[Southeast England and East Anglia - Weather Chat]

Norwich and suburbs getting dumped on now.....

[Model Banter, Moans and Ramps Autumn/Winter 2014/15.]

Snowing here right now. I know it won't come to anything but it's like welcoming a friend back home!!!!

[Model Banter, Moans and Ramps Autumn/Winter 2014/15.]

I think we can only ever rely on anything 'decent' when there is an easterly Snow rye. We keep hearing easterly incursions predicted by those much more educated by me on the topic of 'weather' and their knowledge of what 'should' happen as shown by the charts but ultimately it is the weather that keeps letting us down- and the ruddy Azores high I think!!

[Model Banter, Moans and Ramps Autumn/Winter 2014/15.]

Can somebody....niegh ANYBODY give East Anglia some hope of snow??!! The westerly precips just keep fading out at the east midlands and my daughter is getting desperate for some sledging for the first time in 3 years!!! I'm even looking forward to 'The Jump' starting on channel 5 so I can at least sit close the tele and pretend.......!!!!!!

[Model Banter, Moans and Ramps Autumn/Winter 2014/15.]

My maths are as good as my LRF's Plum....!!!!!!

[Model Banter, Moans and Ramps Autumn/Winter 2014/15.]

I have had to scrape my windscreen 4 times since winter started compared to twice for the whole of last winter. Therefore I can conclude, that this winter is 50% better than the last one.....!!!!!

[Snow And Ice In The Northern Hemisphere Autumn/Winter 2014]

It would appear that September had the 3rd largest snow cover extent on record for the northern hemisphere

http://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/table_rankings.php?ui_set=1

 

 

Quite a turn around in the last 2 years.

And last September was the 7th largest cover and look what that brought us!!!  LOL!!! 

[Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2]

Does Madden live in the scene on a Christmas card...?  This is my theory, and as such I am expecting his July 'Winter' forecast to mention oversized Robins, falling snow containing glitter and what appears to be a fat bloke in a car with no wheels being pulled through the sky by horses.......!!!! 

[Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2]

The weather outlooks winter forecast is out

 

Winter 2013/14: Colder than average

 

Overview

Rather cold and drier than average. All regions likely to see some snow, but perhaps not as much as in recent winters.

On balance many of the signals are thought to be very weakly biased towards milder conditions, but the forecast overrides these and suggests a colder than average winter for the UK. The key reasons for this are:

i) 4 out of the last 5 winters have been colder than average suggesting background patterns are stacked in favour of colder winters

ii) Tentative signs in late autumn of a more blocked pattern at mid-latitudes becoming established again

 

 

Temperature

 

The winter is expected to be slightly colder than average over the 3 month period.  

 

Precipitation

 

Slightly below average over the 3 month period.

 

December

 

Temperature: Close to average

Precipitation: Close to average

 

January

 

Temperature: Slightly below average

Precipitation: Close to or slightly below average

 

February

 

Temperature: Slightly below average

Precipitation: Slightly below average

 

Full detailed forecast here - http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/forecast/uk-seasonal-weather-forecast

I'll take Chio's I think....!!!  Subtle but also 'some' significant differences between the two LRF's.......

[Netweather Winter Forecast 2013]

Absolutely brilliant work and a fascinating read.  Well done Sir....

[Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2]

can I just ask all those who have slagged off certain newspapers (express etc) and forecasters (Mr Madden and Powell) for their snowmageddon predictions, if they are right, are we going to see a massive apology from you all

Not from me......I'm sick of the sensationalist garbage that gets 'puked out' each winter- and subsequent 'told you' rubbish just because we may have 3 weeks of proper cold at some stage during the season.  I asked my 7 year old tonight, "Do you think it will be cold this winter?" R- "Yes, probably Daddy", "Do you think we'll have snow?"  R- "It's winter Daddy so I should think so", "Do you think it will be cold all the time?" R-"Not all the time Daddy".  That single conversation has more credit than the predictions of Madden I'm afraid......!!!

[Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2]

Madden and Powell........

 

Although I will have a cheeky fiver at the bookies for a touch of snow on Crimbo day.......I wonder if Ladbrokes would give me odds on an ice floe ripping past Great Yarmouth as well....???

[Andorra snow]

I skied in Andorra (Pas de la Casa) this year at the end of March and is the 7th time I have been there in the last 15 years.  There is always snow there and the lifts are always open when possible, but as the resort is so ridiculously high, it does take a few days to acclimatise properly.  Snow condition is always really very good indeed but if I was returning to Andorra again, I would go to Soldeu (Sol-day-oh) as you have the opportunity to ski the Grand Valeria (three peaks) anyway, and the resort itself is much nicer....but maybe I only think that because I'm an old git in my 40's now!!!!

[Winter 2013/2014 Forecasts/Hopes/Discussion Thread]

Long time reader, pretty new member- first time poster......!!  Is it likely that we will see any SSW this year or is it likely to be a more gradual process bearing in mind the 'general' predictions are for a cold winter and that there are nice 'shaping up' signs?