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  1. For those that hate venturing into the madness of the MT...this just posted from Ian Ferguson...a short while ago..

    #1983 fergieweather

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    To save you all waiting - similar UKMO-GM from T+120 onwards. Signal for the colder entrainment is one with confidence now next week... how long it lasts, is not. More woes end of next week, re disruptive weather? It's got a bothersome look...

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  2. Not particularly liking the look of this chart........really poor

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    And the met office have early warnings out for Sunday....

    1. Yellow warning of Rain

    Dates Warning Chief Forecaster's assessment Weather Impact Matrix

    Issued at:

    1218 on Wed 22 Jan 2014

    Valid from:

    0600 on Sun 26 Jan 2014

    Valid to:

    2345 on Sun 26 Jan 2014

    Another spell of wet and very windy weather will cross the UK from the west during Sunday. Heavy rain and gales are likely to affect most areas for a time with further flooding possible in prone areas, particularly southern parts of England and Wales where the ground remains saturated following earlier rain.

    The public should be aware of the possible disruption to transport and the continuing risk of flooding in prone areas.

    Another Atlantic frontal system is forecast to cross the UK during Sunday. Most areas will see a period of heavy rain and very strong winds, perhaps also some snow for a time over northern hills. Rainfall accumulations of 15 to 25 mm are expected quite widely with 35 mm or more locally, especially over southern parts of England and Wales. Expect southerly gusts 40 to 50 mph quite widely, particularly with the passage of the front, and probably peaking 60 to 70 mph or more around exposed coasts and headlands.

    There is still some considerable uncertainty in the details of this system and this warning will be updated in the coming days.

    Local Authorities affected and associated warning levels

    North Lanarkshire, East Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, West Dunbartonshire

    And similar for many areas across Scotland

    Definitely a period to watch carefully !!

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  3. I looked at the METO long term outlook and there is nothing on the horizon other than marginal snow for upland areas. It's definately time to accept that this winter aint going to deliver diddly. The saving grace being above 2000ft the ski centres are doing ok.

    Never say never November 13........,Remember these??post-18260-0-18844500-1390220743_thumb.jpost-18260-0-04366600-1390220764_thumb.jpost-18260-0-38886600-1390220771_thumb.j
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  4. WOW......thats a bit chilly!!

    AMAZING PICS: Polar vortex turns Niagara Falls to ice

    THE polar vortex has already frozen Hell and now it has turned one of the world's most famous waterfalls to ice.

    FROZEN FALLS: Niagara Falls, one of the world's most famous natural landmarks, has been turned to ice by the polar vortex [REUTERS]

    The record-breaking chill that has swept across North America has now frozen Niagara Falls solid.

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  5. Seems to be very mild today...already breached 10c earlier.

    Huge clap of thunder and lightning around 11am.

    Quite gusty winds...presuming they are likely to increase in magnitude.

    Updated SEPA warnings this morning moves the likelyhood of more damaging flooding along the towns seafront ..from flood alert to flood warning......along with quite a few other locations.

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  6. Picked this up from the MOD....perhaps a change is on the way......

    #571 fergieweather

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    Polar Maritime, on 03 Jan 2014 - 12:38, said:

    METO are still on board, in line with the trends we are seeing.

    18 Jan 2014 to Saturday 1 Feb 2014:

    "Some signals are also emerging for an increasing risk that the weather may undergo a change to colder weather types later this month."

    This prognosis into late Jan-early Feb is based on some emerging signals from UKMO modelling (i.e. contra EC32). I might be able to offer more on this for you all over next few days.

    Edited by fergieweather, 31 minutes ago.

    Great Plum, snowking, Tim Bland and 21 others like this Like This

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  7. Just went for a wee walk along Helensburgh front.......certainly blew the cobwebs away.I see the film crews are out for footage for the news .

    Police stopping traffic both sides of the front road due to serious flooding.Pier has disappeared under the water and waves crashing onto the main road .Main car park completed flooded and bad news for the folk that thought it would be a good place to park with such serious weather forecast....DOH.

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  8. bluearmy, on 29 Dec 2013 - 23:00, said:

    Any word on the 30 day 'cold possibility' Ian? Is it glosea 4 or potential cold clusters at day 15?

    The latter I believe. Nothing to scare the horses re cold (in strictest sense) until at least mid-Jan, reckon UKMO, but frankly the fixation for now is understandably on rainfall & (to some degree) wind issues for the forseeable. High confidence on the unsettled westerly regime through early to (at least) mid-Jan, but with Pm or rPm phases causing the cooling trend seen in EC ENS... snow/heavy snow for Scotland at times but Exeter stress range of synoptic outcomes into further reaches of trend period, thus confidence declining later into Jan. So, all in keeping with current output available on public websites.

    Copied over from the MOD ... From Ian Ferguson....perhaps a bit of interest for us at last

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  9. Hi Guys, am sure this has been asked already.......is there a reason why the past few weeks have been so active ? It seems a long time since the weather has been on such a spiral of violent depressions...presumably there is a readon for this particular spell?it alao feels that we are in constant daytime darkness...doom and gloom all round....but certainly an extremely exciting time for weather watching.

    Id had a gut feeling that we were entering a stormy festive time and posted such in the MOD on 7/12 when replying to posts by Purga.

    Very aggressive temperature change this afternoon around here...4.4c at 4.40 pm to 9.3c by 5.25pm.

    Very worrying signs for tomorrow and again on friday.....hope everyone stays safe .

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  10. Rinse and repeat this morning with the mobile zonal pattern locked in for some considerable time.

    All main models confirm this so very consistent and no indicators at all of any wintry weather apart from the highest mountains & hills of the north & then nothing sustained.

    Sometimes very mild, mostly mild or if lucky average temps and becoming more unsettled.

    Very zonal ENS with effectively no cold runs at all this morning.

     

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    Should be quite pleasant in any sunshine when it occurs and no travel problems likey at least. Posted Image

    Really? No travel problems? Do the models not show some quite high rain totals? Wouldnt be surprised to see bad flooding in the coming weeks....and i think the wind could be an issue for travel too.
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  11. My feeling is that there may well be some sort of pattern change from the rather benign weather we will endure over the next week or so.

    I see the GFS has thrown up a stormy festive period......im probably wrong here,but i feel that the Xmas to New Year period often throws up an acive spell of weather.Ive a gut feeling that there will be some very stormy weather centering around this period and as we enter 2014.

  12. ahhh the blitzen gonnae no snaw on 19,20 or 21 November and ruin winter theory.................. I kinda agree with the too early theory but not so sure of the specific date cut off point :)  was november 24th we had first snow of the famous 2010 period but to be fair most of the snow then fell between then and early january with little new snow beyond that

    Id happily settle for that again......more than willing to forgo feb and march to experience that 1 in 100 year event ...only a few years later!!Of course id also be very happy to experience a mix of 1947/1963 and 2010....although we may experience this along with it...post-18260-0-72310900-1384471150_thumb.jpost-18260-0-12434600-1384471168_thumb.j
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  13. Absolutely nothing to do with the weather but read a story in the paper today about the Duke of Wellington statue in Glasgow and noticed this paragraph.....

    But councillors said it costs £100 each time to remove the cone and added that the frequency is estimated at around 100 times a year, meaning the removal costs for the council is an estimated £10,000 a year.

    REALLY.....£100 a time to remove a cone..........surely theres a wee part time job here for someone...pretty well paid too,by the sounds of it!! OR we could save the taxpayer £9900 by just NOT removing it.DOH!!

    Oh yes..weather related picture follows.post-18260-0-37245500-1384212743_thumb.j

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