Is there really gonna be enough forcing on this pattern to get the Griceland now?, starting to have my doubts now about anything before 10th-15th feb, - scandi dead in the water before at least 7th now.
That's what i see as well.
But following on from failed attempts at an out and out scandi.
And i'd prefer it to a GH, we all know where they end up in recent years, either a W based setup or a magic roundabout, both caused by iberian heights.
With you all the way but think 29th a little early, looks to me based on the ens suites it will have a go at scandi around 29th, not quite make it but retrogression to Griceland around 5th feb
Yes - although it would be about 3-4 weeks earlier or even less assuming it gets there in the end! - still a stonker though even if we could repeat it in mid Feb.
Angle of Atlantic trough a bit dicey but out west there's a bit more disruption about to occur.
Hopefully Allister Mc - it'll do an impression of feb 1991
Yes - problem is don't the teleconnections fit more with a sceuro then scandi (or scriceland ridge at a push) than an out and out Greeny?, when you get mixed signals, from experience, naff all (decent) tends to come off.
Yes i must admiti am certainly not in that camp now with a slack cold upper trough (not sure i ever was) after Early Dec 2022 and now, its ok with a slack surface low as well (evaporative cooling) but then you have mild sectors and they are usually marginal anyway.