[Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2]

That's the weekend after next.

Yes sorry, that's what I meant, 'next' weekend as apposed to, 'this' weekend.

[Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2]

It's currently looking a little 'beasty' for next weekend.  

 

[Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2]

...and look what we have on the GFS 10 HPA this morning. Deep in Fi I know but surely this would alter the weather pattern we've been enduring over the past few weeks. 

[Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2]

I agree, 2nd week of January looks quite interesting at the moment. GFS has been showing a shot of cold in the second week of Jan on a few runs recently and this evening it's showing some sustained cooler weather. 

Like this run from the Gfs.

 

[Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2]

Every year, most years, some years, or occasionally? I'm not denying it, but as an avid studier of historical weather I'd just like to know what you mean, and what your source is. Actually, if the Wikipedia article is to be trusted, it may not be so rare even now: "Snow can be found in gullies on the north side of Cross Fell as late as May in most years. In some years, lying snow has been known to persist until July and fresh snowfall in June (mid-summer in the Northern Hemisphere) is common."

I live in the Eden valley in Cumbria and I have known snow drifts last well into May up on Cross Fell on a few occasions recently. Not so much in June though. We did have fresh snowfall above 400m on the pennines on the 23rd May this year. I have a great picture I should probably upload. As far as historical snow goes, my friends Dad tells a tale of a huge snow drift at the back of Dufton Pike lasting all year round but that was when he was in his early teens (He'll be about 60).