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Posted
  • Location: Dipton, Nr Consett, Co.Durham, 250m, 777ft asl
  • Weather Preferences: Anything but boringly hot
  • Location: Dipton, Nr Consett, Co.Durham, 250m, 777ft asl
26 minutes ago, January Snowstorm said:

Any updates for Glasgow and Dundee? 

Have both at 16-1

Unfortunately Dundee airport which is normally used, being on the estuary is a close call. Good luck though at 16 to 1.

I got 9/2 for Newcastle so will be glued for the next 90 min ❄ ? ❄ 

 

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  • Location: Dipton, Nr Consett, Co.Durham, 250m, 777ft asl
  • Weather Preferences: Anything but boringly hot
  • Location: Dipton, Nr Consett, Co.Durham, 250m, 777ft asl

Currently sleet up in my location in Consett. Not sure if it will edge any further east though. Well done to those who have seen the flakes today and good luck to those in the favoured spots this week. 

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  • Location: Dundee
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, thunderstorms, gales. All extremes except humidity.
  • Location: Dundee
13 hours ago, January Snowstorm said:

Any updates for Glasgow and Dundee? 

Have both at 16-1

Can't say for certain but I am on the Northern outskirts of Glasgow and it turned to snow before 11 pm here with a slushy covering by midnight. White this morning. 

Dont think Dundee is in the frame though.

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  • Location: Windermere 120m asl
  • Location: Windermere 120m asl

I think Spadeadam recorded some snow falling at 10pm last night apparently, temps dropped markedly through the evening, indeed the rain had a tinge of sleetiness about it here, just before midnight. So good that some places saw some snow falling at least, after a week of very mild weather.

Some places will see a white boxing day as well, so overall it could end up being the most wintry christmas since 2010, 2014 brought snow on Boxing Day to some places as well. Quite a few christmas's have seen cold conditions set in on Boxing Day, 1985, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2001, 2005, 2008 and 2014 to name recent examples, 2017 will join the list, although only heralding a short colder shot, indeed similar to 2005 and 2014 in some respects.

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  • Location: halifax 125m
  • Weather Preferences: extremes the unusual and interesting facts
  • Location: halifax 125m
41 minutes ago, damianslaw said:

I think Spadeadam recorded some snow falling at 10pm last night apparently, temps dropped markedly through the evening, indeed the rain had a tinge of sleetiness about it here, just before midnight. So good that some places saw some snow falling at least, after a week of very mild weather.

Some places will see a white boxing day as well, so overall it could end up being the most wintry christmas since 2010, 2014 brought snow on Boxing Day to some places as well. Quite a few christmas's have seen cold conditions set in on Boxing Day, 1985, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2001, 2005, 2008 and 2014 to name recent examples, 2017 will join the list, although only heralding a short colder shot, indeed similar to 2005 and 2014 in some respects.

I believe the snow in 1962 came on Boxing day if only that could happen again

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  • Location: Dundee
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, thunderstorms, gales. All extremes except humidity.
  • Location: Dundee
2 minutes ago, D.B. said:

?hole.

Eh?

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  • Location: London
  • Location: London

Despite the mild week running up to Christmas, including Christmas Day itself, it has been anything but mild throughout December. This felt like the coldest December overall since 2010.

I work outside, so noticed it more than others, but the windchill at times made it feel very cold. I work in London.

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  • Location: Walsall England UK
  • Weather Preferences: cold winters
  • Location: Walsall England UK

1981-82 is still king for me although a few occasions since have been ok.   There seemed to be weeks of increasing frost before snow hit before Christmas.  Then there were bouts of heavy snow with deep drifts.  

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

The 2018 updates are well underway now as we enter the 6-week countdown until the 25th

 

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Update 11 increases the chance of a White Christmas in both the south and north.  The possibility of snow is considered notably higher than normal.

The primary reasons for this are:

1) Medium range models have strongly moved towards a more blocked outlook. Initially it is expected to become very mild for the time of year but in the longer term temperatures are likely to drop. Once the blocked pattern is established it could be hard to break.  

2) Since the Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) in February there has been an ongoing signal for high pressure blocks to have more influence on the UK's weather than normal. In the late winter and early spring northern blocking led to widespread snow as the Beast from the East made its presence felt. That was followed by one of the warmest (it could turn out to be the warmest once all of the data has been collated) summers on record in the UK due to the persistence of anticyclonic conditions. As we head through the meteorological autumn the elevated signal for high pressure still appears to be present.

3) Some of the latest seasonal model updates are pointing towards a colder than average winter. 

Chance of snow on Christmas Day

North of Yorkshire / Lancashire:24%

South of Yorkshire / Lancashire: 14%

 

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/forecast/Christmas-weather-forecast

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  • Location: Essex Riviera aka Burnham
  • Weather Preferences: 30 Degrees of pure British Celsius
  • Location: Essex Riviera aka Burnham

1981/82 from Dec to mid-Jan was undoubtedly colder and snowier than 2009/10!...sad that both in 81 and 2010 most of the snow and decent cold synoptics had passed...time for one to really get going a few days before Xmas me thinks!

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

Update 12 makes no change to the chance of a White Christmas in both the south and north.  The possibility of snow is considered notably higher than normal.

The primary reasons for this are:

1) Medium range models continue to show colder and blocked periods, although there is a lot of uncertainty about how things will develop.

2) Since the Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) in February there has been an ongoing signal for high pressure blocks to have more influence on the UK's weather than normal. In the late winter and early spring northern blocking led to widespread snow as the Beast from the East made its presence felt. That was followed by one of the warmest (it could turn out to be the warmest once all of the data has been collated) summers on record in the UK due to the persistence of anticyclonic conditions. As we head through the meteorological autumn the elevated signal for high pressure still appears to be present.

3) Some of the latest seasonal model updates are pointing towards a colder than average winter. 

North of Yorkshire / Lancashire:24%

South of Yorkshire / Lancashire: 14%

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/forecast/Christmas-weather-forecast

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  • Location: Drayton, Portsmouth
  • Location: Drayton, Portsmouth

Hi all, saw this thread and thought I'd pop in... you know, this just feels like a special year, what with the beast from the east (twice), the heatwave back holidays, the best 6 consecutive week heatwave the nation has probably ever had, now flipping straight from 20C days into full winter mode, strange blocking now appearing into December ... It just feels like it's bound to be a white Christmas this year

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

Update 13 reduces the chance of a White Christmas in both the south and north.  Despite that the possibility of snow is still considered notably higher than normal.

The primary reasons for this are:

1) Medium range are pointing towards more unsettled weather during early December but in the longer term there is a sign of a more blocked and colder periods.

2) Since the Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) in February there has been an ongoing signal for high pressure blocks to have more influence on the UK's weather than normal. In the late winter and early spring northern blocking led to widespread snow as the Beast from the East made its presence felt. That was followed by one of the warmest (it could turn out to be the warmest once all of the data has been collated) summers on record in the UK due to the persistence of anticyclonic conditions. As we head through the meteorological autumn the elevated signal for high pressure still appears to be present.

3) Some of the latest seasonal model updates are pointing towards a colder than average winter. 

Chance of snow on Christmas Day

North of Yorkshire / Lancashire:22%

South of Yorkshire / Lancashire: 12%

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/forecast/Christmas-weather-forecast

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

Update 14 makes no change to the chance of a White Christmas in both the south and north. The possibility of snow is considered higher than normal.

The primary reasons for this are:

1) Medium range are pointing towards a more blocked weather pattern returning during the middle part of December. That suggests a likelihood of colder periods.

2) Since the Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) in February there has been an ongoing signal for high pressure blocks to have more influence on the UK's weather than normal. In the late winter and early spring northern blocking led to widespread snow as the Beast from the East made its presence felt. That was followed by one of the warmest (it could turn out to be the warmest once all of the data has been collated) summers on record in the UK due to the persistence of anticyclonic conditions. As we head through the meteorological autumn the elevated signal for high pressure still appears to be present.

3) Some of the latest seasonal model updates are pointing towards a colder than average winter. 

Chance of snow on Christmas Day

North of Yorkshire / Lancashire:22%

South of Yorkshire / Lancashire: 12%

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/forecast/Christmas-weather-forecast

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