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Hunt For Cold: Model Discussion - Heading Into Christmas


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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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30 minutes ago, edinburgh_1992 said:

And gradually we'll see the cold weather moved to mid January, then early February, then march and then winter will be over. 

At least we had a bit of snow up here in Scotland last Saturday, better than nothing. Now time for the HP, better than rain and wind. Unfortunately in the long term it does seem like the Atlantic could return though, bringing a spell of mild and wet weather at the beginning of January with the AO gradually turning positive. 

I really hope I'm wrong

What exactly are you basing the Atlantic returning with a positive AO on?? Complete conjecture based upon background signals as the experts here have been explaining all evening. The pieces of the jigsaw may not fall in our favour, but there is absolutely no way of knowing that yet, until the SSW actually happens. Your saying that is almost as unfounded as someone telling us we're guaranteed the coldest winter spell we've ever had in January. Bottom line is be patient and wait to see how the pieces fall into place. 

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  • Location: Crewe, Cheshire
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, storms and other extremes
  • Location: Crewe, Cheshire
Just now, Nick F said:

Week 6 of the EC weeklies, -NAO in for the long haul? 

 

Potentially such a snowy set up for the UK, but perhaps not brutally cold (slightest of west based tinge there). 

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Just now, CreweCold said:

Potentially such a snowy set up for the UK, but perhaps not brutally cold (slightest of west based tinge there). 

Luckily it's only a mean anomaly and would become almost redundant if the SSW falls in our favour

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  • Location: Roznava (Slovakia) formerly Hollywood, Co Wicklow
  • Weather Preferences: continental climate
  • Location: Roznava (Slovakia) formerly Hollywood, Co Wicklow
2 hours ago, Nick F said:

Week 6 of the EC weeklies, -NAO in for the long haul? 

 

I must have  wrong charts then,but overnight ECMWF 46D shows a different anomaly then Ventrice

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

Are we seeing signs of a second SSW in the GFS, is this possible and what would happen if we did have another - a prolonged 1962/63 maybe!! 

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Setting aside the SSW... The high pressure that is now becoming the likely route to build in over the UK is going to take some shifting. Some dry cold and foggy weather. The weather maybe classed as "mundane" for a while but it beats the Atlantic dross all day long ... 

Not to mention the size of the high pressure to its massive! 

Cool that ground down!!!

 

ALL FI  of course currently.. 
 

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  • Location: Co Dublin, Ireland
  • Location: Co Dublin, Ireland

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The upper ridge to our south going absolutely nowhere. It is catastrophic for coldies and I fully expect at least 4 - 6 weeks from now to be knocked out of the winter in terms of any meaningful cold. 

Unfortunate but we are stuck in a rut that is hugely difficult to see getting out of.

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24 minutes ago, The Eagle said:

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The upper ridge to our south going absolutely nowhere. It is catastrophic for coldies and I fully expect at least 4 - 6 weeks from now to be knocked out of the winter in terms of any meaningful cold. 

Unfortunate but we are stuck in a rut that is hugely difficult to see getting out of.

I'd wait for NWP to get to grips with the SSW first as the idea is that the Azores ridge drifts northwards into Scandi and across to Greenland. So many notable UK cold spells began with a massive UK high. Patience needed yet. 

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46 minutes ago, Ali1977 said:

Are we seeing signs of a second SSW in the GFS, is this possible and what would happen if we did have another - a prolonged 1962/63 maybe!! 

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I noticed this. Work keeping an eye on. Has it appeared in the strat forecast before? 

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  • Location: Gloucester
  • Weather Preferences: Snow that settles then freezes!
  • Location: Gloucester
42 minutes ago, The Eagle said:

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The upper ridge to our south going absolutely nowhere. It is catastrophic for coldies and I fully expect at least 4 - 6 weeks from now to be knocked out of the winter in terms of any meaningful cold. 

Unfortunate but we are stuck in a rut that is hugely difficult to see getting out of.

You know full well that this chart is before any trop effect from the SSW can possibly have been modelled.

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  • Location: Fenland Fylde.The same village as Duncan Iceglide.
  • Weather Preferences: LP - Horizontal Drizzle - Nice Blizzards
  • Location: Fenland Fylde.The same village as Duncan Iceglide.
8 minutes ago, aitchbomb said:

Ooooh wonderful early morning trolling. 

Not so much Trolling  

More realisation  

 

 

 

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  • Location: uxbridge middlesex(- also Bampton oxfordshire
  • Weather Preferences: blizzard conditions. ice days
  • Location: uxbridge middlesex(- also Bampton oxfordshire
1 hour ago, Ali1977 said:

Are we seeing signs of a second SSW in the GFS, is this possible and what would happen if we did have another - a prolonged 1962/63 maybe!! 

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Yeah..i done an-analysis a few days bk..and the flag was there across some supports of a 2nd minor warming..after stage 1 burn up.!!!

A distinct possibilty!!!..

This all while the vortex is/will still be-being slammed via initial, reverbs!!...(ssw)

Quite something.

I'll chuck this up in detail...after todays 12z...

Some real notable occurances..to be had in the upper atmos!!!!

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

Take a look at the FI GEFS the mean isnt without interest with heights heading towards Greenland 

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  • Location: Raynes Park, London SW20
  • Location: Raynes Park, London SW20

Some progress this morning. The mean GEFS 300 hrs chart has a lot of promise.  Let's build on this!

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  • Location: Reigate Hill
  • Weather Preferences: Anything
  • Location: Reigate Hill

With inter-model and cross-model support for the dominant UK High scenario for a run after run, we really have to accept that this is a locked in a pattern for the medium term. Ignoring the pending SSW, as experts are suggesting mid-late Jan for trop interest if no quick response, we have to see what the trop is telling us? With no wave 2 activity even close to manifesting then the UK high could be the driver for a while as naturally the HP cells will cycle from the west and try to nudge north at the weakest opening! With the strat PV taking forever to move from our NW to the NE that really precludes any HLB'ing other than in the odd rogue run. By D16 the mean PV has meandered more to our NE but really no help for short-term cold even then. 

Lots of frustrated comments and that is not a surprise, the hype for this Winter has been hyperbolic and TBH so far it has been contrary to those expectations, no wonder the casual viewer has become exasperated. This has become a hope casting thread with those commenting on the current model output beaten down with the hammer that is the SSW. The time will come for SSW impacts, but in the here and now the models are all singing from the same hymn sheet and that is a seasonal settled HP dominant UK which will be a blessing for many Xmas families travel plans.

 

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