sorepaw1

I do a similar job to the council in winter. The difference is I work on railway property I have been told to be on call for the 27th of December to the 31st.i used a quad bike with a plough on the front and a grit spreader on the back.last winter it gathered dust.looking at current models I expect to be putting it to some use. I have also put my winter tyres on my subaru legacy AWD.given the remote routes I use for work. I don't use charts passed T+144 hrs. One exemption been in the winter of 2010.where GFS was the most accurate back then.i keep journals and recordings to back up or to look back on.if we had a 1065mb High pressure over Greenland extending down the Atlantic southwards. Maybe I would look passed T+144 hrs as to me this would be stubborn to shift and is quite consistent and doesn't appear to be bullied easily by approaching low pressures. That's my analysis brief and original.

I have taken interest in this post as I have seen these possibilities myself .

I like your username Greenland 1080mb I wish there was one within T+144 hrs. It's to early to show a northern block just yet I would say there's a lot of low pressure activity north/ East and west of Greenland for this to happen just yet . fellow members maybe able to help you further as I have limited availability on my smartphone to copy and paste what I want to explain and show you . regards Steve. I'm new on here just hope I'm been useful to members and not been to self opinionated I'd hate to think that. Weather is just my passion .and model discussion.

agreed to some extent, in 2 weeks time we will all be taking about the next potent low pressure I'm looking forward to next weeks charts.in my studies I look at low pressures over southern Europe as importantly as what's happening over Greenland and associated data.also how the jet stream is projected. I'm taking comfort in this week's chart projections only because it makes forecasting difficult and I like the challenge and ignore most data available to me.to be honest it doesn't help me.i do my own analysis based on T+144 hrs.its hard to explain on text but I find it quite easy to read the charts like a book but that's easy for me to say . I'm not been big headed totally the opposite. It's just my opinion and the way I study. I'm at beverley again tomorrow never good in beverley with a NW wind for snow I like Hunsley tops in my subaru legacy AWD in winter lol

Nice to meet you I was in Beverley today.i have to agree in part.lots of low pressure activity in the far North this year .no establishment of high pressure over eastern Europe. But this makes for a roller coaster of a winter which will be very interesting indeed. The charts will throw out alsorts of projections in FI.low pressure over southern Europe would make an interesting model watch.

Thanks for making me feel welcome I've seen lovely sunny days as well as some major snow storms up here . I'm happy to offer help to anyone with this approaching storm.I would say that the media will have there hands full on this one in relation to potentially damaging wind speeds and snow even to low levels. With high pressure in the Atlantic around this time it will be interesting to see whether an high pressure easterly forms.theres certainly a lot of low pressure activity north of Greenland this year making a Greenland high difficult to become established above 1048mb which we need for a sustainable cold spell .or of course a scandi high.in my years of study any high pressure system below 1035mb which acts as an Atlantic block rarely makes the grade foe a sustainable cold spell.looking forward to seeing snow this year.thanks again.

Hi folks my name is Steve. I'm new on here.i have studied charts and data for over 30 years .I live on the North East coast of the uk in Bridlington. I'm expecting on and around the 27th to experience snow of which will include squally hail and maybe even thunder. I'm using a Samsung galaxy S5 so excuse some mis typing I love the technical aspects used on this site but I keep my forecasts of an easy read and never go beyond T+144 hrs for long range. For a living in the winter I plough and grit railway property .and weather and chart data plays a vital role in my job .sorry about posting here if it's the wrong thread. Many thanks Steve.