White Christmas 2014

[J10]

2001 and 2004 both gave White Christmases locally on NW winds.

 

At the moment it looks cold and frosty for Christmas.

 

Not the worst Christmas weather. 

[damianslaw]

To early to call. Saturday provided a surprise snow shower here out of nowhere - it wasn't forecast at all by any of the models. Think the Met office are being a bit too bullish calling likelihood of no snow at this stage I think.

[cheese]

 

[No Balls Like Snow Balls]

Latest white xmas forecast from Weather Network UK. No change from yesterdays update.

[Jo Farrow]

What height winds do you think a forecaster should use for Santa's trip Arctic Circle to northern North Sea? 

[knocker]

What height winds do you think a forecaster should use for Santa's trip Arctic Circle to northern North Sea? 

 

Perhaps 3000ft using the circular route via Iceland?

Chart courtesy weatherbell

Edited December 18, 2014 by knocker

[Jo Farrow]

Perhaps 3000ft using the circular route via Iceland?

Chart courtesy weatherbell

Would need to be careful not to overshoot Orkney or Shetland on that chart

[knocker]

Would need to be careful not to overshoot Orkney or Shetland on that chart

 

True but plan B would be Xmas in Bergen.

[No Balls Like Snow Balls]

The latest Weather Network UK white xmas update.

[Thundery wintry showers]

Here is my present-day refinement of the satirical "at least it will be mild" modification of Bing Crosby's famous Christmas song.

 

I'm dreaming of a mild Christmas

Just like the ones we used to know

Where the green grass glistens

And children listen

To hear south-westerlies blow

 

I'm dreaming of a mild Christmas

With every Christmas card I write

May the north-west's weather be wild

And may ours in the south-east be mild.

 

(The original lyrics are here).

 

As it happens, Christmas Day is currently looking set to be neither mild nor snowy, but I think it should be quite "festive", cold and sunny for most, probably with some frost in the north and west of the UK.  For lying snow I think we may struggle away from the Scottish Highlands, but there is still some chance of it turning snowy towards the New Year as some northerly blasts are possible.

[picog]

Has anyone seen falling snow in the UK today?

[johnholmes]

this link for ppn, no idea if they had snow, have a look at any web cams for the areas close by them

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/current?LANG=en&UP=0&R=310&TYP=niederschlag&ART=tabelle&LANG=en&DATE=1419530400&KEY=UK&LAND=UK&CONT=ukuk&SORT=3&SI=mph&CEL=C&UD=0&INT=06

[AderynCoch]

I got hail showers, so technically I had wintry precipitation.

 

Straw well and truly clutched.

[March Blizzard]

I got hail showers, so technically I had wintry precipitation.

 

Straw well and truly clutched.

I was with family in Childwall yesterday and there was a mighty hail shower at around 3pm. Looked to have been a lot more precipitation in Liverpool compared to back home.

[Snowyowl9]

Close again to a white Christmas just 1 to 2 days after.