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I think I'd rather watch Dulux matt emulsion dry rather than following the ECM this winter...it really has become that tedious. Last night the 24z was practically the same as the 240z.
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Well it is the GFS!!...wouldn't hang my hat on that, ECM not going with it and the way things have been going this winter would know what model to trust.
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3 hours ago, West is Best said:
The 0z GFS continues to show a rampant Atlantic. I've never seen anything like it at this time of year. It's more like October than February. Astonishing, astonishing, conditions.
Totally agree...when the Atlantic should be somewhat quieter and we get this, a complete conveyor belt.
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Another woeful day in this atrocious winter...have to say pretty windy last night and stronger gusts than expected!
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6 minutes ago, Sunny76 said:
It’s been mild at times, but the winter has produced some cold days. Not freezing, but cold nevertheless.
Its been a mild winter, but, I’ve still had to wear a hat and gloves from time to time, and I live in London.
Its been disappointing for lack of snow, but I’m now looking forward to warmer weather and longer days. Still another month or so, before we see a real improvement.
Sorry to disagree with you but here to the east of London (Essex)...i haven't recorded one solitary day with a max below 5c which is poor by ANY winter's standards (and I've been recording winters since 1983/84), we might have had the the odd chilly feeling day due to the wind of late but to say we've experience some cold days this winter is incorrect and misleading and take in respect average temperatures here in the south east generally from mid-December to Mid-February largely have maxes of 7c and what days we have had below this have come in the blander dull calm days.
I think the majority of people wear gloves and scarves in winter particularly if it is windy or people of a certain age, I have but now I'm 50 I feel the 'cold' a little more.
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God! that ecm 12z is bad, hop from 72z to 216z and more or less you're looking at the same chart!
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28 minutes ago, Sunny76 said:
Not every summer since post 2012 has been great either.
I wish people would stop playing down just how poor the summers have been in some regions, especially 2015,16, and 17. All were cloudy and cool at times, despite the hot spikes.
Seriously they haven't been poor...okay we might have had a poorish month (June last year) or a period of cloud and some rain (some Augusts spring to mind) but here in the south east we haven't had a poor summer since 2012. You mention 'some regions' having poor summers, but you can count the south and south east out of that.
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5 minutes ago, General Cluster said:
I would've seen some falling snow, late yesterday afternoon, had the streetlight not gone-out just as was about to look! What're the odds of that happening, just at that moment, I wonder?
That really is bad luck...as if this winter hasn't been bad enough and then that happens, you run over a black cat?
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2 hours ago, Timbo said:
I think you need to go back to school and take some more Geography lessons!!!!, our region is South East and East Anglia, try getting a map up to define the boundaries of East Anglia.
Any way, let see how you get on with the next competition
Haha! yes you're right...funny thing is I always have considered this the south east thread (which it use to be) and largely involved the home counties but it is East Anglia as well, my geography is great and one of the few subjects I got an O level at (yes I'm that old) it was everything else I need to go back to school for ...but yes not doubting you're the winner, it's just the poor circumstances that this countries god dammed awful winter weather provides us with and a sprinkling of snow in a few locations in one day over 90 days of winter!
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3 minutes ago, Timbo said:
There was settling snow from Kings Lynn through to and including my location in Lowestoft, also reports of settling snow in the heavier showers further South.
Look at the photo from Norfolk n Chance, a bit more than a slushy deposit.
North Norfolk...this region hmmmm?...but agree that amount from Norfolk n chance photo deserves to win but in this region, where were your photos? but anyway Team Squirrel provided a photo of some wet snow on a Mazda MX5...so that would take it, so you are the winner.
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4 minutes ago, Timbo said:
Feel a little bit of sour grapes there!!!!
The competition was for settling snow in the region, and snow settled yesterday in a lot of locations.
I will let you know how my virtual trip to Lapland goes.
I wanted that trophy ...to say a lot of locations?...only photo I have seen was that one in Wycombe (highish location) and on a car but suppose that counts and the reports in north west Norfolk. Well done for winning tho.
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Am I right that 'Timbo' has won the snow cup due to a very slight wet dusting of snow in the North west area of Norfolk?...if so that about sums up this winter and anyway without going on about regions again doesn't that area qualify more for East England?...was really looking forward to hoisting that trophy!
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4 minutes ago, Jimmyh said:
Froze 13/14 winter in my eyes was as bad if not worse
Certainly a wetter winter 2013/14 and slightly cooler with slightly more frosts and some of them being the air variety (here anyway)...comparing the other day!
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1 hour ago, TomSE12 said:
Here comes Dennis!!
No doubt, waiting in the wings will be Ellen......and then Francis.
Someone turn the conveyor belt off, for gawd sake!!
Regards,
Tom.
Totally agree Tom!...has anybody counted how many depressions have formed in the North Atlantic since the beginning of December? (not just with the silly names) has to be around 30 I would imagine, can't remember a winter like this for cyclogenesis.
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1 hour ago, tinybill said:
One word Wild in ipswich
At 5pm yesterday?...with another loss to a top 8 team
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Actually feels like the winds have abated a little just when the BBC forecast the strongest of the gusts (typical)...went down the local park an hour ago which is fairly open and didn't record a gust over 34mph with my hand held Kestrel.
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Between 2-3pm in the south of the region the strongest gusts according to the beeb website (not sure how accurate that will be)...gusts forecast now to be up to 72mph which is stronger than forecast yesterday.
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Windy but not excessively so...had a gust to 42mph here, seen no damage other than wheely bins tipped over.
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Amazing how I've noted so many people in this region (generally inland) have been recording air frosts even somebody down at Worthing has been recording them but absolutely zilch here this winter! (never happened before) 2.3c with a touch of ground frost here over night but now a beautiful clear sunny day which we haven't seen enough of thanks to the darn Atlantic...
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1 hour ago, stainesbloke said:
GFS appears to have dropped the idea of a destructive low for next week, will still be a windy week with some rain and showers. Then, the Euro High reasserts itself over C Europe, leading to mild and damp conditions for the UK/NW Europe ?
No surprise there...the dartboard low of the last few days is nowhere near as deep and less well formed which GFS regularly does, agree heights look to strengthen in approx 10 days time over the continent and we're back where we were last year with mild/warm days but probably sunnier and possibly chilly nights (i'd take that as an alternative as there is no chance in hell this winter of getting anything remotely cold).
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27 minutes ago, nick sussex said:
Most of the ECM ensembles take the storm further north . It’s notable that the lowest pressure readings are reserved for the far north of Scotland .
This is both good and bad news. Less impact for the vast majority of the public but for snow lovers the mild sector is going to be well to the north .
In other words the 'boring' option for us weather lovers or lovers of weather extremes - but that's how it's been going generally all this winter...
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1 hour ago, frosty ground said:
if it does not develop as much it will track further south, the deeper it gets it will track further north.
Not really...depends on the shape and strength of the jet in development, flatter it is more chance of at a lower latitude.
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2 minutes ago, Mr TOAD said:
Even with the consistency of the last few runs?
I get the GFS has a reputation for overblowing these dartboards, but one of these day it will verify.
£50 of my hypothetical money says upstream in the jet it doesn't develop in that round dartboard shape but flatter and moves somewhat further north west, still be windy though...something of interest in this rubbish winter,
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1 minute ago, Mr TOAD said:
I think it may well verify.
Doubt it...GFS always has a thing for over blowing these dartboard lows which largely don't materialise.
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Reasons for not looking forward to winter in the UK?
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I think this winter sums it up perfectly...wet, cloudy, mild and little in the way of purposeful frosts!