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Can anyone confirm if this fax means it will be rain over the UK on Sunday away from North East Scotland ? The Damn 528 line is off the east coast and strong southerlies will see temps at the surface increasing. In fact ive just checked the met o outlook 3-5 dayer and it says snow on friday then milder weather. Is that it then ? 1 day of snow, then a thaw and rain. Now i know the ECM 12z is showing a colder prospect again on tuesday but will we have lost the cold pool over us by then. making any precipitation marginal south of he m4 ? I've read some posters SMurr i think talking of -20oC and snow fields - is that based on the fact the fax charts are wrong. Having read from the professionals here - Eye in the sky - that they are one of the most accurate/reliable. Have I got this right as im still learning, or are we in for a weekend of snow ? Any help appreciated thanks. Lottie.

Those are hpa heights 500hpa

Thanks whats hpa heights ? 500 meters high or higher up ?

Surely with all those blues the air will be bitter cold ??

Ive noticed one thing. On the runs each day the Azores High is slowly edging away a little bit westwards each run, which seems to allow the Atlantic lows to slip ESE around the eastern edge of the Azores High Pressure !

I understand, it must be a very tough job. Would love to see snow here, its so rare. When someone forecasts i get very excited . Do you think i am in with a realistic chance of a good snowfall ?

This is very interesting about Sudden Stratospheric warming ! http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/20998895 it actually shows where the current Scandinavia high pressure is . If this carrys on do any of the experts here believe we will continue to see the High pressure stay in place ? its in the same place as this high Also does the low pressures moving south east track that route because of this high on the chart ?

Im glad someone posted this. He said last week that saturday night would see some snow to the north of here up in Somerset. And possible Sunday. He then mentioned bothersome snow for today. And we've had none. Its been rain showers this evening, so i feel a bit let down. Tonight he mentions more troublesome snow on Friday. Are we going to see any snow between now and fridays snow storm ?

Does anyone think the deep low over northern Scandinavia is helping keep the high pressure further south west and in turn keeps the low pressure to our south west as well. Hope for South West England then

Hi everyone, really looking forward to this weeks promise of winter. Its 6oC here today, so I figure the cold and snow will arrive down here on wednesday perhaps. Regarding the ecm chart model although the winds are from the south ? Would it still bring snow to the south because the air is cutting under it from the east ?

Just another question. Why is it called a Fax chart ? Does FAX stand for something ? Is this a this weeks fax chart = Seems like there is a high pressure moving towards us on Thursday. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/data/CoreProductCache/SurfacePressureChart/Item/ProductId/4419010

Hello, first time poster here, so im sorry if I ask any questions. I love weather and have been trying to follow this thread for most of the winter. Now it seems that the BBC have forecast snow for the UK for all of this week. But when I look at some of the discussion and charts here some show southerly winds for later in the week. Does matter if the winds come from the south if the air is cold it will still fall as snow ? We rarely get snow here, and Ian Fergusson on the BBC mentioned disruptive snow tomorrow and tuesday I think on a forecast I saw yesterday or maybe the day before. It seems to be coming from the north. Will it become snow because of the easterly wind coming in ahead of it ? And is this an unusual sequence of events for us to see snow here, as its been a few years since we had a covering. Thanks for the answers. Carla