ohh err, i say !
Standards have fallen.
Looks like Tulloch Bridge in Scotland hit -10.6C last night.
To answer your specific question - The Met Office note these things:
Observations - Met Office
Same here... even without a boiler and hot water (temporarily) i still want very cold and snow at this time of yearI was up early this morning for a meeting in Loughborough. The journey up from St Pancras was like travelling through a winter wonderland with a brand new Christmas Card setting every 2 or 3 minutes. I'm feeling ridiculously disappointed and saddened by the impending mild, wet and windy weather.
As I'm doing outdoor work this makes me VERY happy.Looking at the current model output - I think we may be putting this thread into moth-balls for a while. The outlook for the foreseeable future is looking mild, unsettled and wet. There are few straws to clutch at in terms of cold, and the current model output gives us a green Xmas. I'll report back if anything more interesting (snow wise) appears.
So then, after dire warnings of a bitter winter and predictions of a near certain white Christmas we're faced with strong winds and floods. As much as I admire the meteorologists, doesn't it show the absolute pointlessness of long rang forecasts. We can barely get a forecast correct days ahead.
And if another person mentions about the huge amount of berries on trees pointing to a bitter winter I'll screeeeeam
For what it's worth there's a chance (the models are still struggling with it) of a cold northerly spell just before New Year.
Ooh ooh, I'm desperate for some snow action, tell us more oh wise one.
The GFS ensemble will give us more info - that's due in about 1/2 hour. Northerlies rarely deliver snow down here, but could be good for the North / North West.
This is the latest GFS ensemble for mid North Wales... looks like you'll see some snow, yes.
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Whàts the latest news papa? Any cold spells on the horizon. Prefer it cold,crisp and dry than this wet deluge.