The other channel going for a coldish winter...........http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=winter-forecast-2014;sess=
Was just reading that myself, a wetter South is a worry unless it's Snow
Also the significant wind event in December I presume will be on Christmas Day when far too many sprouts will be consumed across the U.K.
Key Pointers from the Neighbours Winter Forecast
Overall the key conclusions are that winter will have the following characteristics:
- Slightly colder than average.
- Around average rainfall but conditions favour wetter further south and drier to the north of the UK.
- December likely to be the most unsettled month with the risk of a significant wind event (though less so compared to last year).
- February the most settled and driest month.
- Late December and into January is most likely to herald a significant wintry spell, though other major cold snaps throughout the winter are likely as well.
- Most of the UK likely to see some settling snow at some point.
These conditions are likely to be caused by:
- A mean negative Arctic Oscillation (AO) throughout winter of around -1
- Positive height anomalies to the north leading to significant high latitude blocking.
- A weakened stratospheric vortex with a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) likely around the turn of the year leading to a very disturbed tropospheric polar vortex and negative NAO around this time.
- A southerly displaced jet stream
http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=winter-forecast-2014;sess=
Chop chop Brian..we are waiting for TWOs
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27 November 2014 11:05:42
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