NeilN

Here in North Somerset, it's been grey all day! Warm, but not that warm in my view. Thank goodness it's going back to proper weather.

Looks a bit disjointed, but I refuse to believe it. Perhaps it’s best to predict the worst and get the best? I am sure (quote me if I’m wrong), one of the winters in the earlier part of the decade was predicted mild and turned out to be very cold?

It seems like a permanent pattern every year. Who knows it could change, but something will give in the end.

Please don't tell me we're in for ANOTHER mild one - Kim Jong Un, can we borrow a missile to fire at the Azores High?

I am aware of that, but I think on the subject of achievable targets, 1978/9 is more "winnable" than 1962/3...but then again that could be as it's been 55 years and a once in a lifetime thing.

My ideal winter, and although it was five and a bit years before I was born - 1978/9. I think if we get a severe cold winter, that is perhaps the most "achievable" of the very cold winters than 1962/3.

I’m keeping an open mind, but a part of me thinks we could strike gold this year. Even if we have a mixed winter with a national snow event for a couple of weeks, it’s an improvement. I can see something like 2008/09.

Likes: The leaf colours - our local park is BEAUTIFUL during autumn. Chance of cold weather: frosts, fog even a bit of snow (November 1993 and 2010 say hello ) A good storm My Birthday (in November) Dislikes: The very dark mornings In the case of September (and in recent years October) not knowing how to dress. You can wear warm clothes and sweat, or wear light clothes and freeze. October associated with something tragic in my life - but it's getting easier now.

9.9c

Sorry but I refuse to believe those models about winter. Its doing that because the last four have been mild and its a default setting. Don't forget, its too far in the future and it can change. Failing that....perhaps ask Kim-Jong Un to nuke the Azores High

I personally refuse to believe it. I reckon they've gone for the mild option because we have had four in a row from 2013-2017. These things can't be reliable and it takes a couple of things to throw it.

June was the best of the three summer months. Very warm and a very stormy end. July was a game of two halves; fantastic first half and crap second. August bar the bank holiday was just miserable.

13.9c

I just can't see these models verifying a winter like that. I think we're going to get a spanner in the works somewhere.

I reckon we'll get a cool and wet Autumn. That run of Septembers and Octobers is over now.

Surely what is being shown in the models for early December is guess work? Then again, whatever happened to the front-loaded winter that didn't come off? They always do the opposite.

What can I say - we've landed up with the fourth mild winter in a row after a bitter January. I would sacrifice a summer for a good winter.

What we got in the pipeline here then? February 1991 the repeat?

3.9C - a very safe choice.

As much as I hate to say this, we need the wetter weather. I think a mild spell is due and the last couple of weeks down here have been bitter with a fair few frosts. February is an arkward month and we've been known to have snowy March's

This winter has been a neither bad nor good one. I can't see any mild weather any time soon. It seems when it's forecasted, the weather gets downgraded.

To be honest down here, we've had some bitter days and nights lately and it's felt like winter. Reminds me of my first winter here four years ago. Just need some snow, but in all honesty I'd rather sacrifice our summer to have a good winter next year.

I don't know whether it's me, but it seems the temperatures are being down-graded more - none of this mild stuff seems to be coming over and even we in North Somerset aren't doing too badly lately

I hope this does materalise and the ECM are right. Potential 1979 repeat on the cards.

December 2010 sticks in my mind, and that was just AWESOME. Also January 2010 with the epic snow-falls and low temperatures. I know it didn't really come off that well to some ardent coldies, but February 2009. The snowy start for the first week and a bit, then a few cold days after the snow melted with a bit of sleet, and the warmish second half. Throw in February 1991 as a childhood memory. I was six at the time, and had these frog wellies (helped my Nan worked in a shoe shop). We lived in a tower block, and I remember me, my sister who was four at the time and my Mum almost rolling down a hill to head to the shops and having these jigsaw type story book from the paper shop. For months I am too young to remember / before I was born - January 1987 (I reckon this January will emulate it on the quiet), the whole winters of 84-85 (I was born Nov 1984), 85-86 and of course the epic 1978-79 one.