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Model output discussion - The Hunt For Cold


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If you're hunting for cold potential in the model output, this thread is for you. But if you'd like to look more widely at the models, please head over to the general model discussion thread.

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  • Location: Essex Riviera aka Burnham
  • Weather Preferences: 30 Degrees of pure British Celsius
  • Location: Essex Riviera aka Burnham
8 minutes ago, No Balls Like Snow Balls said:

Is this even possible!!

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Yes anything is possible in lo-resolution particularly with the GFS...outlandish to say the least.

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  • Location: st albans
  • Location: st albans
1 minute ago, Broadmayne blizzard said:

So where are we after the morning runs. Looking purely at the ops it does seem that all roads lead to some kind of cold outlook. How cold and how snow remains to be seen. If we can get cross polar ridging as per the latter stages of the 06z then possibly very snowy but there's a long way to go before we get to that possible scenario. However if we can get those outlandish FI charts down towards the 144/168 Mark then that would raise an eyebrow or two.

But we really shouldn’t be using the ops at that range - I agree that nearly alll routes lead to a ‘cold outcome’ but some of those outcomes are not snowy and most on this thread are looking for that 

add in the fact that this is the uk on the western edge of a conintent and the eastern edge of an ocean and the margins for error reduce dramatically......

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  • Location: Gillingham, Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, Thunderstorms,
  • Location: Gillingham, Kent

What's catching my attention is the lack of zonality in the extended low res GFS. It used to be that no matter how blocked the high res was, as soon as low res hit it'd ramp up the Atlantic and blow the blocking away like it was a cobweb in the breeze. It could be that the GFS has been updated and no longer has that bias though. @Steve Murr will probably know more since he knows the models like the back of his own hand

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

Yep nice sensible post there Sunnijim...think of recent winters as you mentioned that just shoot past week after week and before you know it we're heading into late January still hoping. Synoptics, long range forecasts and low solar minima are all adding to far better prospects this time round...

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  • Location: Gillingham, Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, Thunderstorms,
  • Location: Gillingham, Kent
1 minute ago, karlos1983 said:

Oh my! How’s that for a Stonking set of ENS

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Some pretty cold runs in there! On balance there are a few rather mild ones as well, somewhat of a split from around the 27th, but majority look cold to me...?

Good to see you posting Karlos, I've missed seeing your input on here, always balanced!

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  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
  • Weather Preferences: Heavy disruptive snowfall.
  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
4 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

Oh my! How’s that for a Stonking set of ENS

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Some pretty cold runs in there! On balance there are a few rather mild ones as well, somewhat of a split from around the 27th, but majority look cold to me...?

Not as good as yesterdays 12z graph, theres more in the mild cluster at the end than there were yesterday.

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  • Location: Scouthead Oldham 295mASL
  • Location: Scouthead Oldham 295mASL
4 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

Oh my! How’s that for a Stonking set of ENS

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Some pretty cold runs in there! On balance there are a few rather mild ones as well, somewhat of a split from around the 27th, but majority look cold to me...?

Yes good to see you posting karlos

we would like to see the milder members drop out longer term but as it stands,there is little to be unhappy about in the hunt for cold.

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  • Location: Scouthead Oldham 295mASL
  • Location: Scouthead Oldham 295mASL
2 minutes ago, feb1991blizzard said:

Not as good as yesterdays 12z graph, theres more in the mild cluster at the end than there were yesterday.

Thats a ruddy good set of ens..

Op looks to be one of,if not the mildest member longer term and even thats chilly.

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  • Location: oldham
  • Location: oldham
4 minutes ago, bluearmy said:

But we really shouldn’t be using the ops at that range - I agree that nearly alll routes lead to a ‘cold outcome’ but some of those outcomes are not snowy and most on this thread are looking for that 

add in the fact that this is the uk on the western edge of a conintent and the eastern edge of an ocean and the margins for error reduce dramatically......

So basically the UK is in the same position geographically as it always has been since the last ice age, which is nice to know, that snow is never guaranteed and some people may be disappointed.

Thanks for playing stating the obvious you have scored 10/10 and will get moved onto the next round.

Considering I've seen people moan about the lack of snow 48 hours out on what looks like a "dry Easterly" I think looking for snow at this range is a little pointless maybe it's just me.

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  • Location: Wyke regis overlooking Chesil beach.
  • Weather Preferences: Snowfall
  • Location: Wyke regis overlooking Chesil beach.
6 minutes ago, bluearmy said:

But we really shouldn’t be using the ops at that range - I agree that nearly alll routes lead to a ‘cold outcome’ but some of those outcomes are not snowy and most on this thread are looking for that 

add in the fact that this is the uk on the western edge of a conintent and the eastern edge of an ocean and the margins for error reduce dramatically......

Quite so Blue that's why I specifically stated ,'looking at the ops.' and you agree with my basic premise. I also stated how cold and how snowy remains to be seen.

 

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  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine...
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
4 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

What's catching my attention is the lack of zonality in the extended low res GFS. It used to be that no matter how blocked the high res was, as soon as low res hit it'd ramp up the Atlantic and blow the blocking away like it was a cobweb in the breeze. It could be that the GFS has been updated and no longer has that bias though

I often wonder whether the oft-referred-to bias is inherent in the weather itself, rather than in the models? It's not unheard of for northerly block to collapse spontaneously, and in defiance of the models, is it?

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  • Location: Hull
  • Weather Preferences: Cold Snowy Winters, Hot Thundery Summers
  • Location: Hull

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Swingometer update for the 06z

A bit of a messier synoptic picture with some speeding up the outbreak of cold air towards our region but have a sinking high to our west.

Nevertheless plenty of cold runs in there and in terms of cold its an improvement for the UK even if synoptics are a bit messier   

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  • Location: Wantage, Oxon
  • Weather Preferences: Hot, cold!
  • Location: Wantage, Oxon

FV3 at T204, builds the Greenland high but without the drift of heights to our SEimage.thumb.jpg.510a5ec673d44408e947d937dd52918d.jpg

Southern arm strong on this run

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Liking this one so far

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  • Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
  • Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
18 minutes ago, Quicksilver1989 said:

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Swingometer update for the 06z

A bit of a messier synoptic picture with some speeding up the outbreak of cold air towards our region but have a sinking high to our west.

Nevertheless plenty of cold runs in there and in terms of cold its an improvement for the UK even if synoptics are a bit messier   

Hi mate - what is the X axis numbered 0 to 18?

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  • Location: Hull
  • Weather Preferences: Cold Snowy Winters, Hot Thundery Summers
  • Location: Hull
2 minutes ago, Paul_1978 said:

Hi mate - what is the X axis numbered 0 to 18?

They are the output runs of the GFS for each day which are the 00z, 06z, 12z and 18z  

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  • Location: Frankley, Birmingham 250masl
  • Weather Preferences: the weather extremes in general but my favourites are snow & thunderstorms
  • Location: Frankley, Birmingham 250masl

I think there may be a few surprises come next week with regard to the white stuff especially if anything falls at night

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  • Location: Hull
  • Weather Preferences: Cold Snowy Winters, Hot Thundery Summers
  • Location: Hull

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GFS parallel continues to lead the way. Lets hope its onto something  as I can imagine this new model iteration generally performs better?

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  • Location: Rotherham
  • Location: Rotherham
2 minutes ago, Mike Poole said:

FV3 run verging on epic territory at T276:

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A recurring theme now on the better runs is to push the entire trop vortex to the eastern half of the NH, creating the ultimate cold pool to tap in to.

This is what I'm expecting around this time frame...

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  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
  • Weather Preferences: Heavy disruptive snowfall.
  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
40 minutes ago, northwestsnow said:

Thats a ruddy good set of ens..

Op looks to one of,if not the mildest member longer term and even thats chilly.

It is but the mean was lower and the cold cluster colder and a more defined cluster yesterday.

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  • Location: NR Worthing SE Coast
  • Location: NR Worthing SE Coast

wow just seen the latter stages of gfs,The whole of Europe would be on the cusp of a severe winter if it ever came into fruition.The most extreme charts i’ve ever seen the 00 and 06 latter stages.

A slight concern i would think to meteorologists in Europe?

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  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
  • Weather Preferences: Heavy disruptive snowfall.
  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.

On the other hand the GEFS were still good yesterday but look even better in deep in FI today - Graph wise that is, havent been through individual members.

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  • Location: uxbridge middlesex(- also Bampton oxfordshire
  • Weather Preferences: blizzard conditions. ice days
  • Location: uxbridge middlesex(- also Bampton oxfordshire

A continuation of improvement via the ens...not perfect...'however improving suite 2 suite now.

12z today will be massive !!!

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