METO UK Further Outlook

[lesta_snow]

what does the end of the peirod mean ???

[Don]

Hmm could be better, but could be alot worse too. At least we're not looking at an awful February 1990/98 scenario (for cold weather fans). They're probably being very cautious at this stage about any cold spells.

what does the end of the peirod mean ???

The period for around the weekend of the 24th February I suppose.

[shuggee]

UK Outlook for Saturday 17 Feb 2007 to Monday 26 Feb 2007:

A rather unsettled picture is likely to prevail, although with some interludes of clearer weather bringing sunny intervals and showers (the latter especially in the north and west). One of these brighter interludes looks likely to cross the UK through next weekend, although the clearer skies at night could also lead to patchy frost. Early next week, though, further spells of wet, windy and generally mild weather are likely to cross much of the UK. This unsettled theme looks like persisting through the rest of the period but with temperature levels become rather more problematical. Probably staying mild for the most part, especially towards the southwest but there is a risk of the weather turning colder again, with a risk of frost and snowfall, especially in the north and east.

Updated: 1243 on Mon 12 Feb 2007

From: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_...st_weather.html

[Cumulonimbus Tower]

METO hinting at Scandi potential perhaps

UK Outlook for Saturday 17 Feb 2007 to Monday 26 Feb 2007:

A rather unsettled picture is likely to prevail, although with some interludes of clearer weather bringing sunny intervals and showers (the latter especially in the north and west). One of these brighter interludes looks likely to cross the UK through next weekend, although the clearer skies at night could also lead to patchy frost. Early next week, though, further spells of wet, windy and generally mild weather are likely to cross much of the UK. This unsettled theme looks like persisting through the rest of the period but with temperature levels become rather more problematical. Probably staying mild for the most part, especially towards the southwest but there is a risk of the weather turning colder again, with a risk of frost and snowfall, especially in the north and east.

Updated: 1243 on Mon 12 Feb 2007

Could do owt really then

'unsettled picture with clearer weather bringing sunny intervals and patchy frost but spells of wet, windy and generally mild weather although Probably staying mild with a risk of frost and snowfall likely to cross much of the UK especially in the north and east apart from the latter turning colder again especially in the north and west'.

Cough....

Why do they bother?

Ned

[Ukwoody]

Could do owt really then

'unsettled picture with clearer weather bringing sunny intervals and patchy frost but spells of wet, windy and generally mild weather although Probably staying mild with a risk of frost and snowfall likely to cross much of the UK especially in the north and east apart from the latter turning colder again especially in the north and west'.

Cough....

Why do they bother?

Ned

Reminds me of our local radio weatherman Len B... "some places will be sunny and dry, whilst others will be overcast or wet... winds will be moderate to strong in most places except those where it will be light..."

I jest not!

woody

[shuggee]

UK Outlook for Sunday 18 Feb 2007 to Tuesday 27 Feb 2007:

A rather unsettled picture is likely to prevail, although with some interludes of clearer weather bringing sunny intervals and showers (the latter especially in the north and west). Many places temporarily becoming dry and bright on Sunday, although the clearer skies overnight could lead to early patchy frost across the north. However, further spells of wet, windy and generally mild weather are likely to cross much of the UK early next week. This unsettled theme looks like persisting through the rest of the period but with temperature levels becoming rather more problematical. Probably staying mild for the most part, especially towards the southwest, but there is a risk of the weather turning colder again, with a chance of frost and snowfall, especially in the north and east.

Updated: 1118 on Tue 13 Feb 2007

From: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_...st_weather.html

[shuggee]

UK Outlook for Monday 19 Feb 2007 to Wednesday 28 Feb 2007:

A rather unsettled picture is expected to prevail, with spells of rain pushing east across the UK. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent at times, particularly across the west and north. In between the spells of rain there will also be interludes of clearer weather bringing sunny intervals and showers (the latter especially in the north and west), these wintry on occasion across the high ground of the north. The sheltered south and east look best placed to see any prolonged drier, brighter weather. Temperature levels will be mild for the most part, especially towards the southwest, but there is a low risk of the weather turning colder again later, with a chance of frost, especially in the north and east.

Updated: 1048 on Wed 14 Feb 2007

From: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_...st_weather.html

[Stuart]

UK Outlook for Tuesday 20 Feb 2007 to Thursday 1 Mar 2007:

A rather unsettled picture is expected to prevail for the most part, with spells of rain pushing east across the UK. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent at times, more particularly in the west. There will also be interludes of clearer weather bringing sunny intervals and showers (the latter especially in the north and west), these wintry on occasion across the high ground of the north. The sheltered south and east look best placed to see any prolonged drier, brighter weather. It will be mild for the most part, especially towards the southwest, However there is about a 30 per cent chance of the weather turning colder and drier by the end of next week, with night frost, especially in the north and east.

Updated: 1236 on Thu 15 Feb 2007

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[shuggee]

A percentage given - and one much higher than any of yesterday's punts by members....

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

Still 30% today:

UK Outlook for Wednesday 21 Feb 2007 to Friday 2 Mar 2007:

A rather unsettled and occasionally very windy picture is expected to prevail for the most part, with spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent at times, more particularly in the west and north. There will also be interludes of brighter, showery weather. The sheltered south and east look best placed to see any more lengthy drier spells. It will be mild for the most part, especially towards the west and southwest. However there is about a 30 per cent risk of the weather turning much colder and drier mid to late next week, with widespread frost and perhaps some snow, especially for the north and east. However, any such cold spell would probably only last a few days.

Updated: 1225 on Fri 16 Feb 2007

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Edited February 16, 2007 by multi cellular thunderstorm

[shuggee]

UK Outlook for Thursday 22 Feb 2007 to Saturday 3 Mar 2007:

A rather unsettled and occasionally windy picture is expected to prevail for the most part, with spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent at times, more particularly in the west. There will also be interludes of brighter, showery weather. The east looks best placed to see any more lengthy drier spells. It will be mild for the much of the time, especially towards the west and southwest. However it may turn colder and drier later next week, with frost and perhaps some snow, thought this remains in the balance. Northern and eastern areas are most at risk, and milder weather is expected to return to most parts for the start of March.

Updated: 1218 on Sat 17 Feb 2007

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"in the balance" - 50/50??

[Stuart]

UK Outlook for Friday 23 Feb 2007 to Sunday 4 Mar 2007:

A rather unsettled and occasionally windy picture is expected to prevail for the most part, with spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent at times, more particularly in western parts of the UK. There will also be interludes of brighter, showery weather. Eastern UK looks best placed to see any lengthy drier spells. It will be mild for much of the time, especially towards the west and southwest UK. However it may turn colder later in the week, with widespread frost and perhaps some snow in northern and northeastern Britain, though this remains in the balance. Milder weather is expected to return to most parts for the start of March.

Updated: 1151 on Sun 18 Feb 2007

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[nick sussex]

UK Outlook for Friday 23 Feb 2007 to Sunday 4 Mar 2007:

A rather unsettled and occasionally windy picture is expected to prevail for the most part, with spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent at times, more particularly in western parts of the UK. There will also be interludes of brighter, showery weather. Eastern UK looks best placed to see any lengthy drier spells. It will be mild for much of the time, especially towards the west and southwest UK. However it may turn colder later in the week, with widespread frost and perhaps some snow in northern and northeastern Britain, though this remains in the balance. Milder weather is expected to return to most parts for the start of March.

Updated: 1151 on Sun 18 Feb 2007

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This is a little confusing as it talks about later in the week, but which week I would assume they mean the end of next week. Given the latest fax charts theres a small chance of some of that colder air affecting the far ne but it would be a major surprise for any of that colder air to affect anywhere else. And given the latest ecm ensembles which look awful its the smallest of chances. I suppose they're just factoring in the difficulties with that arctic high and exactly what it does once it finally enters the scene over scandanavia.

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

UK Outlook for Saturday 24 Feb 2007 to Monday 5 Mar 2007:

A rather unsettled, occasionally windy picture is expected to prevail, with spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent, more particularly in western parts of the UK. There will also be interludes of brighter, showery weather. Eastern and southeastern parts of the UK looks best placed to see any lengthy drier spells. It will be mild for much of the time, especially towards the south and west. However there may well be a couple of days of somewhat colder weather from around midweek next week, with occasional frost just about anywhere and perhaps some snowfall in northern and northeastern Britain. Milder weather is likely to return to most parts for the start of March.

Updated: 1229 on Mon 19 Feb 2007

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[shuggee]

UK Outlook for Sunday 25 Feb 2007 to Tuesday 6 Mar 2007:

A rather unsettled, occasionally windy picture is expected to prevail through most of this period, with spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent, more particularly in western parts of the UK. There will also be interludes of brighter, though still showery weather, with eastern and southeastern parts of the UK looking best placed to see any lengthy drier spells. It will be mild for much of the time, especially towards the south and west. However there are likely to be one or two short-lived spells of somewhat colder weather, with occasional frost just about anywhere and perhaps some snowfall in northern Britain, especially over higher ground.

Updated: 1204 on Tue 20 Feb 2007

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[Stuart]

UK Outlook for Monday 26 Feb 2007 to Wednesday 7 Mar 2007:

A rather unsettled, occasionally windy picture is expected to prevail through most of this period, with spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent, more particularly in western parts of the UK. There will also be interludes of brighter, though still showery weather, with eastern and southeastern parts of the UK looking best placed to see any lengthy drier spells. It will be mild for much of the time, especially towards the south and west. However there are likely to be one or two short-lived spells of somewhat colder weather, with occasional frost just about anywhere and perhaps some snowfall in northern Britain, especially over higher ground.

Updated: 1044 on Wed 21 Feb 2007

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[Stuart]

UK Outlook for Tuesday 27 Feb 2007 to Thursday 8 Mar 2007:

A rather unsettled, occasionally windy picture is expected to prevail through most of this period, with spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent, more particularly in western parts of the UK. There will also be interludes of brighter, though still showery weather, with eastern and southeastern parts of the UK looking best placed to see any lengthy drier spells. It will be mild for much of the time, especially towards the south and west. However there are likely to be one or two short-lived spells of somewhat colder weather, with occasional frost just about anywhere and perhaps some snowfall in northern Britain, especially over higher ground.

Updated: 1215 on Thu 22 Feb 2007

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[Stuart]

UK Outlook for Wednesday 28 Feb 2007 to Friday 9 Mar 2007:

A rather unsettled, occasionally windy picture is expected through most of this period, with spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent, more particularly in western parts. There will also be interludes of brighter, though still showery weather, with eastern and southeastern parts of the UK looking best placed to see any more lengthy drier spells. It will be mild for much of the time, especially towards the south. However there are likely to be one or two short-lived spells of somewhat colder weather, with occasional night frost just about anywhere, but more especially in northern Britain where some snowfalls are possible, particularly over higher ground.

Updated: 1225 on Fri 23 Feb 2007

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[Mark Bayley]

UK Outlook for Thursday 1 Mar 2007 to Saturday 10 Mar 2007:

The unsettled, occasionally windy picture is expected to continue into March, with spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent, particularly in western parts of the UK. There will also be interludes of brighter, though still showery weather, with eastern and southeastern parts of the UK looking best placed to see more lengthy drier spells. It will be mild for much of the time, especially towards the south of the UK. However, there are likely to be spells of colder weather, short lived at first but perhaps becoming more prolonged during the second week of March, with occasional night frost just about anywhere. Some snowfalls are possible, particularly on hills in Northern Britain.

Updated: 1150 on Sat 24 Feb 2007

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[Stuart]

UK Outlook for Friday 2 Mar 2007 to Sunday 11 Mar 2007:

The unsettled, occasionally windy picture is expected to continue into March, with spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK at times. Some of the rain will be heavy and persistent, particularly in western parts. There will also be interludes of brighter, though still showery weather, with eastern parts of the UK looking best placed to see more lengthy drier spells. It will often be mild at first, particularly in the south of the UK but there will also be some colder spells, with patchy night frost. Colder weather more likely in the north at first but perhaps more widely during the second week of March, when frost may become more likely even in inland parts of the south. Some snowfall is possible, particularly on northern hills.

Updated: 1233 on Sun 25 Feb 2007

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[Stuart]

UK Outlook for Saturday 3 Mar 2007 to Monday 12 Mar 2007:

The unsettled, sometimes windy picture is expected to continue well into March, with further spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK from time to time, occasionally heavy and persistent, particularly in western parts. There will also be interludes of brighter, though still showery weather; eastern parts of the UK look best placed to see any slightly longer drier spells. At first, it will often be mild, particularly in the south of the UK, although with one or two colder days, with patchy night frost - more especially in the north. Colder weather may occur more widely later, with frost a little more likely even in inland parts of the south. Some snowfall is possible at times through the period, particularly on northern hills.

Updated: 1229 on Mon 26 Feb 2007

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[Stuart]

UK Outlook for Sunday 4 Mar 2007 to Tuesday 13 Mar 2007:

The unsettled and sometimes windy picture is expected to continue well into March, with further showers or spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK from time to time. The rain will be heavy and persistent at times, particularly in western parts. There will also be interludes of brighter, though still showery weather, with eastern parts of the UK looking most favoured to see the best of any sunshine and slightly longer drier spells. It will often be mild, particularly in the south of the UK, although with one or two colder days, with patchy night frost - more especially in the north, where some snowfall is possible at times through the period, particularly on hills.

Updated: 1038 on Tue 27 Feb 2007

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[Stuart]

UK Outlook for Monday 5 Mar 2007 to Wednesday 14 Mar 2007:

The unsettled and sometimes windy picture is expected to continue well into March, with further showers or spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK from time to time. The rain will be heavy and persistent at times, particularly in western parts. There will also be interludes of brighter, though still showery weather, with eastern parts of the UK looking most favoured to see the best of any sunshine and slightly longer drier spells. It will often be mild, particularly in the south of the UK, although with one or two colder days, with patchy night frost - more especially in the north, where some snowfall is possible at times through the period, particularly on hills.

Updated: 1110 on Wed 28 Feb 2007

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[Stuart]

UK Outlook for Tuesday 6 Mar 2007 to Thursday 15 Mar 2007:

The unsettled and sometimes windy picture is expected to continue well into March, with further showers or spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK from time to time. The rain will be heavy and persistent at times, particularly in western parts. There will also be short-lived interludes of brighter, though still showery weather, with eastern parts of the UK looking most favoured to see the best of any sunshine and slightly longer drier spells. It will often be mild, particularly in the south of the UK, although with one or two colder days, with patchy night frost - more especially in the north. Here, some snowfall is possible at times through the period, particularly on hills.

Updated: 1413 on Thu 1 Mar 2007

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[Stuart]

UK Outlook for Wednesday 7 Mar 2007 to Friday 16 Mar 2007:

Unsettled and sometimes windy weather is expected to continue well into March, with further showers or spells of rain pushing east and north across the UK at times. The rain will be heavy and persistent at times, particularly in western parts. There will also be short-lived interludes of brighter, though still showery weather, with eastern parts of the UK likely to see the best of the sunshine and slightly longer drier spells. It will often be mild, particularly in the south of the UK, although with one or two colder days, with occasional night frost - more especially in the north. Here, some snowfall is possible at times through the period, particularly on hills. The greater risk of colder spells is during the week after next.

Updated: 1221 on Fri 2 Mar 2007

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