Tricky temperature details within a relatively easy broader-scale setup developing next week; deep troughs near Greenland look very likely to throw a lot of warm air across N. Europe and Scandinavia at the upper levels, which then slows and takes on a general sinking tendency, promoting extensive high pressure for those regions. A 'Scuero High' as some call it - and something seen all too often mid-late last winter in place of the more effective (for wintry weather) standalone Scandinavian Highs.
As it is, we're in mid-autumn and so the exact positioning and orientation of the extended ridge will make the difference between an 'Indian Summer' (this now being technically applicable following frosts in some spots earlier this month) and a run of very cool nights and fresh but still potentially very pleasant days (depending on how much of a breeze there is).
Either way, good odds on abundant dry weather which will be a welcome relief for many after a generally damp (in SE) to soaking wet (in N, particularly NW) Aug-Sep period. Assuming, that is, that some ex-tropical feature doesn't come along and upset the whole pattern again...!
Originally Posted by: Stormchaser