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The hunt for cold - Model discussion (late November)


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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: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland 20m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Snow,Thunderstorms mix both for heaven THUNDERSNOW 😜😀🤤🥰
  • Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland 20m ASL

-8 850's over large parts of the UK and -9s moving in from the east whilst the Atlantic tries to nudge in which screams the potential for battleground / frontal snowfalls to me and still some snow showers coming from the E probably (does anybody have a link to the ECM precip charts, thought I had it bookmarked but must have lost it, cheers in advance) 

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  • Location: Siston, Bristol 70m ASL
  • Location: Siston, Bristol 70m ASL
Just now, Seasonality said:

I bet there are some who'd still find something to moan about with this chart. 

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Absolutely its still 216h away but apart from that its excellent!  

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  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
  • Weather Preferences: Heavy disruptive snowfall.
  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
1 minute ago, Seasonality said:

I bet there are some who'd still find something to moan about with this chart. 

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That's a right dumping about to happen for the NE hallf of Britain.

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  • Location: Live in NW Kent by the Thames & work in SE London
  • Weather Preferences: Snowy November to March and Sunny and warm April to October
  • Location: Live in NW Kent by the Thames & work in SE London
16 minutes ago, Mucka said:

So now battle is joined between the Euros and the rest.

JMA siding with GFS

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I'm pretty sure most would go with ECM and UKMO at 144/168 and so would I but clearly nothing is cut and dried.

It's like the "cold" world war 2 Fv3,GEM UKMO&ECM vs the Japanese and German JMA and ICON ( except the old GFS) I think the allies will triumph AGAIN

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  • Location: West Sussex
  • Weather Preferences: Extreme cold & snow
  • Location: West Sussex

ECM is finely balanced at 240hrs

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At this range, just small differences in orientation and position can make all the difference to the weather on the ground.

It's 'high risk' high reward potential for some but fascinating to pour over.

The upper air temps are not that cold so it's unlikelyto be a nationwide snowfest IMHO. Altitude, as ever, will help,

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  • Location: Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
  • Weather Preferences: Winter Snow, extreme weather, mainly sunny mild summers though.
  • Location: Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
1 hour ago, snowray said:

FV3 much better...Here are all to runs so far out to T180 (UKMO T144), while we await the ECM.

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Well done ECM, you hero, snow showers in the east by D7, then likely battle ground scenario D9/10, lots of heavy snow potential for all of us.:cold::cold-emoji:

JMA awful, just as well it's the JMA so the complete opposite is likely.

Here are the last two from todays 12z runs to add to the others I posted earlier, ECM and JMA at T192.

Also worth bearing in mind that ECM has historically been the most accurate in the mid term range, ie T144-T192. 

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  • Location: uxbridge middlesex(- also Bampton oxfordshire
  • Weather Preferences: blizzard conditions. ice days
  • Location: uxbridge middlesex(- also Bampton oxfordshire
1 minute ago, snowray said:

Well done ECM, you hero, snow showers in the east by D7, then likely battle ground scenario D9/10, lots of heavy snow potential for all of us.:cold::cold-emoji:

JMA awful, just as well it's the JMA so the complete opposite is likely.

Here are the last two from todays 12z runs to add to the others I posted earlier, ECM and JMA at T192.

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Ec-is amp/placement queen..

So hedge to that on this occasion!

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  • Location: West Dorset
  • Weather Preferences: Warm summers, Snowy winters.
  • Location: West Dorset
20 minutes ago, tight isobar said:

Ecm 12z..

Bungs us in winter proper...

And with given evolution...those 850's could improve..

As the time elapses!!!..

Peach run...with cream to boot....

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and +8 uppers on the East coast of US, about time the pendulum swung our way (if it happened)

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  • Location: Dublin, ireland
  • Weather Preferences: Snow , thunderstorms and wind
  • Location: Dublin, ireland

It's very unusual for the ECM to be predicting a cold spell at this range instead of the GFS

Perhaps a very good signal for cold in mid December

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  • Location: Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
  • Weather Preferences: Winter Snow, extreme weather, mainly sunny mild summers though.
  • Location: Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
Just now, John Cox said:

It's very unusual for the ECM to be predicting a cold spell at this range instead of the GFS

Perhaps a very good signal for cold in mid December

Yes indeedy, and this is exactly why this run is so exciting. No one beats the ECM in the mid term T144-T192.

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

It's very unusual for the ECM to be predicting a cold spell at this range instead of the GFS

Perhaps a very good signal for cold in mid December

It has been known.. 2012.. 

The ECM does have a tendency to massively over-egg amplification, or at least it used to. Remains to be seen whether or not that issue has been fixed. GFS op an outsider when compared with the GEFS mean so not too concerned for the time being.

Hopefully EPS/Clusters show something closer to what we all want to see and the Op doesn't end up being out on it's own.

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  • Location: West Dorset
  • Weather Preferences: Warm summers, Snowy winters.
  • Location: West Dorset
1 minute ago, John Cox said:

It's very unusual for the ECM to be predicting a cold spell at this range instead of the GFS

Perhaps a very good signal for cold in mid December

You have to be exceedingly wary of the ECM, John, major fingers burned a few years ago when basically it lost the plot 3 days out after predicting an ice age.

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  • Location: Netherlands close to the coast
  • Location: Netherlands close to the coast
4 minutes ago, John Cox said:

It's very unusual for the ECM to be predicting a cold spell at this range instead of the GFS

Perhaps a very good signal for cold in mid December

No it is very usual, happened every time since 15-16 at least: gfs picks up in t+240, disengages, ec picks up 8-10 range and a day later gfs, than GFS gets cold feet at 6-7 days than at day 5-6 EC disengages too

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  • Location: leicester
  • Location: leicester
4 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

EPS day 6 in line with ECM Op & UKMO.

Heights extending up through the UK and into the Griceland region..  No support for GFS Op.

Expect gfs to fall in line if not on the 18z then 00z!!what a wonderful ecm though!!

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  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine...
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
40 minutes ago, Seasonality said:

I bet there are some who'd still find something to moan about with this chart. 

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Other than it not verifying?

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