Moans, ramps and banter

[RJBingham]

I see the met office long range has been put on ignore by the cold crowd 

[Snowyowl9]

Last time we had 1 foot of snow was....

[Robbie Coldrain]

Some big cold rain events possible down south in the next week or two.  Wet roads and even some overnight frosts could prove hazardous for southerns,  who are not used to extreme winter conditions!

Stay tuned for warnings! 

 

[TheOgre]

Exceptional upcoming forecast. It’s going from mild, wet dross to cold, wet dross. How exciting Thursday looks especially great!

[East Lancs Rain]

 Robbie Coldrain  God help the south if they get a frost…. I’m not sure they’ll be able to cope or even know what one is…

 TheOgre I know! Honestly I can’t wait… 

 

Its yet another overcast and windy day here. Pretty sure the bbc forecast said “a fresh breeze”. It’s definitely more than that… Gusting to 50 mph at least. Temp currently 11°C. The story of this winter has just been overcast, mild, wet and windy here.

 

[cheese]

 TheOgre the recent weather has been fine actually - mild but predominantly dry.

The forecast is dire though - cold and wet, but not cold enough for snow. Highs of 5C with rain. Truly the worst of both worlds. 

Edited February 4 by cheese

[lassie23]

The current predicted cold spell can go three ways from now until it is due to arrive, 1 down the toilet, 2 down the toilet, or 3 down the toilet

[raz.org.rain]

 lassie23 may the lord have mercy on your soul if you dare mention such a scenario. 

 TheOgre classic (southern) English cold spell It'd be foolish to expect widespread heavy and long lasting snowfall at such a southerly position, just like it would be foolish to expect a Saharan summer! We're not Spain but we're not Norway either.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

RJ, snooker champion will love it, 5 degrees and rain! I say roll on Spring proper

[Methuselah]

A very good week is in store for many: 

[raz.org.rain]

Word of the day: "underwhelming"... not that most of us didn't expect downgrades, even the fanatics expected it as a possibility.

[snowspotter]

Is it time to start looking forward to spring warmth now that the weather has gone back to default mild ? I usually look for snow but feel this year has pretty much become a bust now especially now global warming has heated up Europe so much . Personally can’t see any sign of a cold spell coming from current modelling. Not particularly bothered 

[RJBingham]

The $64000 question is, will we get a frost out of the epic cold spell?

I going for no.

[raz.org.rain]

 snowspotter the rampers will have you believe that we're due to be buried under snow with monster easterlies by the end of February going into March. A few people have pointed out the cracks that are starting to show in the model outputs but needless to say it doesn't make them popular.

[East Lancs Rain]

3 hours ago, cheese said:

The forecast is dire though - cold and wet, but not cold enough for snow. Highs of 5C with rain. Truly the worst of both worlds. 

Indeed. Forecast high of 4C and rain on Saturday here. About the worst weather conditions you can get in winter. The weather forecasters can’t even say “but at least it will be mild”…

 

Probably plenty of scenes like this in London next week.

[raz.org.rain]

Cold seems to be in short supply across the board. That big juicy cold mass over Scandinavia has been chopped up!

 

[Sun Chaser]

9 hours ago, Robbie Coldrain said:

Some big cold rain events possible down south in the next week or two.

Thrilled.

[lassie23]

 raz.org.rain we might tap into 20c heat instead

[raz.org.rain]

 lassie23 you might have jinxed it, apparently the fl charts are suggesting the return of a Bartlett!

[East Lancs Rain]

3°C and heavy rain with a feels like temp of -2°C here on Thursday next week… Yuck!

[lassie23]

 East Lancs Rain you can build a rain man

[Alderc 2.0]

 East Lancs Rain hands down the worst weather is cold rain just a few degrees above freezing. Plain grim. 

[In Absence of True Seasons]

Love a good "big rain event". So rare and exciting in Britain. It's not as if we've had rain be the dominant weather pattern since July 2023 with only brief periods of respite in between...

[RJBingham]

Arguing about which model is correct, three days before the event  

[In Absence of True Seasons]

Properly cold wind today. I get that coldies enjoy snow...I enjoy snow as well. But this is certainly chilly enough!