[Model Output Discussion - Spring Has Sprung]

Beautiful snowy scenes in Penrith this morning! ️

[Northwest Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

 Penrith Snow Yes, beautiful snowy scenes in Penrith this morning!

[Weather for Nordic countries]

On 06/01/2024 at 17:42, Kaisla said:

So a cold period is ending and the lowest value in Finland will be -44,3 C. How cold is that? I checked Finnish meteorological institute site and checked my own stuff to find an answer to that. From 1st of January 1961 to 31st of December 2023 I found at least 12 separate cold periods, when the lowest value was -44,0 C or colder.

In the last 36 years (1st Jan 1988 - ) there have been only 2 cold periods like this. January 1999 is the coldest them all, when the national record was set (-51,5 C). These cold periods happened in 10 different years. In 1978 and 1985 there were two separate periods.

Based on this, it is quite safe to say that this recent reading of -44,3 C is going to be the coldest of the year also. Not guaranteed but highly likely.

 

Just got back from Helsinki and Tallinn, where it was “only” -20 degrees. Cold enough for our bottle of water to freeze solid during a 20 min walk!

 

[Model Output Discussion - Into 2024]

39 minutes ago, Gowon said:

I just read the Nordic regions have been below -40 for a few days

 

It’s been -20 in Helsinki, cold enough to build an igloo!

[Model Output Discussion - Christmas week and beyond]

Nice and snowy in Helsinki!

[Far north and northeast of England - regional chat]

Good few inches up at Blakey Ridge, North York Moors on Sunday.