January CET

[AderynCoch]

4.3

[syed2878]

Happy new year every1. Jan it's a hard1 to call. Taking everything acount with what we have had so far i'm going for 4.2. I hope i'm wrong.

[Gavin P]

Provisionally; 3.5. Cold and mild waxing and waning, but a overall a milder first half and a cooler later period.

[Koppite]

4.1C for me please.

Edited December 27, 2011 by Koppite

[Backtrack]

1.9C.

Mild(ish) start with infrequent incursions from the NW, followed by a month of prolonged Northerlies with milder interludes.

Overall, well below average, especially after mid-month. This month is one to watch. :winky:

FYI - Arjan, you've created 2 topics for this.

Revising slightly:

2.5C, cold arriving in the last 10-15 days.

[Fozfoster]

4.0c for me please, not much cold iam afraid .

[Isolated Frost]

4.0c for me please, not much cold iam afraid .

That would still be below the averages.

[Norrance]

5.7C please.

[Midlands Ice Age]

3.8c for me please

Midlands Ice Age

[damianslaw]

I'll wait until later in the week before I give my projection. In my winter forecast I did say the core of winter cold this year would be reserved for the mid jan-mid feb period. I am sticking with these thoughts so in this respect I am not expecting a particularly mild month. Could be one or two decent northerlies before mid month as well....

Definately the mildest period of this winter is what we are experiencing now - typical it had to occur over the festive period.

[Lettucing Gutted]

Well after after 3 lovely cracking cool/cold winters and all of them consecutively in a ROW as well all good things have to come to an end. It was all very good while it lasted... 8C

Edited December 28, 2011 by Craig Evans

[Methuselah]

I'll plump for 4.5C, please...

[geoffw]

3.1 please

[sundog]

3.7c for me please.

[trickydicky]

4.3

[Duane S.]

Was going to wait but I've seen enough to plump for a chilly but not bone chilling 3.4 for Jan.

Mild start, turning average to the 10th, cold snap 13th-17th, milder, colder spell around the 21st, briefly mild again before BANG 'proper' cold last week of the month with ice days on the 30th and 31st to drag the mean under 3.5!

[Summer Sun]

4.1 for me.

[Rollo]

I'll go for a rather cold 3.7c.(with some trepidation).

[Jack Wales]

The current pattern appears well and truly 'locked-in' at least until the end of January. Therefore largely mild with occasional cold zonality... 4.8°C

[Relativistic]

I'm going for a warmer first half of January and a colder second half, and a final CET of 3.4C

[Fozfoster]

4.0c for me please, not much cold iam afraid .

Change to 4.5c please

[coram]

5.2 please

[Milhouse]

5.3c. Another mild month

[Robbie Garrett]

6C

[BlueHedgehog074]

My guess: 3.7*C

A possible mildish pattern to start with - High Pressure to the South perhaps being very stubborn to move at first. If it all goes to plan, I expect a lot of the energy to the North to transfer further, and further Southwards increasing the risk of some possible blocking to the North/North-West later in the month. Does look like some possible briefer cool/colder periods at times anyway, and probably enough to bring the CET for the month just below average.

Edited December 29, 2011 by Rainbow Snow