For me it will be

'keep your feet on the ground'

'useable weather'

'modern era'

'Greece'

delete the thread add if you wish bit of lighthearted fun

This always seem to set my teeth on edge: "Batten down the hatches".

Snizzle 

Ohh where to start? Just off the top of my head:

1. Modern winter
2. BOOM!
3. Shortwave
4. Default pattern
5. Upgrades and downgrades

Also when people misspell "wintry" as "wintery"

Upgrades and downgrades, Jeez!

And the misspelling of Arctic as Artic

But the biggest gripe

THE COMPLETE MISUNDERSTANDING OF WHAT A GREENLAND HIGH IS

This is a Greenland High

How many times have we seen members say the "Greenland High" is 5mb higher on this run when infact there is no Greenland high there in the first place!

Agree with regard to 'upgrades and downgrades'.

Also 'scuero' and on the other side 'waiting for what GP and Tamara have to say'

As for the comments on the modern winter needless to say I don't agree - as this isn't a catchphrase or a soundbite - it's a reflection of real change in our climate over the last 30 years. Does make me laugh though how the other side have banned it and even suspend members who try to make reference to it. 

Agree regrading 'upgrade' and 'downgrade ' especially when in capitals. Usually shows a complete disregard for ensemble data and the bigger picture , viewing Op runs in isolation.
'Uncle Barty' has to be the winner. Instant bans should be issued for anyone who comes out with that phrase.

'Northerly plunge' - until we actually get one, that is

Our very own Mr Gaze is the guilty one for “Uncle Barty”.

An infuriating phrase I agree. 😀

Faux cold. 

Bartlett at the first sign of zonal conditions

modern winter, despite the feedback from (in the words of Joni Mitchell) Both Sides Now

Ignore the 6z as it's never been any good

Not to mention blowtorch and Rex block. 

And of course modern winter.

In the terms of there not being those types of conditions forecast by the CFS? 

Forecasters saying “It will be bitterly cold with highs around 5C....”

“South of the M4 corridor”

In here definitely ‘modern winter’ and ‘Bartlett’ when used incorrectly - which is most of the time.

Any reference to a fat lady singing, especially before the end of January.

Still a long way to go ( Even when we’ve approached the final month of winter and have seen nothing but wind and rain)

Modern Winter

Guys over in the the States ( Ian knows this one 😁 )

At least it’s mild

Teleconnections

CO2 😂😂😂

cold is hard to shift

at least it will be mild

"Modern winter"

"Shades of December 2010" (none of us will live to see a December 2010 again -  the UK's coldest December, by 1.1C(!), since Met Office records began in 1910; claiming that any sort of model output might be pointing to something similar is disrespecting the memory of a sacred event imo)

Having said that, I'll no doubt be adding "none of us will live to see a December 2010 again" to the list come January 1st.

'Atlantic train'

'Zonal express'

'The Beast' (from the East) – not our esteemed colleague of that name, I hasten to add

'Weather event'

'At least it will be mild'

Often used by Darren Betts.

It should be a sackable offence.