Cold Event

[peckerwoo]

For those that are Interested regarding the much publicised Winter outbreak next week:

I`m not going to draw out a long winded technical post? (Well, I never intend too but I get carried away easily )

Unlike other countries our home grown media never ever explain the "why`s & how`s", this always deflates me as although we are an Island we have very poor educational methods in terms of Meteorology and therefore the majority rarely learn as a whole and often take the ridiculous daily express features to heart or look jaw-dropped at what I believe is the least knowledged weather forecaster EVER in Sky News "forecaster" "Naz"?

Apologies for that but to cut to the chase,

The essential "Block" required for a decent cold spell is arranging in place currently (following tomorrows under-cutting Low and heavy rain system for the South) and a considerable ridge from Northern Greenland/Svaalbard looks to exist/plotted in an elongated arrangement all the way down to the Azores thus cutting off the Jet Stream & Sub-tropical Jet etc etc. but more accurately any mild air, (solid ensembles for Reykjavik-Iceland Air pressure mean average above 1010mb from Tues 27th nov)

Although this is going to open the door for a Northern/Eastern air mass to encroach the UK, Europe has yet to cool down but a Siberian plunge midweek will quickly place N Europe & Scan in the freezer but it wont be until then that we can monitor potential snow events, but a 5° drop in temps are a given.

So, I guess I have gone "long-winded" AGAIN???

Fire away any simplification comments/requests but I`ll try to keep this updated as it unfolds,,,,and remain focussed/sane whilst doing so

[porky]

Thanks for posting and keeping us updated.

[Big J]

Excellent! Can't stand this mushy, rainy rubbish we've had thus far. Even though snow makes work tricky, I'd rather that to 6 degrees and raining.

 

Thanks for the update!

[Paper Rustler]

Thanks for keeping us all upto date. You are better than the met office at forecasting.

 

[Rich2484]

So in simple terms middle of next week is going to get blooming cold....

 

Bring it on. I need to test out my four wheel drive.

[Mortimer Firewood]

Thanks for the update! Now can you predict next winter so i know how much cord to buy in

[Joy Yeomans]

thanks pekeroo, been watching your posts with baited breath - lets hope our mud freezes so that our yard can look something like a yard and not the battlefield of hte somme.

 

youve just explained that so easily i wish the met office could do the same

joy

[timberbear]

With the weather being so important to us all I think you should have a special forecasting page on Arbtalk.

[geoff]

With the weather being so important to us all I think you should have a special forecasting page on Arbtalk.

 

Top idea methinks.

[Derek Trimblits]

As above pal -your forecasts are very much appreciated, keep up the good work!!!