I am still reading and learning from the comments posted by far more knowledgeable members than me but the recent posts mentioning the Jetstream got me wondering if this is the single most important factor in determining the shape of our weather? The jet has been stuck over us, or south of us, for a long time and only briefly sweeps north allowing more southerly climatic influences to come our way. The jet forecast for Saturday appears to me to show the low pressure system being dragged down over the UK whilst more benign weather is being forced away from us. Am I drawing the right conclusion from this chart? If so, could we expect more southerly, continental weather to come our way if the jet was to move above the 60th parallel, for example?
If I am way off the mark here, just ignore me!