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  • Location: South Essex
  • Location: South Essex
Just now, Nick L said:

Such is the depth of the initial cold, even for most areas in the south any precip will still be as snow on that out to the end of the week.

Yes, one of those situations where it will snow hard with uppers of -2c (as shown on the precip charts). 

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  • Location: Blackburn - 180m asl
  • Location: Blackburn - 180m asl
Just now, Astral Goat Juice said:

Ah well. Better pack away the snowboard, -7 uppers in my location. Looks bad for the South though. 

I'm also in the north and would be in -3 uppers, which is a tad more concerning.

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  • Location: South Essex
  • Location: South Essex
2 minutes ago, Astral Goat Juice said:

Ah well. Better pack away the snowboard, -7 uppers in my location. Looks bad for the South though. 

Don't bet on it. Anywhere in that green zone its snowing like crazy. Also comes back south. IMBY at this point its been snowing for days!

All just for fun though as it will change.

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  • Location: Grays, Thurrock
  • Location: Grays, Thurrock

 I mean this unreal at 192 everyone will be digging themselves.out

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those in the know can you explain why thou we are not seeing more go under block into the med at earlier timeframe?

 the low to west of Spain looks like it wants to disrupt at 162 but doesn't really and then attacks from south bringing warm uppers from med on eastern flank before the heading south east finally at 252,

 

gfs-0-162.png?18 

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  • Location: Liverpool - 23m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, snowy winters and hot, sunny summers!
  • Location: Liverpool - 23m ASL

 

1 minute ago, Jason M said:

Yes, one of those situations where it will snow hard with uppers of -2c (as shown on the precip charts). 

I seem to repeat this every year when people are concerned about snow potential when milder uppers mix with continental air; there's no need to worry!  Easterly air is drier, and therefore you don't need the -5/-6c uppers required for snowfall from PM air.  In any case, this is really just splitting hairs at post t+200, as the scenario will likely be very different.  In the meantime, excellent output!

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  • Location: Liphook
  • Location: Liphook
8 minutes ago, Nick L said:

Such is the depth of the initial cold, even for most areas in the south any precip will still be as snow on that out to the end of the week.

Given we have uppers above 0C, got to be in with a chance of a freezing rain event around 228hrs on the 18z GFS. Still got very cold surface layer cold as evidenced by having still sub zero dew points at 231 as well...

As you say, taking a very close look at the pattern, its actually still a snow event for most despite a warmer layer around 850hpa...

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  • Location: Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
  • Location: Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.

The posts about it being delayed are really becoming irritating. The real cold has always been expected to arrive between late Sunday and Monday. You expect the output to be going back and forth on the exact timing. It is not been put further and further back. Some runs have brought it forward.

This run is just another variation on the general theme of deep cold with potential for snow. People need to stop fretting about specific detail. The models will be appalling with detail at this range. It’s the general theme that matters.

As for the GFS trying to bring in milder air. I don’t buy it. Everything looks perfect for a prolonged cold spell. Plus, we know the GFS almost always breaks down cold spells too quickly.

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  • Location: South Essex
  • Location: South Essex
Just now, MattStoke said:

The posts about it being delayed are really becoming irritating. The real cold has always been expected to arrive between late Sunday and Monday. You expect the output to be going back and forth on the exact timing. It is not been put further and further back. Some runs have brought it forward.

This run is just another variation on the general theme of deep cold with potential for snow. People need to stop fretting about specific detail. The models will be appalling with detail at this range. It’s the general theme that matters.

As for the GFS trying to bring in milder air. I don’t buy it. Everything looks perfect for a prolonged cold spell. Plus, we know the GFS almost always breaks down cold spells too quickly.

When this spell does break down it probably will be from the south rather than the west. It may well be too quick bringing warmer air up from the south but the end game may look something like this (whether that be in 1 week or 3weeks time).

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  • Location: Hemingfield, South Yorkshire (49m / 160ft ASL)
  • Weather Preferences: Summer Sunshine / Winter Snow
  • Location: Hemingfield, South Yorkshire (49m / 160ft ASL)

I don't get all this delay talk!  The coldest uppers have been modelled to arrive late Sunday or early Monday for days.  Some runs have had this slightly earlier and some slightly later.

People are so jumpy tonight!  We are then fretting about a bit of milder air getting into the South at 200 hours plus despite not believing the cold is actually going to arrive at just 100 hours.

What a mental hobby this is!  :rofl:

The pub run is just a variation of a theme with the theme being a rearrangement of these words.....

Easterly Cold Snowy Stupendously

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  • Location: Hampshire
  • Weather Preferences: Mild winters, wet & windy summers
  • Location: Hampshire

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I have a feeling that future runs will show the high further south which will water down the easterlies.  My gut feeling is that the coldest weather will head further south into France and Spain.

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  • Location: Manchester
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and warm in the Summer, cold and snowy in the winter, simples!
  • Location: Manchester

There is no way this 18z FI will verify for several reasons which I just can't be bothered to get into, but basically if we get the sort of retrogession seen out to 168 there is no way it will sink back S/SE in FI as with this run.

18z FI is a bit of a joke actually but worth noting there is no actual breakdown.

In actuality the Atlantic would disrupt SE far more readily, the polar trough drop much more sharply, the high be further West through FI and the Atlantic undercut more effectively.

 

 

 

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  • Location: Horley, near Gatwick
  • Location: Horley, near Gatwick
21 minutes ago, Captain Shortwave said:

The GFS in week 2 still differing from the ECM in relation to turning the flow more easterly as we quickly lose the high over Scandinavia and replace it with a deep trough. This time the GFS looks to bring a front in from the south though the cold arctic air is beginning to surge back down through Western Russia/Finland to re-enforce the cold already in place over Europe. No point going further than this as obviously we have differing views in regard to the speed of the retrogression signal.

gfsnh-0-210.png?18   Vs   ECH1-216.GIF?20-0

 

As for the speed of the cold air arriving, the ECM has been solid at Monday, the GFS has trended towards the ECM in that regard whilst the UKMO is still quicker than both of these. Overall the landing date has always been generally signposted for around Monday.

GFS loves a bit of an Atlantic party though, esp at low-res and even with that NWP. 

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  • Location: Hayward’s Heath - home, Brighton/East Grinstead - work.
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and storms
  • Location: Hayward’s Heath - home, Brighton/East Grinstead - work.

Another variation but the trend is there. Blocking right until the end. The finer details yet to be decided....

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