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  • Location: Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire
  • Location: Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire

It's that time of the year again as we reach the second month of Autumn and thoughts start to turn to winter.

 

Will it be another 1962/63 or 1988/89? How influential will El Nino and the cold anomaly in the Northern Atlantic be?

 

Either way this is the place to talk about it.

 

Whatever your preference, happy hunting :)

 

 

 

 

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  • Location: NW LONDON
  • Weather Preferences: Sun, sleet, Snow
  • Location: NW LONDON

There have been a few stabs at predicting the upcoming winter weather and they are a mixed bag as usual. Stormy and mild seems to be the most popular, with things getting less stormy from January onwards. I'm hoping for a colder one as the last two winters in London have be mild and snowless. However, the only guarantee this winter is that Madden will be forecasting a cold one. :fool:

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  • Location: South Manchester. Summer=LV-426. Other=Azeroth
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, cold, cold and errrr......cold. I am, unashamedly, a cold fan.
  • Location: South Manchester. Summer=LV-426. Other=Azeroth

Hoping for a cold one, lots of snow and ice :)

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  • Location: Yainville, Seine-Maritime 76, France
  • Weather Preferences: Snow Time, Sunny Day at Beach :D
  • Location: Yainville, Seine-Maritime 76, France

If we have an El Niño Modoki, the posibility of a cool winter rise, currently nothing is played, with a positive QBO since last August, and low solar activity or in any case that declining.

Prediction is difficult, the models predict a mild winter but on the other hand indices going to make a winter as two parts to me. November & December may be mild months, January and February might be colder.
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  • Location: Shepton Mallet 140m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, snow and summer heatwaves.
  • Location: Shepton Mallet 140m ASL

Winter is coming....  :yahoo:  :yahoo:

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  • Location: Edinburgh (previously Chelmsford and Birmingham)
  • Weather Preferences: Unseasonably cold weather (at all times of year), wind, and thunderstorms.
  • Location: Edinburgh (previously Chelmsford and Birmingham)

February 1998 please.

 

You mean 1947, right? :D

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  • Location: North East Cotswolds, 232m, 761feet ASL
  • Location: North East Cotswolds, 232m, 761feet ASL

We have had some very cold months in the past 5 years or so, however not really in Jan - this is when temperatures could really be low with the perfect set up.  Imagine what March 2013s set up in January would bring!!!

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  • Location: Isle Of Wight - Newport
  • Weather Preferences: Cold winters/Hot summers
  • Location: Isle Of Wight - Newport

Hopefully winter will have a bit for everyone!My ideal winter would be mild November, cold December and January then mild again hopefully with plenty of snow in December leading up to Christmas if not January will be fineâ„ï¸! Fingers are crossed

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  • Location: Carryduff, County Down 420ft ASL
  • Location: Carryduff, County Down 420ft ASL

What has stood out for me of late is benign Atlantic and continuance of above average upper heights towards Greenland.

If this continues into Winter then it could be a cold one.

With a super strong El Nino and super cool N Atlantic it will be interesting how it plays out.

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  • Location: Yainville, Seine-Maritime 76, France
  • Weather Preferences: Snow Time, Sunny Day at Beach :D
  • Location: Yainville, Seine-Maritime 76, France

What has stood out for me of late is benign Atlantic and continuance of above average upper heights towards Greenland.

If this continues into Winter then it could be a cold one.

With a super strong El Nino and super cool N Atlantic it will be interesting how it plays out.

 

A strong El Niño if he isn't Modoki doesn't seem good for a cool winter. 

About the SST in N Atlantic i don't think that's have big impact for winter 

 

hiver_clip_image011.gif

 

a=NAO-

b=NAO+

anomnight.9.28.2015.gif

 

 

American east coast needs to be in negative anomaly.

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  • Location: Sunderland
  • Weather Preferences: Hot Summer, Snowy winter and thunderstorms all year round!
  • Location: Sunderland

the good news is that the long range modelling goes for blocking in november and february this morning.....take a snapshot of those chart though folks as it will have probably changed by tomorrow morning  :whistling:

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  • Location: just south of Doncaster, Sth Yorks
  • Location: just south of Doncaster, Sth Yorks

The last issue of UK Met model output available to us is below

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/seasonal-to-decadal/gpc-outlooks/glob-seas-prob

I have seen somewhere what may be there interpretation of this in their briefing to major users of their seasonal forecasts, not sure where that is on the forum?

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  • Location: Yatton, South of Bristol
  • Location: Yatton, South of Bristol

UK Met going for a colder than average winter due to blocking to the north. Good enough for me. Please could someone post the chart.

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  • Location: just south of Doncaster, Sth Yorks
  • Location: just south of Doncaster, Sth Yorks

I gave the link to the series of charts in my post aboveMPG?

Not sure that is as definite as you seem to suggest though?

 

deleted as its last year!

turned out about correct as well

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Here are the 2m temperature probability maps.

 

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It's a weak signal, and seems generally due to the cold pool in the N. Atlantic. 

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  • Location: North East Cotswolds, 232m, 761feet ASL
  • Location: North East Cotswolds, 232m, 761feet ASL

The more knowledgible on here always say siberian snow can (not will) be an indicator and assist with the chance of a colder winter for Europe - especially if early snow cover in Western Siberia happens.

 

Well looking at the forecast, Western Siberia is going to get nailed with a snow storm early next week - and has already built up some good early cover this year - I'm sure Gav Ps update this weekend will cover this. Can't post pictures sorry!!

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

September's update from JAMSTEC shows a colder than normal winter (air temp anomaly)

 

temp2.glob.DJF2016.1sep2015.gif

 

Every update from JAMSTEC for winter going back to June has shown a colder than average winter (air temp anomaly)

 

temp2.glob.DJF2016.1jun2015.giftemp2.glob.DJF2016.1jul2015.giftemp2.glob.DJF2016.1aug2015.gif

 

If nothing else its consistent

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  • Location: Near King's Lynn 13.68m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Hoar Frost, Snow, Misty Autumn mornings
  • Location: Near King's Lynn 13.68m ASL

September's update from JAMSTEC shows a colder than normal winter (air temp anomaly)

 

temp2.glob.DJF2016.1sep2015.gif

 

Every update from JAMSTEC for winter going back to June has shown a colder than average winter (air temp anomaly)

 

temp2.glob.DJF2016.1jun2015.giftemp2.glob.DJF2016.1jul2015.giftemp2.glob.DJF2016.1aug2015.gif

 

If nothing else its consistent

 

Right up until November when it will revert back to mild. :D

 

Tough to call this year. While a lot is being said about the NATL cold anomaly, the other background indicators don't look that favourable to me: powerful El Nino, Westerly QBO, weakish solar activity but still a way from minimum. Who knows?

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  • Location: Yainville, Seine-Maritime 76, France
  • Weather Preferences: Snow Time, Sunny Day at Beach :D
  • Location: Yainville, Seine-Maritime 76, France

Here are the differences between regular El Niño and El Niño Modoki

 

averagetempcomparison1.png

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  • Location: Yatton, South of Bristol
  • Location: Yatton, South of Bristol

I gave the link to the series of charts in my post aboveMPG?

Not sure that is as definite as you seem to suggest though?

 

deleted as its last year!

turned out about correct as well

Sorry cant find the chart. Its here on this video - at 17mins 55 Seconds.

http://www.gavsweathervids.com/winter2015-16-forecast-uk.php

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  • Location: Carryduff, County Down 420ft ASL
  • Location: Carryduff, County Down 420ft ASL

A strong El Niño if he isn't Modoki doesn't seem good for a cool winter. 

About the SST in N Atlantic i don't think that's have big impact for winter 

 

hiver_clip_image011.gif

 

a=NAO-

b=NAO+

anomnight.9.28.2015.gif

 

 

American east coast needs to be in negative anomaly.

Julo,

 

I wasn't saying that a strong el-nino and well below N Atlantic SST's would bring a colder Winter to Western Europe, merely that it would be interesting to see how it plays out.

 

With regards the last METO update and the Jamstec update, looks good, but that could just be the below average SST's getting picked up.

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  • Location: Hucknall, Nottingham 100m (328ft) ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, Blizzards, Hoarfrost, Frost and Extremes
  • Location: Hucknall, Nottingham 100m (328ft) ASL

Glad this is back and was wondering when the thread was going to go live  :D  As always, hoping for 3 months of cold and snow but one can only dream of that scenario! Personally, I think it might be quite a dry winter with plenty of hard frosts, but anything has to be better the last couple which have been a bit of let down. 

 

Fingers crossed for a good'en.  :friends:  :cold:

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  • Location: Yatton, South of Bristol
  • Location: Yatton, South of Bristol

From a cold and snow perspective, I don't understand why so many people hated last winter. It was very average temperature-wise - mixed mild and cold spells and for me had snow in all three winter months, plus March as well and a few good frosts. Maybe in the SE it was poor for snow, but certainly not further north.

ha, couldn't get a more IMBY post!

 

No falling snow (ok sletty wet flakes with rain mixed in) and lying snow in North Somerset last winter except on the Mendip hills.

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  • Location: Tullynessle/Westhill
  • Weather Preferences: Cold and snowy or warm and dry
  • Location: Tullynessle/Westhill

Here are the differences between regular El Niño and El Niño Modoki

 

averagetempcomparison1.png

 

Interesting comparison between 'normal' and 'Modoki' El-Nino temperature differences. In our backyard, although due to it's position on the pictures and it's size, the UK doesn't seem to be much different (except for Ireland maybe). Mainland Europe though shows a massive difference, being much warmer in Modoki than normal El-Nino events. Doesn't that go against what I've been hearing i.e. that A Modoki El-Nino is more favorable for a cold winter? Or are we just playing with very small datasets, too small to really determine if trends really exist?

 

ha, couldn't get a more IMBY post!

 

No falling snow (ok sletty wet flakes with rain mixed in) and lying snow in North Somerset last winter except on the Mendip hills.

 

Even many areas much further north weren't great for snow either, we had a fairly dry and snow-less winter because everything was coming in from a Westerly direction.

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