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Ok it's chilly in the wind but we get lot's more sun in the SE from these conditions compared to the mild SWerlies last month where we had consecutive days of 0 sunshine..

It's not much but at least we've had some sunny spells recently in the SE, and with the mild temperatures, it hasn't felt that bad (if you ignore the relentless rain).

For months now, it feels like the ensembles have teasing cold weather in FI and the MOD thread has been raving at times that wintry weather is coming.. but in the here and now, the cold weather never really materialises and we end up with average or above average temps (and lots of cloud and moisture too!). Perhaps a sign of things to come for summer? Warmer than average conditions to persist? I hope so!

Penrith Snow I'm nitpicking but I don't think we can directly say that any upcoming northern blocking events were caused by the SSWs of the past winter. Northern blocking becomes more common at this time of year as i'm sure we all know.

The weather truly has been abysmally dull at least IMBY.. such low light levels 3 days in a row! I wonder if UK economic output would improve if we manipulated the weather - the opposite of cloud seeding.

Remember this very well! I flew back from Barcelona late morning and it was hotter in Gatwick than Barcelona Arrived at Victoria underground station and it was actually cooler underground than above - which is unheard of in mid summer! Finally arrived back in Tottenham early afternoon and the heat combined with the strong winds was phenomenal.

Can the MOD thread be any more unbearable I can't believe people are excited for chilly easterly winds and cold rain. Haven't we suffered enough this winter!!

Matty88 nobody wants a cold spring besides a few weather enthusiasts. A cold spring is damaging to nature and agriculture. Fortunately there is no cold weather forecast - temps look average going forward.

Summer8906 I think your perceptions are wrong because the Met Office state that recent years have been sunnier and warmer than 1961-1990. See this blog post for the sunshine statistics Record breaking 2022 indicative of future UK climate WWW.METOFFICE.GOV.UK 2022 was a record-breaking year for weather and is a sign of the UK’s changing climate.

Augusta Snow While I don't disagree that July was particularly rubbish (cooler, wetter and duller than average), June was the hottest on record and also the 4th sunniest on record (!!). I think these heat records are becoming normalised now and people are expecting more and more each year.

I think some here have a short memory because we've had plenty of cracking sunny and hot weather in recent summers, at least in the south of the UK.. It's not that unusual to have wet and dull weather considering our location in the world but saying this could be the norm after one tough winter is a bit extreme

Feeling warm-ish in the capital in this afternoon's sunshine. Many amateur stations reporting 17-19°C.. Could pass for a day in April or May!

Well, so much for a back loaded El Nino winter.. There isn't much wintry weather on offer in the GEFS and ECM ens right out to the end of February. Time to call it a day on Winter 23/24?

Perhaps stating the obvious.. but it's worth pointing out these snow depth charts could show 5 cm snow falling widely across e.g. the midlands but none of it even settles. Suspect any settling snow will be restricted to high ground in Wales.