LincolnSnowstorm

Heres Mondays snow/ice cover and 7 days ago for comparing.

Good because it looks a bit over due there http://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/chart_daily.php?ui_year=2013&ui_day=243&ui_set=2

I like hows the losses shown above do not give Russia any negative snow anomaly for the time being as it is so early in the season, not that any negativity would mean a lot for the UK before October. http://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/chart_daily.php?ui_year=2013&ui_day=242&ui_set=2

Snowtastic! http://www.vegagerdin.is/ferdaupplysingar/vefmyndavelar/vestfirdir

Its still very early days, so it looks roughly about the same to me when comparing recent years cover at this time.....apart from the Polar region Going back to 2007 it looks a bit different especially for Russia

Some new snow showing and looking good in the Canada to Greenland area Ice could be doing better! Fav webcams from last year, save and enjoy the views later. http://www.skjolden.com/sommarski/webkamera.htm and the super cool http://www.webcam-4insiders.com/de/Wetter-Kleine%20Scheidegg/1026-Kleine%20Scheidegg-Wetter.php Notice the difference from last year at this very early stage, total reverse 51 weeks ago Svalbard, iceland and even ben nevis were more into snow around this week last year , In my simple weather mind I guess the North pole is not sharing the Love (cold) so quickly this time round. Saving the best for Christmas hope this makes sense, this summer seems more normal in the sense that it was warm in the middle, so if weather weirding is going out of fashion perhaps winter will be more normal this time round and not have cold super early or late. Just my 2 pennies worth for the other 3 early viewers!

and back again in couple of hours! massive changes over the coming week , I find it impressive. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=737 http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=2240

13.8C !

ok I admit that was not a very good post, just wanted to see how people see the potential for the coming winter after a number of cold winters and some talk on the net about things getting colder. I did not notice this thread I will have a good look http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/76204-are-we-about-to-enter-another-mini-ice-age/ Do readers of this believe everything is still up for grabs this year like the tropical time around the 11th December 1994 or is the weather/climate/sunspots situation too different to that for it to happen and a coldness typical of the winter of 1947 would be a bit more likely, genuine question as I am not sure what to think. In answer to my other question after looking through the records http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=winter-history;sess= signs of winter can first start kicking off in October but later is the modern norm.

Great! eyes will be on the prize ​ http://seaice.alaska.edu/gi/observatories/barrow_webcam

Wonder if this will be the start of the general increase of cover, perhaps too early, but rutgers snow lab not working at mo to check. Think we are in about the third week of 0.12 million sq miles of snow cover same as last seasons lowest which lasted 8 weeks.

Mods please move this post and 'bank' it safely in the new snow and ice thread thanks! ....only joking.

Just for fun check this out in fullscreen mode and then in a week and then in two should witness some lowering of the snowline. http://longyearbyen.livecam360.com/flash/main.php http://sveaspitzbergen.livecam360.com/flash/main.php

Throwing out a quick question to cc or anybody ..having Noted the latest trend of sea ice extent ,I also notice that 2010 had a flatter line in the graph about this time in summer, so is there any trend to winters that are colder following on from having this feature (me asks hopefully)

ment (meant) negative nao

Looking forward to the new thread, the evenings are drawing in and only about three or so weeks snow may begin to grow. http://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/table_area.php?ui_set=0&ui_sort=0 Watching out for the 'signs' and then the long chase can begin for another year 1 september ish Already not long now for the dip down to zero and the first flurry of snow at longyearbyen http://www.snsk.no/longyearbyen.145587.no.html http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Svalbard/Longyearbyen/long.html Lots to interest to be having, with the lack of sunspots, possible neg. Noa. The first of many winter forecasts not long away ie http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/sandy-winter-2012-2013-forecast/1741302 The ice cover is dreadful and a useful balance to the huge snow ramps that are in the process of being built for use over the coming months. We will see.

The Model Output Discussion thread will be getting back to you about this late friday evening, with a few possible solutions but please don't get too upset if they go wrong.

No El Brumo was a lot stronger, El Sleafordo was not https://twitter.com/Hudsonweather/status/218381521583747074

Best go sparky, keep out of harms way

17.5

Manic rain in Witham st hughs about 9pm, top of the scale on my rain alarm pro app and the first time ever I've been offered a towel on arrival at a house! Not the hardest rain I've ever seen tho that was the night a few years back I had to stop the car outside robin hood airport it was like being in a car wash and my wifes plane tried three times to land before giving up and going to manchester.

Sitting out the back, looking over at Waddington, the weather gods have put on a nice light show over the last half hour , saw about 4 bright tango orange strikes in the distance a few minutes apart seem to be in the same place each time and very pretty with the full moon shining between the clouds.

nice link thanks

Three hours ago was thinking it was not doing much here, but this light snow drizzle does pack a punch after coming down hour after hour, my local hilly road is now not passable as I've just saw someone change their mind at the top and spend two minutes retreating a car length. yr.no showing it ends here about six am so more fresh snowman material to be had

A disturbance in the mid or upper part of the atmosphere which induces upward motion ahead of it. Shown as a kink on the contours of a weather map.