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Looking at the latest fax T84 i think once we clear the slow moving low se into the continent by the end of the week,we well get a short term easterly as it clears but this was never the main course, as we realised days ago. Never the less we can see the first injection of colder air heading in from the east by the weekend so from that pov the first stage of the pattern change shows up right on time that has been shown on countless ensemble charts and graphs for days. It's not really an issue to me whether the high builds just to our north west or over us really.The main thing is it's the stepping stone to greater things a few days later when the retrogression towards Greenland is expected. We can see this process underway by day 11 on the eps Under the high we will be colder but more importantly drier(it's pouring down here again) with night frosts and hopefully some crisp winter sunshine while we wait for the main course. We are in a good place with a great chance of something even more Wintery but it's several days away and i guess we will see more minor changes /disagreements between the models.It's ok to study every operational run but it does help to keep perspective and watch how the overall pattern is developing. I am quite happy with the continual colder trends showing,including the later development of Greenland heights . Original post: https://community.netweather.tv/topic/99706-model-output-discussion-into-2024/?do=findComment&comment=4991825

Looking at the latest fax T84 i think once we clear the slow moving low se into the continent by the end of the week,we well get a short term easterly as it clears but this was never the main course, as we realised days ago. Never the less we can see the first injection of colder air heading in from the east by the weekend so from that pov the first stage of the pattern change shows up right on time that has been shown on countless ensemble charts and graphs for days. It's not really an issue to me whether the high builds just to our north west or over us really.The main thing is it's the stepping stone to greater things a few days later when the retrogression towards Greenland is expected. We can see this process underway by day 11 on the eps Under the high we will be colder but more importantly drier(it's pouring down here again) with night frosts and hopefully some crisp winter sunshine while we wait for the main course. We are in a good place with a great chance of something even more Wintery but it's several days away and i guess we will see more minor changes /disagreements between the models.It's ok to study every operational run but it does help to keep perspective and watch how the overall pattern is developing. I am quite happy with the continual colder trends showing,including the later development of Greenland heights .

We still get the colder air in at the weekend as the high edges in but the main push of cold is further south on both uk and gfs on these runs. Looking much further ahead at this point is probably unhelpful as modeling the jet split is inevitably going to undergo further adjusments. I would hope more energy is drained from the northern arm as go further on as we rely on that to see any second reamplification get further north than mid-latitude.

Happy new year everyone. A good start to the day with GFS starting to close the gap with the Euro models after giving some folks the jitters. The ensembles looking cold as we head into the weekend and beyond as we see the -5 uppers head in from the east. Let's see how the pattern develops now but it looks very promising for cold to extend into next week.

Still some details to iron out within the operational runs but the ensembles are starting to clear the uncertainties for the end of this week.The combined 850 ensemble graph for Warwickshire showing the average forecasts from the GEFS/ECM/MOgreps .Good agreement that cold air is in by day 7 . So the suggestion is that the high will build just far enough north west to usher in the first cold wave from the east over next weekend. Eps T168 I take that as the first hurdle overcome,get the cold in and then accept further forward remains uncertain on how the pattern develops.In the worst case under a UK high we retain quite cold air but looking a few days further on the eps and gefs we have another go at reamplifying the Atlantic pattern. This looks much better with an extension of a European trough underneath so based on this an extension of the cold looks quite possible beyond the initial high.Likely we will get better snow chances from that setup. The most unlikely scenario is any early return of the westerlies so plenty to be optimistic about going into January for cold seekers. Original post: https://community.netweather.tv/topic/99706-model-output-discussion-into-2024/?do=findComment&comment=4989166

The ups and downs of the model runs and the roller coaster of views are well represented in the thread this evening. At least we have a pattern change and a break from this relentless chain of Atlantic lows to come. By the end of the week it will be colder under high pressure dry with frosts,a decent change from all the wet.It will be much more pleasant.i will put the extra layer on and get out and enjoy a walk in the fresh air. Stay positive for something even more wintery later on. Whatever your preference i hope you all have a happy new year.

Over the years it is uncanny how many times the split flow of the jet upstream causes disagreements within the operational runs. Further it is uncanny how on many of these occasions the GFS is proved to have thrown too much energy into the northern arm of the jet. Just saying... Original post: https://community.netweather.tv/topic/99706-model-output-discussion-into-2024/?do=findComment&comment=4989478

Over the years it is uncanny how many times the split flow of the jet upstream causes disagreements within the operational runs. Further it is uncanny how on many of these occasions the GFS is proved to have thrown too much energy into the northern arm of the jet. Just saying...

Still some details to iron out within the operational runs but the ensembles are starting to clear the uncertainties for the end of this week.The combined 850 ensemble graph for Warwickshire showing the average forecasts from the GEFS/ECM/MOgreps .Good agreement that cold air is in by day 7 . So the suggestion is that the high will build just far enough north west to usher in the first cold wave from the east over next weekend. Eps T168 I take that as the first hurdle overcome,get the cold in and then accept further forward remains uncertain on how the pattern develops.In the worst case under a UK high we retain quite cold air but looking a few days further on the eps and gefs we have another go at reamplifying the Atlantic pattern. This looks much better with an extension of a European trough underneath so based on this an extension of the cold looks quite possible beyond the initial high.Likely we will get better snow chances from that setup. The most unlikely scenario is any early return of the westerlies so plenty to be optimistic about going into January for cold seekers. Original post: https://community.netweather.tv/topic/99584-model-output-discussion-into-winter/?do=findComment&comment=4989166

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Still some details to iron out within the operational runs but the ensembles are starting to clear the uncertainties for the end of this week.The combined 850 ensemble graph for Warwickshire showing the average forecasts from the GEFS/ECM/MOgreps .Good agreement that cold air is in by day 7 . So the suggestion is that the high will build just far enough north west to usher in the first cold wave from the east over next weekend. Eps T168 I take that as the first hurdle overcome,get the cold in and then accept further forward remains uncertain on how the pattern develops.In the worst case under a UK high we retain quite cold air but looking a few days further on the eps and gefs we have another go at reamplifying the Atlantic pattern. This looks much better with an extension of a European trough underneath so based on this an extension of the cold looks quite possible beyond the initial high.Likely we will get better snow chances from that setup. The most unlikely scenario is any early return of the westerlies so plenty to be optimistic about going into January for cold seekers.

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Yes flicking through the ensembles we can get an idea of cold becoming more of a feature around day 7. Around this time we see Atlantic pressure rising so at least now we are seeing something tangible well within 10 days. Noticeable too in the next week that deep cold buildup over Scandinavia.We just need those heights building further then we are in business.

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We don't know that.Given the chaos in the changing pattern before day 10 maybe it's best to comment on what we can see.

Yes indeed once the Atlantic push dies away under a weakening jet we can see those wedges of heights popping up further north.This picture will vary until we get closer but we can see the effects of the weakening pv starting to filter into later frames.

Firstly a nod to the here and now to say this really is a depressingly wet and windy spell with dark heavy clouds lowering the light even further and it looks like we have a number of days of low after low coming in right through the weekend. Latest fax t84 the effects of a strong jet and low pressures heading well into Scandinavia and Russia show up with the milder temperatures. Current obs. The cold very much locked up to the north east currently however with the forecasted pattern change to come hopefully this will look quite different next month. Certainly the ensembles are moving the mean jet further south in the outlook gradually bringing more of the UK into colder air which currently only the north of Scotland are seeing. EPS days 11-15 mean 850s anomalies.

Thanks Mike

As it says mean zonal winds at the top of the chart I took it as a picture of the average of all the members of that run Nick?

Some continuity at least. I do prefer this site for hopefully counting this down to day 1. Rather this ensemble output once a day than the ups and downs of each operational run.

The Berlin site,yesterdays ecm chart, showing reversal of zonal winds downwelling towards 10hPa by day 10. good to see ecm on board now within 10 day range.Along side the gefs zonal wind reversal chart issued today also forecasting this around a similar timeframe ,so all looking promising to see a technical SSW around the first week of January. We then wait to see how long it will take to see effects lower down.

I have already settled down with a couple of drams so forgive me if I don't go into detail tonight. I see that earlier post from Lorenzo sums things up perfectly. Everything is coming together for a complete change over to a -ve AO/NAO pattern in January. This has been trending in the week 2 ensembles for a few days now and today they continue to strengthen. Anyway I hope Christmas has been good for everyone and my thoughts are with matt3wolves and others who have had sadness or poor health at this time.Best wishes for a brighter outlook in the New Year.

I think we will have to wait a little to see the effects of the strat.warmings imprinting onto the 500 pattern. For the time being it continues to look quite unsettled -rather colder at times,with further transitional snowfall up north as the lows pass across towards Scandinavia, bringing the polar further south at times. The ensembles still show height anomalies increasing towards the pole as we progress towards the end of week 2 along with a Scandinavia low anomaly so at least there is consistency in the trend to move away from a +ve AO. Reasons to be optimistic for a different pattern i think further into the NY. Anyway in the meantime i wish all of you a very happy Christmas and here's to a snowy new year.

On the gefs06z we can see the pattern change by NY day. Agrees pretty well with the 10 day trend on the eps Both building heights from the Atlantic and Siberian sectors towards the pole as the low anomalies are being removed.Mean jet further south too. Early days yet but good trends and it seems the ensembles are starting to factor in the warmings and increasing amplification of the NH pattern expected into the NY.