This post has really resonated with me.I feel like I’m a lifelong follower of this forum over winter months. Unfortunately I have not had the time in my professional life to learn as much as some of you folk on here, but that doesn’t stop me absorbing every post every winter for the last nearly 15 years. Completely agree with you Jan, the buildup to this potential cold spell has felt like an eternity. I only see this as testimony to the increase of knowledge around the complexity of the different drivers and how they interact to influence our weather. Posters like Tamara and Scott, who so eloquently articulate the complexity of this science underline this. I have absolutely loved watching this understanding develop over the years. Thanks for such an amazing forum. I will go back to reading and admiring the talent that exists on this amazing forum.
For what it’s worth from my limited understanding I see some particularly potent drivers coming together to influencing our winter weather this year in a really positive way over the next five weeks.