[Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2]

Well. Here is something I noticed myself that is not scientific. When there is a cold winter approaching, I have been able to smell a scent from some of my trees usually around October or November. When it is going to be a mild winter, I don't smell anything from them that year.  This year I noticed the scent late November. So guessing that indicates a late start. My Apple Tree BTW still has green leaves on it. Now I don't really believe in my own method, because even the trees can get it wrong. But I am wondering if there will be a severe (not just below average) cold spell for a couple of weeks later in January or early February? If there are not at least a couple of weeks of extreme cold with hopefully heavy snow, late in the season I can only blame my trees for lying to me and so far from what I recall they have not been wrong in their scents.

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[Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2]

Thanks for the replies yesterday. The highs of 3 have now turned to 8 and the snow is now rain 😔. Think I'll just stop looking and hope for the best although we do have a frost this morning ðŸ˜

[Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2]

Hi guys, 1st post but been reading this forum for past few months. Metcheck forecasting snow for my region (South Yorkshire) from the 21st of November. Now I know from reading what you guys post that nothing is concrete as far as the weather is concerned but just a quick question - are the models predicting cold from mid November and how good are metcheck with forecasts? Any replies greatly appreciated ðŸ˜