley are rare. You have to go back a long time for
:18:58. > :19:05.their only victory here. The stadium has been rebuilt since then.
:19:05. > :19:12.England failed to win their last four matches their. They are
:19:12. > :19:22.expecting a serious test. It'll be a tough game. They played very well
:19:22. > :19:32.against Montenegro. Aaron Ramsey is one of the few Welsh players with
:19:32. > :19:41.Wembley experience. It was a disappointing experience in the FA
:19:41. > :19:46.Cup final with Cardiff. Hopefully, we can take the belief from the
:19:46. > :19:55.last game and get a positive result there. Hopefully, it will be a
:19:55. > :20:00.memorable day. There will be changes to the team. Qualification
:20:00. > :20:03.may have already gone but the confidence they take from a draw
:20:03. > :20:10.will be priceless as well as continued their climb back to
:20:10. > :20:17.respectability on the world stage. Let us look ahead to the game now
:20:17. > :20:20.with Iwan Roberts. How will the players be feeling? They will be a
:20:21. > :20:28.little bit nervous but they will be looking forward to the challenge.
:20:28. > :20:35.It is one of the best sides in the world at an unbelievable stadium.
:20:35. > :20:41.They had a positive result against Montenegro on Friday. Most
:20:42. > :20:49.observers say they can only four Celsius one result. If they do have
:20:49. > :20:55.an Achilles heel, it is playing here at Wembley. They do feel the
:20:55. > :21:05.pressure here and if we can keep them quiet, the thousands of people
:21:05. > :21:06.
:21:06. > :21:11.walking past year will be on their backs. Could we is get a result?
:21:11. > :21:17.Gary Speed will probably pack the midfield. When a chance comes away
:21:17. > :21:25.we have to take it. We have to keep our shape and defend. Do you think
:21:25. > :21:31.this is the start of a revival for Wales? It is unbelievable what a
:21:31. > :21:35.win and can do. You can sense that in the Welsh camp already. If we
:21:35. > :21:43.can get a positive result, hopefully we can finish third in
:21:43. > :21:50.the group. Wales have only won once in Wembley before and that was in
:21:50. > :22:00.19 some dissent. Kick-off is at 7:45pm. You can hear the game on
:22:00. > :22:02.
:22:02. > :22:05.Dai Greene says he hopes to get the Olympic medal to add to his other
:22:05. > :22:09.titles and complete the athletics Grand Slam at the London Games next
:22:09. > :22:12.year. Arriving home from the World Championships in South Korea, where
:22:12. > :22:19.he won the men's 400m hurdles, he says he is confident of more
:22:19. > :22:29.success. We will change if you things ahead of next year's
:22:29. > :22:30.
:22:30. > :22:34.Olympics. I hope to maintain the success and they have a great coach.
:22:34. > :22:42.The most important thing for him is to stay injury-free during the
:22:42. > :22:47.winter. The more he can invest in himself and work hard, it will be
:22:47. > :22:57.easier for him to go out into the Olympic Games. He will have to work
:22:57. > :22:59.
:22:59. > :23:05.hard to do it. The BBC has been given end -- a unique insight into
:23:05. > :23:15.Ty Hafan. The hospice cares for children who are so unwell they are
:23:15. > :23:25.
:23:25. > :23:29.not expected to live into adulthood. Children are referred to Ty Hafan
:23:29. > :23:32.at a difficult time, a time of need when they are in search of care and
:23:32. > :23:34.support. Since it opened it's doors 12 years ago the hospice, which
:23:34. > :23:37.relies heavily on donations and it's own fund-raising, has helped
:23:37. > :23:40.hundreds of children. Tonight, we meet one of them, Amy-Claire. A
:23:40. > :23:48.brave teenager from Swansea who is determined to live life to the full
:23:48. > :23:53.despite living through constant pain and illness. Amy Clare's
:23:53. > :23:57.illness is a mystery. Nobody knows why her body systems are slowly
:23:57. > :24:00.closing down. So, one by one she's ticking off a list of things she
:24:00. > :24:09.wants to do with her life. And on that list, is planting a tree and
:24:09. > :24:16.having a ceremony. Most people have to wait until they are dead. I do
:24:16. > :24:22.not want to wait, I would rather have a party instead. The posh car
:24:22. > :24:25.was another tick off a list, to arrive in Ty Hafan in style. For
:24:25. > :24:35.Amy-Claire's parents, while leaving her here for the first time will be
:24:35. > :24:40.a worry, they know she'll be cared for, and that's a comfort. You have
:24:40. > :24:46.confidence in the people looking after her. If she is not happy, we
:24:46. > :24:49.would not be happy to leave her. Hafan is a hospice, not a hospital.
:24:49. > :24:52.The emphasis here is on treating individuals, not illnesses. There
:24:52. > :25:00.are butterflies dotted around the place. A metaphor of the short, but
:25:00. > :25:08.beautiful life they help create for the children. You can see more on
:25:08. > :25:10.that tonight at 10:35pm. It is fine and settled in New
:25:10. > :25:14.Zealand at the moment but the complete opposite here Derek!
:25:14. > :25:17.Autumn arrived with a blast. Strong to severe gale force winds today
:25:17. > :25:20.and heavy rain. Gwyneth McBurney sent in this picture of the flooded
:25:20. > :25:23.rugby pitch in Dolgellau. While the wind brought down a few trees like
:25:23. > :25:31.this oak at a school in Denbighshire. The windiest places
:25:31. > :25:34.Mumbles Head in Swansea and Dyffryn Both recorded a gust of 69mph this
:25:34. > :25:39.morning. While in the last 72 hours, 118mm, over 4 inches of rain, has
:25:39. > :25:49.fallen at Capel Curig in Conwy. Over half the September average. So
:25:49. > :25:55.The reason for the disturbed weather is nothing to do with
:25:55. > :26:00.Hurricane Irene, but a normal Atlantic depression. Plus the jet
:26:00. > :26:06.stream is right over us too which doesn't help. Tonight will continue
:26:06. > :26:12.windy. Gusts 40 to 50mph. Some rain in places. And blustery showers.
:26:12. > :26:20.Lowest temperatures 11 to 13 Tomorrow's chart shows lots of
:26:20. > :26:25.isobars over Britain which means brisk and gusty winds. Fronts
:26:25. > :26:28.approaching Ireland will bring more rain later. So tomorrow morning,
:26:28. > :26:31.the southeast may start dry and bright. Some sunshine. Further west,
:26:31. > :26:36.much cloudier. A few showers in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion.
:26:36. > :26:39.Breezy too. Strong winds on the coast. In the north, showers with
:26:39. > :26:42.fresh to strong winds. So a few bright or sunny intervals tomorrow
:26:42. > :26:45.but on the whole plenty of cloud. Some blustery showers as well.
:26:45. > :26:48.These merging into rain in Mid Wales and the north during the
:26:48. > :26:53.afternoon. Drier in the south. Windy but not as strong as today.
:26:53. > :26:56.Top temperatures 17 Celsius. Tomorrow night, more rain and
:26:56. > :27:00.drizzle will spread across the country. Heaviest on the mountains
:27:00. > :27:04.in Mid Wales and the north. On Thursday outbreaks of rain and
:27:04. > :27:09.drizzle. Friday will start damp but most places becoming dry and warmer
:27:09. > :27:15.with southerly winds. The weekend very changeable and breezy but
:27:15. > :27:23.there is a hint of better weather around the middle of September. If