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  • Location: Blackburn - 180m asl
  • Location: Blackburn - 180m asl

So what's your fantasy winter look like? If the weather god's were taking orders for next winter what would you request. Low ground is classed as 0-300m and High Ground 300m+. The Max and Min Temps are national averages with colders/higher in places.

October 26 -

  • Starts Bright and mild, getting colder into the evening.
  • Sleet and hail to start readily turning to heavy snow for the Far North of England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
  • 2-5cm to low ground and 5-10cm to high ground. 
  • Max Temp of 2C 
  • Min Temp of -2C
  • Northerly wind direction. Winds of 15-20mph

October 27 

  • Cold air sweeps further south encompassing southern Britain right down to the Isle of Wight. Remains in place.
  • Sleet and hail in places to start the morning, readily turning to nation-wide snow by lunchtime.
  • 2-4cm to low ground and 4-6cm to high ground.
  • Max Temp of 0C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Northerly wind direction. Winds of 15-25mph.

October 28

  • Cold air remains in place, and digs deep into the UK.
  • Convective easterly event forms, with showers that intensify over the North Sea into an organised band continuing to intensify as they cross the UK towards the Irish sea lasting all day and ending early evening.
  • 10-15cm to low ground 15-30cm to high ground. 
  • Max Temp of -3C
  • Min Temp of -15C  
  • Easterly wind direction. Winds of 10mph

October 29

  • The cold air remains in place maintaining snow cover.
  • Light showers from continued easterly event.
  • 0-1cm to low ground, 1-5cm to high ground.. 
  • Max Temp of -5C
  • Min Temp of -9C  
  • Easterly wind direction. Winds of 10mph

October 30

  • The cold air remains in place maintaining snow cover.
  • No showers, with colder air moving in from the North.
  • No new snow, existing snow freezing over.
  • Max Temp of -7C
  • Min Temp of -14C  
  • Northerly wind direction. Winds of 45-70mph.

October 31

  • The cold air remains in place maintaining snow cover.
  • No showers.
  • No fresh snow, lots of ice forming over snow cover.
  • Max Temp of -9C
  • Min Temp of -17C  
  • Northerly wind direction. Winds of 45-70mph.

November 1

  • Slight less cold air moves in encouraging fresh snowfall on remaining accumulation.
  • Heavy Snow showers for the entire 24 hours, torrential in nature across the country.
  • 25-40cm to low ground, 40-70cm to high ground.
  • Max Temp of 1C
  • Min Temp of -4C  
  • Northerly wind direction. Winds of 90-120mph.

November 2

  • Torrential snow continues,
  • Heavy Snow showers for the entire 24 hours, torrential in nature across the country.
  • 25-40cm to low ground, 40-70cm to high ground.
  • Max Temp of 1C
  • Min Temp of -4C  
  • Northerly wind direction. Winds of 90-120mph.

November 3

  • Torrential snow continues, getting heavier.
  • Heavy Snow showers for the entire 24 hours, torrential in nature across the country.
  • 40-90cm to low ground, 90-160cm to high ground.
  • Max Temp of 1C
  • Min Temp of -7C  
  • Northerly wind direction. Winds of 150-170mph.

November 4

  • Torrential snow continues in the morning ending by about lunchtime.
  • Heavy Snow showers in the morning. Clear bright skies as the day progresses, though frigidly cold.
  • 10-20cm to low ground, 20-40cm to high ground.
  • Max Temp of 1C
  • Min Temp of -18C  
  • Northerly wind direction. Winds of 150-170mph.

November 5

  • Clear skies, bitterly cold. The heavy winds end, so people can start digging themselves out.
  • No snow, brighter clear but bitterly cold skies..
  • No snow, although some drifting causing hazards.
  • Max Temp of -16C
  • Min Temp of -25C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 40-60mph

November 6

  • Clear skies, bitterly cold.
  • No snow, brighter clear but bitterly cold skies..
  • No snow.
  • Max Temp of -16C
  • Min Temp of -28C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 20-40mph

November 7

  • Clear skies, bitterly cold.
  • No snow, brighter clear but bitterly cold skies..
  • No snow,
  • Max Temp of -16C
  • Min Temp of -28C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 20-40mph

November 8

  • Clear skies, bitterly cold.
  • No snow, brighter clear but bitterly cold skies..
  • No snow.
  • Max Temp of -13C
  • Min Temp of -23C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 20-40mph

November 9

  • Clear skies, bitterly cold.
  • No snow, brighter clear but bitterly cold skies..
  • No snow.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -26C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 10-20mph

November 10

  • Temperatures rise steadily throughout the day, taking the worst of the chill off. 
  • No snow for the morning, followed by torrential snow late afternoon into the evening nationwide, accumulating onto existing snow.
  • 35-60cm to low ground, 60cm-120cm to high ground.
  • Max Temp of -4C
  • Min Temp of -18C  
  • Northerly wind direction. Winds of 100-120mph

November 11

  • Temperatures to remain consistently just below freezing.
  • Torrential snow to even low levels. Clearing by nightfall
  • 75-90cm to low ground, 90cm-180cm to high ground.
  • Max Temp of -4C
  • Min Temp of -6C  
  • Easterly wind direction. Winds of 100-120mph

November 12

  • Precipitation cleared out the way, leaving bitterly cold temperatures over the snowfields.
  • No snow to accumulate.
  • Max Temp of -20C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Easterly wind direction. Winds of 100-120mph

November 11

  • No precipitation.
  • No snow to accumulate.
  • Max Temp of -20C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Easterly wind direction. Winds of 100-120mph

November 12

  • No precipitation.
  • No snow to accumulate.
  • Max Temp of -22C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Easterly wind direction. Winds of 100-120mph

November 13

  • No precipitation.
  • No snow to accumulate.
  • Max Temp of -20C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Easterly wind direction. Winds of 70-90mph

November 14

  • No precipitation.
  • No snow to accumulate.
  • Max Temp of -20C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Easterly wind direction. Winds of 30-40mph

November 15

  • No precipitation.
  • No snow to accumulate.
  • Max Temp of -24C
  • Min Temp of -37C  
  • Easterly wind direction. Winds of 20-30mph

November 16

  • No precipitation.
  • No snow to accumulate.
  • Max Temp of -20C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Easterly wind direction. Winds of 0-10mph

November 17

  • No precipitation. Warmer air to move in. 
  • No snow to accumulate.
  • Max Temp of -1C
  • Min Temp of -4C  
  • Easterly wind direction. Winds of 100-120mph

November 18

  • Warmer air to take firm hold.
  • No snow to accumulate. Heavy rain - 45mm - to wash away some of the snow-cover.
  • Max Temp of 7C
  • Min Temp of 3C  
  • South Easterly wind direction. Winds of 100-120mph

November 19

  • Warmer air to take firm hold.
  • No snow to accumulate. Heavy rain - 50mm - to wash away the last of the snow-cover at low levels, some remaining at higher levels.
  • Max Temp of 11C
  • Min Temp of 7C  
  • Southerly wind direction. Winds of 190-210mph

November 20

  • Warmer air to take firm hold.
  • No snow to accumulate. No precipitation at all.
  • Max Temp of 11C
  • Min Temp of 7C  
  • Southerly wind direction. Winds of 190-210mph

November 21

  • Warmer air to continue it's grip, warming more.
  • No snow to accumulate. No precipitation at all.
  • Max Temp of 15C
  • Min Temp of 12C  
  • Southerly wind direction. Winds of 190-210mph

November 22

  • Warmer air to continue it's grip, warming more.
  • No snow to accumulate. No precipitation at all.
  • Max Temp of 15C
  • Min Temp of 12C  
  • Southerly wind direction. Winds of 100-110mph

November 23

  • Warmer air to continue it's grip, warming more.
  • No snow to accumulate. No precipitation at all.
  • Max Temp of 15C
  • Min Temp of 12C  
  • Southerly wind direction. Winds of 60-80mph

November 24

  • Warmer air to continue it's grip, warming more.
  • No snow to accumulate. No precipitation at all.
  • Max Temp of 17C
  • Min Temp of 14C  
  • Southerly wind direction. Winds of 30-40mph

November 25

  • Warmer air to continue it's grip, warming more.
  • No snow to accumulate. No precipitation at all.
  • Max Temp of 17C
  • Min Temp of 14C  
  • Southerly wind direction. Winds of 30-40mph

November 26

  • Warmer air to continue it's grip, warming more.
  • No snow to accumulate. No precipitation at all.
  • Max Temp of 17C
  • Min Temp of 14C  
  • Southerly wind direction. Winds of 30-40mph

November 27

  • Warmer air to continue it's grip, warming more.
  • No snow to accumulate. No precipitation at all.
  • Max Temp of 17C
  • Min Temp of 14C  
  • Southerly wind direction. Winds of 30-40mph

November 28

  • Mild air from the west displaces the warmer and brings severe rain/sleet. Eventually cooling more to cold air bringing snow which doesn't lie due to saturated ground.
  • No snow to accumulate. 
  • Max Temp of 17C
  • Min Temp of -3C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 30-40mph

November 29

  • Cold air beds in good and proper. Heavy snow begins falling again lasting 6-8 hours. 
  • 40-60cm to low ground. 60-120cm to high ground. 
  • Max Temp of 2C
  • Min Temp of -7C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 30-40mph

November 30

  • Main band of precipitation clears to the east leaving heavy showers in its wake.
  • 15-30cm to low ground, 30-50cm to high ground.
  • Max Temp of 2C
  • Min Temp of -4C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 30-40mph

December 1

  • The shower's continue throughout the day. With cold air bedding in over snowfields that night.
  • 15-30cm to low ground, 30-50cm to high ground.
  • Max Temp of 2C
  • Min Temp of -11C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 30-40mph

December 2

  • No precipitation. Clear skies, with lying snow remaining.
  • No accumulations of snow.
  • Max Temp of -7C
  • Min Temp of -17C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 30-40mph

December 3

  • No precipitation. Clear skies, with lying snow remaining.
  • No accumulations of snow.
  • Max Temp of -7C
  • Min Temp of -17C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 10-25mph

December 4

  • No precipitation. Clear skies, with lying snow remaining.
  • No accumulations of snow.
  • Max Temp of -7C
  • Min Temp of -17C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 10-25mph

December 5

  • No precipitation. Clear skies, with lying snow remaining.
  • No accumulations of snow.
  • Max Temp of -7C
  • Min Temp of -17C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 10-25mph

December 6

  • No precipitation. Clear skies, with lying snow remaining.
  • No accumulations of snow.
  • Max Temp of -9C
  • Min Temp of -20C  
  • Northerly wind direction. Winds of 10-25mph

December 7

  • No precipitation. Clear skies, with lying snow remaining.
  • No accumulations of snow.
  • Max Temp of -7C
  • Min Temp of -17C  
  • Westerly wind direction. Winds of 10-25mph

December 8 

  • No precipitation. Clear skies, with lying snow remaining.
  • No accumulations of snow.
  • Max Temp of -7C
  • Min Temp of -17C  
  • No wind direction. No Wind.

December 9

  • No precipitation. Clear skies, with lying snow remaining.
  • No accumulations of snow.
  • Max Temp of -7C
  • Min Temp of -17C  
  • Windless.

December 10

  • No precipitation. Clear skies, with lying snow remaining.
  • No accumulations of snow.
  • Max Temp of -7C
  • Min Temp of -17C  
  • Windless.

December 11

  • No precipitation. Clear skies, with lying snow remaining.
  • No accumulations of snow.
  • Max Temp of -7C
  • Min Temp of -17C  
  • Windless.

December 12

  • No precipitation. Clear skies, with lying snow remaining.
  • No accumulations of snow.
  • Max Temp of -7C
  • Min Temp of -17C  
  • Windless.

December 13

  • No precipitation. Clear skies, with lying snow remaining.
  • No accumulations of snow.
  • Max Temp of -7C
  • Min Temp of -17C  
  • Windless.

December 14

  • Moderate snow showers blow in from the east, sligh temp rises.
  • 2-3cm on low ground. 3-8cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -2C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Easterly wind. 5-10mph

December 15

  • Moderate snow showers blow in from the east,
  • 2-3cm on low ground. 3-8cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -2C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Easterly wind. 5-10mph

December 16

  • Moderate snow showers blow in from the east,
  • 2-3cm on low ground. 3-8cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -2C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Easterly wind. 5-10mph

December 17

  • Moderate snow showers blow in from the east,
  • 2-3cm on low ground. 3-8cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -2C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Easterly wind. 5-10mph

December 18

  • Moderate snow showers blow in from the east,
  • 2-3cm on low ground. 3-8cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -2C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Easterly wind. 5-10mph

December 19

  • Torrential snow showers blow in from the north.
  • 200-300cm on low ground. 300-800cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -2C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

December 20

  • Torrential snow showers stall over the UK,
  • 200-300cm on low ground. 300-800cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -2C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

December 21

  • Torrential snow showers stall over the UK,
  • 200-300cm on low ground. 300-800cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -2C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

December 22

  • Torrential snow showers stall over the UK,
  • 200-300cm on low ground. 300-800cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -2C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

December 23

  • Torrential snow showers stall over the UK,
  • 200-300cm on low ground. 300-800cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -2C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

December 24

  • Torrential snow showers stall over the UK,
  • 200-300cm on low ground. 300-800cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -2C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

December 25

  • Torrential snow showers stall over the UK,
  • 200-300cm on low ground. 300-800cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -2C
  • Min Temp of -5C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

December 26

  • Torrential snow finally ends.
  • Cold air really digs in.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

December 27

  • Cold air really digs in.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

December 28

  • Cold air really digs in.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

December 29

  • Cold air really digs in.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

December 30

  • Cold air really digs in.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -25C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

December 31

  • Cold air really digs in.
  • Max Temp of -22C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

January 1

  • Cold air really digs in.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

January 2

  • Torrential snow makes a return from the east.
  • 100-120cm of snow on low ground. 120-200cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

January 3

  • Torrential snow makes a return from the east.
  • 100-120cm of snow on low ground. 120-200cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Easterly wind. 45-60mph

January 4

  • Torrential snow stalls.
  • 100-120cm of snow on low ground. 120-200cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Easterly wind. 45-60mph

January 5

  • Torrential snow clears leaving showers from the north in it's. 
  • 10-20cm of snow on low ground. 20-40cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

January 6

  • Torrential snow makes a return from the east.
  • 100-120cm of snow on low ground. 120-200cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Easterly wind. 45-60mph

January 7

  • Torrential snow clears leaving showers from the north in it's. 
  • 100-120cm of snow on low ground. 120-200cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

January 8

  • Torrential snow makes a return from the north.
  • 100-120cm of snow on low ground. 120-200cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

January 9

  • Torrential snow stalls
  • 100-120cm of snow on low ground. 120-200cm on high ground.
  • Max Temp of -12C
  • Min Temp of -35C  
  • Northerly wind. 45-60mph

January 10

  • Supercell hurricane with massive warming sweeps in from the West.
  • 100-150mm of rain. 
  • Max Temp of 15C
  • Min Temp of 13C  
  • Westerly wind speed - 200-250mph

January 11-January 31.

  • Winter heatwave takes hold.
  • Clear skies.
  • Max Temp of 35C
  • Min Temp of 25C  
  • No wind.

 

If anyone could model this on a weather model it'd be cool.

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  • Location: South Ockendon, Thurrock, SW Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Severe frosts, Heavy snowfall, Thunder and lightning, Stormy weather
  • Location: South Ockendon, Thurrock, SW Essex

My fantasy winter will start off on the 15 October to 30 November with moderate to hard frosts that last the whole day and night. Then from the 1st December heavy snow showers that start from late morning that lasts for at least 14 hours or more.  The heaviest snow showers last for 28 hours and will only a 4 hour break between each heavy snow shower and the last heavy snow shower will be on 31st January.  I do not know enough about weather models to write about it.  There will have have to been a SSW in the right place in Early October with no solar activity for several weeks.

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  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine...
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.

To witness a situation in which rain leapfrogs over snow, and somehow gets here first...Oh dear! :help:

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  • Location: Croydon. South London. 161 ft asl
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms, snow, warm sunny days.
  • Location: Croydon. South London. 161 ft asl

My fantasy winter would be, temps around -2/-5 and for it to snow everyday:cold-emoji:

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  • Location: Bedfordshire 33m above mean sea level
  • Weather Preferences: Snowy and thundery.
  • Location: Bedfordshire 33m above mean sea level

I haven't got a 'best' winter I only hope for a few snow showers during Christmas eve evening and maybe one or two on the day itself, so this year when i had falling snow twice while the decorations were up were a close second.

Today's snow was a bonus, but I can give or take it now, since frozen melted snow is the work of the devil, and I don't enjoy sliding along the path on the school run.

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  • Location: Powys Mid Wales borders.
  • Location: Powys Mid Wales borders.

Too see thundersnowrstorms starting in the afternoon with quite frequent lightning and falling snow lasting into the early evening for a day.

 

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  • Location: Edmonton Alberta(via Chelmsford, Exeter & Calgary)
  • Weather Preferences: Sunshine and 15-25c
  • Location: Edmonton Alberta(via Chelmsford, Exeter & Calgary)

dry and sunny every day..max 15c - 20c..think i might have to move to Phoenix for the winters from now on.

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  • Location: Evesham, Worcs, Albion
  • Location: Evesham, Worcs, Albion

Bright and sunny every morning day, with light winds, after an overnight min of -10c.   Max temp of +6c, just prior to a 3 hour thunderstorm, clearing to a spectacular sunset.

Overnight snowfall once a week.

And that's also my fantasy spring, summer and autumn :D

Think I might need to move to another planet!

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  • Location: Powys Mid Wales borders.
  • Location: Powys Mid Wales borders.

This country wouldn`t cope with a hurricane 90 to 120mph east winds would uproot most trees in the country not use to the opposite of a westerly.

Then 200 to 250 mph westerly would flatten London lol.

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  • Location: Islington, C. London.
  • Weather Preferences: Cold winters and cool summers.
  • Location: Islington, C. London.

My fantasy winter pattern would start with a cold, dry and sunny October with the following November and December following suit, but with some snowy northerlies/easterlies. Christmas Day would be bitterly cold with sub-zero maxima, but beautiful clear blue skies with a deep sparkling cover of snow. Then January would be a bitterly cold and exceptionally snowy month, but with some drier, sunnier weather at times. February would be cold/very cold with further snow but towards the middle/end of the month there would be a sunny and mild period with temperatures nudging into the 10-12degC region for the first time, giving a little taste of spring before a mixed March like 1995, with a bit of everything. Snow, warmth, wet & windy etc.

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