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8 minutes ago, TillyS said:
Yes this looks to be about right at the moment. A week of cold weather. The ECM evolution this evening shows the cold then giving way to a toppler high pressure, which is one possible route away from intense cold but we will see.
The disappearance of the northern blocking which was showing on the charts last week is notable.
Based on current output I'd say you're brave to call a week long cold spell, and I am not sure describing the high pressure at T240 on ECM as a toppler high. Is it deliberate to get a rise out of others, or is it a true belief? The bitterly cold upper and lower air filtering around the south of the high pressure ridging to Scandinavia is going to help keep it in situ. It extends west, and the likelihood of the pressure to lift north is more likely than not in my opinion.
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1 minute ago, prolongedSnowLover said:
Yep. I can’t see the cold building in Scandinavia just disappearing quickly.
You could be right, but I'm not sure.
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The ECM 240 chart is not standard fare. Lows way south and high pressure building over Scandinavia again. Looks very different to the norm. I'd say, if it did come off like that, which is highly unlikely, there is high probability of a reload down the line...
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3 minutes ago, Battleground Snow said:
I take some comfort from this, given that it was the GEM that modeled the current west based -NAO that GFS is now showing a couple of days ago. It seems to have been picking up on new trends before the others. If it is going back the other way, perhaps others will follow suite...
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I can see one member of the ECM ensembles that goes cold just after the 7th, I know it's highly unlikely that future output will start to go this way, however, people need to remember how volatile the weather is and how quickly things can change.
The signal for cold has been waxing and waning over the past week and it's currently waning, perhaps the slight uptick in solar activity hasn't helped in that respect. I do believe though that it will start going the other way as we head through the weekend and suspect that cold will come as early as 11th, as initially picked up on. Let's wait and see how things pan out...
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GEM looks like it might go on to produce a scandi high to me at T144!
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Perhaps new thread for the 18zs?
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Better 850s at 144 from UKMO and ECM, -8 across a large part of the country and more direct winds from the north. T168 could be interesting, setting up for an eastly perhaps!
EDIT: looking again not quite -8 uppers at 144, more like -6/7
168 is even colder but look like high pressure will be over us come 192, let's see
EDIT part 2: I've seen enough, by 216 it's trying to reload the cold from the east/ North east, few adjustments and it could get there. I think this could still lead to an epic cold spell. Interesting times ahead
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I think it would be good to have a long range prediction thread. That area of meteorology is being enhanced all the time and it will help others learn about the different factors at play.
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Looking at the stats we should be in a -QBO shear phase this DJF nearing a -QBO peak late winter, which should mean the polar vortex is less intense this winter.
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I'm starting up a new winter thread, I know the previous one, opened around May time, was closed off because it was thought to be to early. However I think now is a reasonable time to start looking ahead to the next winter season, what with the solar cycle taking a dip and ENSO predictions firming up for autumn/winter.
Does anybody have any thoughts on the matter
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Indeed this is what he wrote for those who have not read his LRF yet
I'm expecting some rather lengthy intervals of very mild southwest flow and occasional heavy rainfalls and strong winds during much of December, late January and possibly into part of February although here I expect any mild spells to be more caused by southerly flow associated with European blocking. March by contrast may be dominated more by cold zonal flow patterns.
His Christmas predictions may be out (more so the temperature) be as ever time will tell
Meanwhile the chances of a white Christmas seem rather low from this perspective, with a peak in temperatures right on the 25th in the research output, in fact Christmas Day is indicated as having the best chance of all dates this winter to set a record high temperature which would be 14 to 17 C in most regions. Not saying it will necessarily be that mild but above 12 would not surprise me at all given the strength of this mild signal (which then fades away rapidly by New Years).
Christmas is currently looking like having below average temperatures with winds coming from the north west? I find your post a little misleading...
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Tendency of relative AAM has increased dramatically now I am no expert when it
comes to GWO and GLAAM but I would not be surprised to see a big switch in the
model output over the next couple of days.
When did it happen, today?
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NAVGEM looks interesting at T114 on the 06Z
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According to matt hugo on twitter latest ecm seasonal update shows a mild winter with a +nao!!just thought I would let everyone in on that!!!
I thought he posted something about the ECM32 dayer yesterday that suggested december showed Northern blocking. Does that not mean the first month of winter will have a -NAO?
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The BOM and ECM looking cold all the way through!
I love the look of the last frame of the BOM. I think it could go on to show another easterly, except when it evolves this time it will drag down very cold air. Winter could be interesting.
ECM brings more cold at T216 as that low out west goes under the block.
850s stay low enough for snow to lower levels at T240
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Model Output Discussion - Into Winter
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So we're in with a shot then...