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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.

This is a model related thread, so a general, frequent theme of the model output is a given, but it will not be strictly enforced:

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  • Location: Manchester
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and warm in the Summer, cold and snowy in the winter, simples!
  • Location: Manchester
17 hours ago, winterof79 said:

ICON had a stab at the very low a few days ago.Timings a little out.

I will copy my post 

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Well it seems that I got excited over nothing, not really any sign of the Op runs or any other model picking up the baton,

My bad I guess.

I honestly thought that was going to be something that I could later refer to, all clever like, but other than the pattern being a little sharper in FI it seems it was red herring that I fell for.

If nothing develops through today the egg on my face will take a little wiping, but that's what you get for second guessing the weather, especially when you go against the climatologcal norm .

One day I will accept Britain is mild wet and windy in winter - but not before today's runs.

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  • Location: Brighton, East Sussex
  • Location: Brighton, East Sussex

Can’t post charts this morning but If you compare the 18z to the 0z it’s much more amplified early on, shame the lobe of death keeps spitting lows out, the jet the culprit and pressure is too high over Europe.

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  • Location: Wincanton,Somerset
  • Weather Preferences: Channel low = Heavy snow
  • Location: Wincanton,Somerset
8 minutes ago, northwestsnow said:

Thankfully GFS/UKMO at odds at 144..

UKMO offers some hope moving forward, need the low to become cut off though..

GFS is well, not even worth contemplating ..

I would of thought we would be seing cold charts creeping up by now... There were strong Signals for Northern Blocking this winter and so far doing anything but do that!

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  • Location: Hernia Bay
  • Weather Preferences: Heavy Snow
  • Location: Hernia Bay
5 minutes ago, Dave Kightley said:

I would of thought we would be seing cold charts creeping up by now... There were strong Signals for Northern Blocking this winter and so far doing anything but do that!

Still think it's too early. New years eve would be my bet!! 

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  • Location: Warsaw, Poland. Formerly London.
  • Weather Preferences: Four true seasons. Hot summers and cold winters.
  • Location: Warsaw, Poland. Formerly London.
3 minutes ago, The Eagle said:

I'd imagine the ECM at 144 won't go without comment...

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Well my comment is that last night it was 'off on one' with regards to the depth of cold into Europe. Unless this morning is an outlier. For comparison. 

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  • Location: Warsaw, Poland. Formerly London.
  • Weather Preferences: Four true seasons. Hot summers and cold winters.
  • Location: Warsaw, Poland. Formerly London.
20 minutes ago, snowfish1 said:

Still think it's too early. New years eve would be my bet!! 

Remember the big picture apart from the UK though, no guarantee of an immediate direct hit to team GB. The very end of the 00z GFS shows intense cold spilling into Europe. And that happens to be the touted mid January time frame. 

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  • Location: Warsaw, Poland. Formerly London.
  • Weather Preferences: Four true seasons. Hot summers and cold winters.
  • Location: Warsaw, Poland. Formerly London.
3 minutes ago, northwestsnow said:

EC better

Nothing like GFS thankfully..

The Goofus is making me do this pretty much every run lately. 

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

Much better from the ECM, unfortunately we just don’t have an idea what’s going on with such model variability 

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Although im sure the ECM is more accurate

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  • Location: Poole, BH14
  • Location: Poole, BH14

Well for me its hold your breath time with the key date having been from the 1st as to wether we get a response down to lower levels! Still awaiting full confirmation of this yet. By the end of next week we should know one way or another. 

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  • Location: Warsaw, Poland. Formerly London.
  • Weather Preferences: Four true seasons. Hot summers and cold winters.
  • Location: Warsaw, Poland. Formerly London.

Ok ECM. I do like this one. 

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  • Location: Lee, London. SE12, 41 mts. 134.5 ft asl.
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snowy Weather
  • Location: Lee, London. SE12, 41 mts. 134.5 ft asl.
1 minute ago, Weathizard said:

Interesting day 10 ECM... 

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Yes, certainly 00z ECM heading in the right direction there. Positive heights gaining more traction, further north.

Regards,

Tom.  :hi:

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  • Location: NR Worthing SE Coast
  • Location: NR Worthing SE Coast
12 minutes ago, northwestsnow said:

Cmon EC be right!!!

Could things be finally beginning to turn for long suffering coldies?

yeah much better from ECM ,if it’s correct this time then the performance  of the gfs has been absolutely tragic,and it’s not worth even bothering to look at again.

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

I see how the ECM avoids the UK flattening and it is rather precarious:

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At T144 we can see the next wave of heights (SW corner) cut through the trough with a surface high and parcel of heights building above the current incumbent High. With the cut off upper low then reinforcing the UK high. This is quite fine mesoscale modelling at this range and has support within the GEFS, though they favour the wave not cutting the trough, thus giving the lower heights to the north more room to slowly sink the UK high. We can see from last night's ECM mean that the op option is probably not the main cluster:

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We have to hope the ECM is simply better at that range for that fine detail!

As for the background strat developments. All seem to be going to plan for mid-Jan onwards. How the UK will be affected is the big question?

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  • Location: Hadleigh, Suffolk
  • Weather Preferences: An Alpine climate - snowy winters and sunny summers
  • Location: Hadleigh, Suffolk

Lots of overnight posts moved to the chat, moans, banter and ramps thread. Folk coming on here this morning would not have wanted to wade through pages of off-topic posts before finding information on what the models are showing. If your post is missing it's here:

 

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  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
  • Weather Preferences: Heavy disruptive snowfall.
  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
10 minutes ago, lorenzo said:

EC getting ready to amplify into the cavernous stratospheric void.. 

Always fun to see the black holes on meteociel... Usually the 00z is less extreme than the 12z , makes tonight's viewing interesting..

 

Eps slightly more amplified up to 240 as well.

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