Northwest NI

Interesting video As you say, very perceptible changes in wind direction and speed picked up. You should post more videos like this when something interesting occurs

@damianslaw the winter queen what a song for winter lovers

December 2010 perfect winter month December 2009 extremely cold but without same snow depth as 2010 December 1981 extremely cold and deep snow but not as long lasting as 2010 December 2000 not a particularly cold month here but a spectacular Christmas to New Year with deep snow and very low temps December 1995 as with December 2000 So in summary the best winter weather in my location is always in December. Definitely cold at other times but it’s December that hits the bullseye most often here.

I don’t want much. Just another front loaded snow fest like 2010.

Haven’t seen this one listed yet (or maybe I missed it)

Stay on these Roads by A-ha is a brilliant winter tune. Listen to those words

Incredible choices! I feel like I know you. Tori Amos Winter is not a well known tune but one of my favourites. Brilliant post.

Ol Rag Blues Status quo Ttacey Ullman They Don’t know

Entire North Atlantic filled with a huge trough in 8 days time..... Enjoy the pleasant spell in between

Agreed. March to 1st half of June, well documented as being very good throughout British Isles. 2nd half June, all of July very poor here in NI. Last week provided some late summer sun but back to poor again now.

The BBC app is not fit for purpose. Every single day for the last week here is grey cloud and 17/18 degrees. Reality 22/23 degrees and unbroken sunshine.

We never had a heat wave here but it’s been low to mid twenties and sunny for the last week and that suits me perfectly. Looks like this location is well placed for same conditions until at least Tuesday. I pay a lot of attention to what John Holmes has to say, and I feel that may be the last hurrah of proper summer.

Good post and yes, 1995 was an almost perfect year in that way.

You would think these ex hurricanes coming into the mix would produce beneficial outcomes occasionally. All weather being chaotic to some extent, you’d think it would possibly sweep away poor weather just once in a while. Always seems to result in the toning down of a better outcome.

How many times was that?

Could you emphasise NW just one more time please? Only kidding, we’ve had practically no rain from March to the end of May and but nobody emphasised that. Now that a more normal pattern has emerged we have our name up in lights again

Would NE locations not fare worst with Azores ridging, I would have thought?

How rude

Why would anyone want that?

There’s no hosepipe ban. Never ask for rain.

Unsettled weather keeps getting pushed back?

Dry with sunny intervals and 16 degrees today until this arrived 10 minutes ago. Good for the garden after the prolonged dry weather....

Apart from a blip on Tuesday - Thursday it really has been an incredible spell here in NW which is not always the case. From the model output, it looks like another lovely spell this coming week. Comfortable enough to sit out in my garden this morning with a light t-shirt. Hope the cold spell following on is mixed out as it would be in winter

Iceland would be getting it rough there. I am thinking of going there again soon....

Just keeping thread ticking over. As Norrance said a little snow cover showing up in Scotland...