Summer Sun

Just breaking on BBC news North Sea tidal surge is the worst since January 1953, Environment Agency confirms

South bay Scarbrough From Paul Hudson on twitter

Sky news have live coverage for the tidal surge The peaks are expected at the following times for these locations Wells-next-the-Sea 8pm Great Yarmouth 10.30pm Felixstowe at 1am on Friday Live coverage here http://news.sky.com/templates/watch-live

A view on the severe weather over the pond in america http://youtu.be/fxAOu6Ys5tM

Yes video here - http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/91963/video-river-tyne-bursts-its-banks-as-north-east-prepares-for

4.1c now in darlo and falling

A man has been killed by a falling tree in a park in Retford, Notts, the Lincolnshire Echo reports

For the 2nd time today the wind has picked up again after easing for around 30 minutes

High tide in Great Yarmouth due between 19:30 and 22:30 The Environment Agency are saying the high tides later today look set to be worse than those of 2007, and possibly worse than the devestating floods of 1953.

All quiet in darlo now the sun is shining the wind has eased significantly and the temperature is falling

Meteorologically speaking its December 1st to the final day of February 28th / 29th

yeah lol NAE showing the potential 18:00 Friday midnight

Yeah quite a bit of snow in parts of Scotland now Tomorrow night is a tricky one as parts of the region could see snow even at low levels but it all depends whats left once the band of rain moves west to east if it makes it over the pennines then some snow will fall on its leading edge

Largely Dry Milder Next Week Rain Mainly in North http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=weekahead&DAY=20131205

Once these winds ease we'll be in the colder air it will be bitterly cold tomorrow temps 3c max sunny to start before turning cloud pushes in from the west this could give some light snow or icy rain for a time this could potentially arrive around the evening rush hour

6.6c to the 4th 1.5 above the 61 to 90 average

HGV driver dead as winds hit 142mph in Scotland http://news.sky.com/story/1178035/weather-one-dead-as-100mph-winds-batter-uk

Arctic snow storm to roar in today with 100mph winds AN ARCTIC storm threatens to cause chaos today with gales, heavy snow and blizzards. Winds of up to 100mph are set to batter the North, with 70mph gusts expected elsewhere. Laura Young, of The Met Office, warned last night: “The worst of the winds are going to hit in the early hours of Thursday, although it will remain blustery after then.†Forecaster Jo Farrow, of Netweather, said “the floodgates will open†for cold Arctic air to sweep across the UK. She added: “There will be severe gales and damaging gusts followed by a bitterly cold wind bringing snow showers.†Temperatures are expected to fall to freezing in the South with lows of -5C (23F) in the North before the weekend. Jonathan Powell, of Vantage Weather Services, said: “A blast from the Arctic regions is set to hit the UK today, with the North taking the brunt of it. “We could see 10 inches of snow in parts of the North as this Arctic storm takes hold.†Bookmakers Coral have cut odds of snow in central London before midnight Sunday to 6-1. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/446858/Arctic-snow-storm-to-roar-in-today-with-100mph-winds

Windy and ColdHeavy Snow in EastIssued: 0530hrs Thursday 5 December 2013 Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski Dry across the Mediterranean Today Very windy across northern Europe today with gale to severe gales across Britain moving in through Scandinavia. Outbreaks of heavy snow are expected across Norway with rain across Britain stretching in across the Low Countries through Sweden. For much of France and Germany it should generally be dry. Dry across western parts of Poland with some snow in the east. An area of heavy snow will stretch across Russia, down towards the Baltic States, Finland, into Belarus and Ukraine. Lots of dry weather to come across Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, the Adriatic Region, Greece and Turkey. Fine as well across much of the Mediterranean with sunny spells across Italy, into Sardinia and to the west through the Balearics across all of Portugal and Spain. For much of mainland Europe it will be quite a cold day with some zero temperatures in the far east and across much of Scandinavia. Friday A cold today come across central and eastern parts of Europe is some zero temperatures spread west into Poland and all of Scandinavia. It will feel even colder with gale force northwest winds expected from Germany eastward to Russia which will be producing outbreaks of snow and heavy snow showers across Germany, Denmark, much of Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Baltic States and across Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. For Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, most of Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey it will remain dry with sunny spells. Continued dry as well across Italy through Sardinia into Spain and Portugal with sunny spells. Most of France will again be dry with a few rain showers across Belgium and a few wintry showers across Holland. http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=204&FILE=eus&DAY=20131205

00z rain forecast for the south following on from last night with the potential still for 2 weeks of no rain

The ensemble supports a very dry outlook for the south, so its not out the question

As Gibby pointed out the next 2 weeks has very little rain some parts of the south could go 2 weeks without any

ECM ensemble maintains southwesterly winds this evening

t240 from ECM cooler in Scotland but milder else where

Slightly cooler and more unsettled at t216 in the north