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  1. 4 minutes ago, Liam Burge said:

    Hey guys. Could the models push the cold air even further south and provide the south-west with cold enough temperatures for snow or am I just being wishful for nothing?

    Tbh that does sound plausible based on the trend of late. Treat it at the moment as 40 for /60 against in terms of percentage. Oh and wait for the ensembles (thats the graphs). If those lines go down towards colder temperatures, then chance increases. Also consider "skatter" if the lines look all over the place it means that computer models are uncertain. 

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  2. Whilst this cold spell maybe coming to an end, at least people have seen something white fall from the sky and experienced it? 
     

    Personally, I’d rather get this over with so people can get their COVID jabs. Then come back next year with hopefully a better shot at cold.

    Model wise, things are looking to warm up this morning, but I have an inkling based on long range options which came out last night that it may only be a window of mild before we get back into the freezer before months end (ECM)

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  3. A highly interesting ECM tonight. I stopped watching at 144 - there’s no point looking any further. Cold blocks are hard to nudge out the way.

    Regarding any potential sliders, this will as ever need to be looked at. I’m not buying the evolution between 144 and 168 hrs. I do think there will be more of a clash in that - the word needs watching springs to mind.

    Elsewhere, a mixed bag but I can now draw the conclusion that snow boots will indeed be needed as the weekend goes on...but for how long - well that’s impossible to say at this moment 

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  4. hi all, 

    Charts are looking highly interesting for the next few hours. Went for a little drive into Pembrokeshire, could see evaporative cooling was clearly taking place by the raindrops having a more icy look to them on the windscreen as rain got heavier.

    I kinda think of it like whipping up cream, it looks like nothing will happen and then OOOP it all goes at once.

    Over the next few days expect surprises especially on north facing coasts

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  5. 1 minute ago, Mike Poole said:

    Just to unpack the ECM T96 a bit, here’s the UK view and T850s too.

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    There’s most of the country with sub -4C uppers and with northerly or northeasterly winds around the NW flank of the low.  And the isobars are spaced too so less wind means more evaporative cooling in any precipitation that falls, some areas could get significant snow in just 4 days time.

    Fully expect even western areas to do well from that...especially those with height 

    from myself, have a fab Christmas folks. Let’s hope Santa delivers an upgrade overnight! 

  6. 11 minutes ago, feb1991blizzard said:

    Imagine that blob of -2024 850hpa temps coming towards us over +ve sea temps, that would generate some serious convective snowfall.

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    good enough to throw hot water in the air!! 

     

    But even then people on here may say the upper air temps aren't cold enough.......

     

    Otherwise, in the short term its nice to see models are converging on key points at the moment, such as retrogression happening, a seasonal feel to Christmas. Where the low drops etc is still very much up for grabs....

     

    We've got a bit of isolation to get over so plenty of time for this to resolve....

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