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http://www.exactaweather.com/UK_Long_Range_Forecast.html Another interesting update from James Madden

25th of Febuary - - - A quiet day with patchy sunshine and decreasing temperatures. Max of 4C. A small depression developing over Iceland. 26th of Febuary - - - A quiet start to the morning with increasing cloud and outbreaks of light snow by the afternoon. Max of 1C. The depression deepens dramatically and moves southwards and eastwards, clipping western scotland by the early evening. Prolonged and heavy snow showers begin at around 5pm and merge into a persistent band of snow. As the depression tracks inland, winds intensify to reach gusts of 65mph and the heavy snow continues through the night. lows of -2C. Windchill factor of -18C 27th of febuary - - - By morning the worst of the strong winds has passed however a strong breeze remains. Heavy persistent snow showers still falling in central belt of Scotland where it has now been snowing for 32 consecutive hours. Level snow depths in this 32 hour period have reached 50-55cm (19-21 inches). Drifts have reached in excess of 3m deep burying cars, phone boxes and even bungalows. Eventually by early afternoon, snow showers become light and patchy and have cleared by the evening. Lows of -11C tonight. This actually happened!!!!!!!!!!! Febuary 2001 - my favourite weather event ever!!!!! I am still awaiting a repeat of this. These snow depths were recorded at only 180m above sea level - (Shotts, North lanarkshire, Scotland.) Snow depths over the larger hills were unimaginable!!

http://www.exactaweather.com/UK_Long_Range_Forecast.html An update from the ever-increasingly prominent figure of James Madden. Interesting!

Superb read. Thanks for that

I firmly believe that the planet is heading for cooler or even colder times, especially for prone areas such as north-western Europe. I also believe that UK winters will become increasingly more severe. However I thought I'd throw this little link out there for some debate . . . . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13719510

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rplrO5FNFw This was a dream come true for me, considering I live in Central Scotland. I actually had to sit down when I seen the forecast, and struggled to take it all in. Here's hoping a few more storms like that pop up this winter

Yeah point taken, "severe" would have been better. I just said 'dire' because I meant a bad winter i.e cold and snowy. Personally I would class this as an AWESOME winter, however many people regard a bad/dire winter as being cold and snowy. I know the feeling with the ice though, by the 4th of december this winter, we had a 2 inch thick layer of ice under the foot of snow. I remember clearing the driveway and lifting the ice in slab-sized sections that were a few inches thick. Yeah I agree, however surely the law of averages much creep into their minds at some point, suggesting a possibly average or even milder than average winter . . .

I think it would be amazing to re-live the winter of 62/63. A dream come true for me, however I would much rather see some monster snowfalls rather than prolonged cold.

Yeah, it was quite comical reading the forecast they issued for last winter. To be honest, PWS's track record ain't that good so I'm not getting too excited just yet

Yeah, good point. It seems to be getting harder as the years go on (especially the last few winters). 2008/2009 - 16 consecutive days of lying snow 2009/2010 - 32 consecutive days of lying snow 2010/2011 - 27 consecutive days of lying snow There were times this winter when the snow in my garden reached a level depth of 26 inches. Quite remarkable to be honest Now that's very interesting. Anything even remotely cold would be better than january and febuary of this winter though.

Yeah that's true, but this guy has a great reputation. He's predicted the last 3 winters down to a tee and he made forecasts last winter that totally contrasted the forecasts made by NASA, and this guy ended up being right and NASA admitted they go it wrong. He also made forecasts this winter that conflicted with the Met Office and many other weather organisations, and yet again he was correct in predicting the Dire cold spells way before the other forecasters latched onto it. He also does all his forecasts voluntary, and doesn't get paid for it so he's got nothing to gain by ramping etc. Will be interesting to see how things develop I guess Yeah I agree actually, I love the cold. snowy winters. On the plus side, My area usually gets pretty hard hit at some point every winter. I suppose being 600 feet above sea level helps too.

http://www.exactaweather.com/UK_Long_Range_Forecast.html What do you guys make of this??

I remember this storm very well, even although I was only 7 years old. We sat in the midst of a power-cut, listening to the winds battering off the walls of our house. There were more trees felled, than left standing in the field opposite from our house. And around 11pm I looked out the kitchen window just in time to see our Garage roof tearing off and flying through the neighbours' gardens. Quite a brilliant sight considering the roof is 10 x 20 foot in size. Definitely one of my favourite weather events so far . . . .

New user guys. I don't think I'm alone when I reminisce about the deep snow, bitter cold nights and the fighting spirit of the British people when the hard times of winter strike Britain. My memories of winter are somewhat limited since I'm only 19 years old, but I still remember my favourite winter event to date where I live: 26th of Febuary 2001. I awoke to monster snowfalls of 50cm of level snowfall and drifts several meters deep, which appeared in the space of one night. There was 30 hours of consecutive snowfall in my area which totally blocked the roads. It was the first, and one of the very few times that I've been totally snowed in. *"After 31 hours of non stop snowfall near Motherwell accumulated depths were approximately 50cm, with 3m drifts in places, by midday; in the early hours conditions were very severe with visibility down to 50m in heavy falling snow and blowing snow. The M.8, Scotland's busiest motorway, was blocked completely for more than 10 hours, with hundreds of motorists stranded in their cars. More than 300 people spent several hours in the evening and into Wednesday stuck in snow on the M74 motorway between Abington and Crawford, in South Lanarkshire, as rescuers struggled to get to them. In Yorkshire, Trans-Pennine routes were badly affected, with the Snake Pass and Woodhead Pass forced to close. Edinburgh and Dublin airports were closed for much of the day." The village of Carnwath on 27th feburay 2001. Deep snow drifts in Carnwath Temperatures on the following nights after these scenes plunged to -18 degrees Up until a few years ago, I had never known snow to last any longer than 10 days, however over the last 3 winters there has been periods of prolonged snowfall. Winter 2008/2009 - 16 consecutive days of lying snow. Winter 2009/2010 - 32 consecutive days of lying snow. Winter 2010/2011 - 27 consecutive days of lying snow. Winter 2011/2012 - ????????? What's your favourite memories of winters gone by and what are your hopes for the fast approaching winter of 2011/2012??