Dunstable Snow

A terrific post - which I thoroughly endorse. There are far more important things in life than whether or not it’s going to snow.

More good news then - I think is cold lovers need to take a break for a while and let knocker and the guy from Stafford have a party

I hope you are right. I think we are all exhausted by the last 10 days - my feeling is that unless things happen in the strat we are looking at a 2/3 week period at least of nothing if not longer - I really hope I am wrong.

I think this forum will be very quiet over the next 3-4 weeks. My god the last few days has been incredibly frustrating and I do sometimes wonder why we bother. Have a great Christmas and a happy new year everyone- really enjoy reading all the contributions.

Summed up the issues perfectly. Difficult to see a recovery for the south from this. It’s so frustrating because it’s such a waste of an opportunity for the south. Let’s hope there will be more to come.

We don’t do silly when the stakes are this high ( a frigid easterly at Christmas) ! We are stressed out enough

ECM not exam ! Predictive text …

Thank you for sharing- I get irritated when I read tweets like that - so exam doesn’t factor in a warming world ? How ridiculous- what it is factoring in are the exceptionally cold conditions to the north east.

Agree - I don’t think this is an issue that has been explored enough. Temperatures are also driven by Synoptics and there seems to be a strong assumption when you read anything from the met that weather patterns will continue to favour mild and wet conditions in winter.

I think it’s a good sign for the winter that the atmosphere is predisposed to generate thi sort of modelling of conditions. As others have said - rare indeed particularly before Christmas. The last decent one I remember was 1995 and the rest of the winter was decent with further easterly outbreaks. A certain SM will be very excited at the prospect I’m sure. I miss his analysis of this type of opportunity on here !

Totally agree with this. 2009-10 was much better. Started a week before Christmas and went through the rest winter on and off with the run up to Christmas and early January very snowy- would much rather have that than a front loaded waste of time winter.

Very light snow falling in Dunstable now.

I do indeed. Wouldn’t pass a health and safety risk assessment these days !

According to somebody on the MOD thread he is predicting up to 50cms in SE. Probably the hills of North Kent ! He may not be far off if things go our way!

When Roger is saying it and you are quoting it that has some credence ! I think there is huge potential for streamers to set up and deliver over the next couple of days. Beyond that staying bitterly cold but unsure on precipitation.

Ivor was my hero - I wanted to call our first son Gordon but my wife flatly refused - despite coming to games and getting the Fulham bug !

It’s a wonderful place !

I agree. If we were scoring goals I would feel more positive about our prospects. We might just click up front. Now is the time to do it. we have about a cm of laying snow - I am on the downs jus down the road from whipsnade so in a great place for snow in this region. for those worrying stay positive- I spent 8 years of my life in Folkestone from 1976 1983. When streamers set up the potential for significant snow is huge and can only be matched by a heavy snow slider where I now live. The most snow I have ever snow was in Folkestone on 1st January 1979. I was 14 years old . The depth was between my knee and thigh ! A couple of days before my dad had taken me to watch Fulham v Luton at the cottage. The coldest I have ever been at a Fulham game. There were about 3000 people on the Hammersmith end. They huddled together in a space that took up about a fifth of the terrace !

Yes it’s looking that way. Everton and Burnley away next - we never get results at either of those places - if we win both these game’s I might believe we have a chance. back to the weather - now starting to lay in Dunstable.

Snowing now in Dunstable- we are 500ft up though in the Chilterns - but about an hour earlier than expected going by met office. for our West Ham friends posting earlier - I thought Fulham were the better side tonight and deserved to win the game. You have had a terrific season though for which you deserve great credit.

An interesting take on things but your view is as valid as anyone's. I live about 30 miles north west of London and 500ft up in the Chiltern Hills. My assessment of the modelling is such that I will be very surprised if I don't see lying snow outside my front door on a number of days between Christmas and New Year - I will post some pics if it arrives ! This forum has been a great read over the last few weeks. Well done to everyone who has contributed. Have a great Christmas and New Year and If you desire snow during this period I hope you get plenty !

What we can be sure of is that it is going to turn colder and at times more unsettled from the weekend through next week and potentially beyond. There is a strong chance that the coldest air and best chance for nationwide convective snow will miss us and we will end up with chilly, increasingly overcast weather with any precipitation more rain/sleet than snow. I fully expect the 'direct hit' from a cold perspective to come when the coldest air is too warm for snow. Sorry - just feeling a bit down today!

The UK high on the latest ECM 240HR looks as though it might retrogress and open the UK up to much colder air. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see this as we end March and move into early April. There is still some very cold air to the north and north west.

Although we loose the cold feed pretty quickly on the GFS 12z Operational one gets the feeling that we are going to see frequent swings back to cold although predominantly settled over the coming weeks as the PV breaks up. Its been a wretched winter season and I have been motivated to post at all given the rubbish served up since last December. Fair play to Crewe C and those others who called it very early on. Hopefully we can get to see some drier and colder weather ( relative to the seasonal average) with a little bit of snow before the chance is gone until next November. I do remember the Spring of 1975 very well and it would be great if we got to witness a repeat this year although that probably asking a bit too much(I was living in Surrey at the time and there was plenty of snow in the outer London suburbs to enjoy) and Fulham definitely wont be going to the FA Cup final like we did that year ( perhaps a play off final though if the season ever gets finished !) Stay safe and well everyone.

Just had a quick glance through the Northern hemisphere profile on the latest GFS and the profile up stream and over the pole looks pretty conducive to a largely unsettled and cool to cold outlook for the time of year with even some transitory snow for the south. I may have given up on Fulham retaining our Premier league place for next season but I have not given up on some more snow in the north east Chiltern hills between now and the end of April !