The weather truly has been abysmally dull at least IMBY.. such low light levels 3 days in a row!
I wonder if UK economic output would improve if we manipulated the weather - the opposite of cloud seeding.
Remember this very well!
I flew back from Barcelona late morning and it was hotter in Gatwick than Barcelona
Arrived at Victoria underground station and it was actually cooler underground than above - which is unheard of in mid summer!
Finally arrived back in Tottenham early afternoon and the heat combined with the strong winds was phenomenal.
Can the MOD thread be any more unbearable
I can't believe people are excited for chilly easterly winds and cold rain. Haven't we suffered enough this winter!!
Matty88 nobody wants a cold spring besides a few weather enthusiasts.
A cold spring is damaging to nature and agriculture. Fortunately there is no cold weather forecast - temps look average going forward.
Summer8906 I think your perceptions are wrong because the Met Office state that recent years have been sunnier and warmer than 1961-1990. See this blog post for the sunshine statistics
Record breaking 2022 indicative of future UK climate
WWW.METOFFICE.GOV.UK
2022 was a record-breaking year for weather and is a sign of the UK’s changing climate.
Augusta Snow While I don't disagree that July was particularly rubbish (cooler, wetter and duller than average), June was the hottest on record and also the 4th sunniest on record (!!). I think these heat records are becoming normalised now and people are expecting more and more each year.
I think some here have a short memory because we've had plenty of cracking sunny and hot weather in recent summers, at least in the south of the UK..
It's not that unusual to have wet and dull weather considering our location in the world but saying this could be the norm after one tough winter is a bit extreme
Well, so much for a back loaded El Nino winter..
There isn't much wintry weather on offer in the GEFS and ECM ens right out to the end of February. Time to call it a day on Winter 23/24?
Perhaps stating the obvious.. but it's worth pointing out these snow depth charts could show 5 cm snow falling widely across e.g. the midlands but none of it even settles.
Suspect any settling snow will be restricted to high ground in Wales.
Oh when will this dull winter end..? All of the 'proper cold' seems to only exist at day 10, and we end up with bog standard chilly weather at D0.
Fingers crossed for a record breaking warm & sunny spring
Loving the outlook. The milder, the better IMO!
And as we approach February with a strengthening sun and a warming world, the chances of long lasting, historic cold decreases in the South now. Here's to another 20°C day in Feb.