[Wales, The Midlands and Southwest England - Regional Weather Chat]

I'm finding this link to be a wonderful tool to track these storms - virtually real-time with the strikes and also illustrates the travel of the soundwaves from the strikes when you zoom in close on the map. brilliant on fullscreen mode!

 

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

[Why has this season been so cold]

Three situations haven't helped towards our spring so far the SSW event in January, the Russian meteorite and the Asian mountain torque. Good job the UKMO GloSea4 can pick up on SSW events and has done very well picking up the cooler than average signal for spring so far. Think the model deserves a pat on the back so far.

Why would the Russian meteorite have any bearing on our spring weather?

[Model Output Discussion]

Already the days are noticeably getting shorter which should help my sleeping pattern get back to normal! I know many people who suffer every year from the ridiculously early morning sunrise!

Karyo

We use curtains 'round our way ;-)