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Hi Brian, Hope your area gets a good snowfall later in the week, you have always been optimistic and you deserve rewarding. This is going to be potentially the most stunning week meteorologically speaking for a long time.

I suspect that the experts are going to struggle badly this coming week as this is an unusual situation for them. Normally we get nice easy topplers followed by mild but this is an entirely different situation with many wonderful possibilities that won't be nailed until the event is upon us. Some areas could see some mammoth snowfall depths.

Thanks John, I will have a look now.

It all depends on the potency of the cold air digging down from the north and whether a strong enough cold block can become established. The cold air will fight but victory will ultimately be achieved by the mild atlantic 9 times out of 10.

Not much to get excited about in that little lot really. Snow is pointless if it's going to turn to slush and rain after a couple of hours.

It's going to be thrilling knife-edge stuff between thursday and saturday next week, it will be excellent if the cold air can win a battle against the mild just for once. Major snowfalls are possible for the first time in a few years.

You might need some of that salt for your garden path soon PP.

Thanks John I will have a look, hope it's good news.

LOL you are welcome to your hot sticky summers, we get hot sunshine but always a refreshing breeze which is much nicer. Back on topic, the latest info suggests a change to much colder conditions nationwide next week with an increasing snow threat later in the week although northern and eastern exposed locations will see snow showers from sunday night onwards through to midweek.

We heard you the first time. When does it ever get snowy in southern ireland anyway???? Even though the 06z seems progressive it should not be taken as gospel, the models will ultimately struggle with the breakdown later next week, just as it did in March 1996 when countryfile predicted a mild week ahead and it was bitterly cold with south easterly gales off a very cold continent which turned the rain to heavy snow as the isobers kinked. High pressure to the east acted as a buffer, stalling the fronts and feeding continental cold air into the mix for several days.

Exciting week ahead IMO with a lovely sunny crisp weekend across the mainland, sparkling sunshine under High Pressure with frost setting in rapidly at dusk. A weak front edging south across northern scotland tomorrow with colder showery air tucking in behind bringing the first sprinkling of snow to the northern highlands on sunday night. As the High gets squeezed away south the Northerly winds will drive south bringing some welcome snow showers to eastern britain. Midweek sees a lull with slack pressure but a large dense pool of arctic air which from past memory sometimes proves ultra reluctant to shift. As depressions and fronts approach slowly the winds will become south easterly and strengthen, a potential major snow event could be the outcome between thursday and saturday next week.

Over on two they have reduced the xmas snow risk down to 15% for the north and 10% for the south. With High Pressure (Bartlett) being over the near continent and a very mild south westerly airflow coming up across the uk, dry for most although the far north west will be more unsettled with patchy rain or showers. They have been utterly dreadful on two with promises of cold Northerlies for the second half of December proving to be utter tripe. If it now pans out as they suggest it will be the most boring christmas weather you could imagine, cloudy, mild and dry= yuck.

Very Good Thread Bob, Much more interesting than our rubbish weather this autumn, well done mate! Karl

What a pity that this weekend into next week sees an Easterly airflow all the way from Russia and yet temps will be between 15-18c 62f. Most of you would be digging snowdrifts off your path had these synoptics occured in mid-winter. Crumbs of comfort can be found though with High Pressure to the north and east there is every chance of some wintry weather as we slide deeper into autumn. karl

The best hopecast I have ever read, unfortunately the greenhouse gasses have destroyed any chances of a return to classic winters of the 1960's, 70's and early 80's. Indeed, if the climatic experts are to be believed we will all boil to death this winter and every winter thereafter........ karl

At least it is bright there with scattered fair weather clouds unlike here where it is dull with leaden skies and the odd spit of rain blowing in on a light to moderate northerly-north easterly wind, 14c 57f and feels like autumn already. Karl

Overcast and cool, light north easterly breeze, 12 c 54f. Little or no improvement likely with a maxima of 15 c 59 f. karl

Currently 3 celsius with a strong easterly wind and light sporadic rain, very springlike, not. KARL

Sleet, 3 celsius, strong easterly wind at 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph, lovely morning!!!!!! Karl

I think by April we will all be ready for warmer weather but just remember that cold winds and snow showers can occur just as easily on northern hills and the north in general. It is bitterly cold up here with a few snow flurries and biting North wind, temps only 0c despite sunny interludes. Karl PS, JOY, Edit drizzly showers to light showers

Yes, no radar activity today and yet another dry august day. Karl

Partly cloudy, light north east breeze, mild at 5 celsius 41 farenhite. Expecting a high of 7c 45f but sunshine will be limited today. Karl :lol:

Yet another sub-standard forecast from the met office. They have produced consistently poor short to medium range forecasts all winter and it looks like this represents a continuation of their hapless predictions. It is obvious that they have a blind spot to actual events, they failed miserably to predict the heavy snows that badly affected the far north and indeed their interpritation of this was 'a few wintry showers', we actually had a foot of level snow. They predicted a bland drier and slightly below average CET this winter and for that we offer our congratulations but as far as short to medium range forecasting goes they have failed miserably. Karl

Cold and after a sunny day there is a build up of high cloud (cirrus), winds are light from the south and temps are hovering around 3c 37f. Patchy rain predicted tonight, temps slowly rising after an early evening minimum of 2c 36f.