Met office update

UK Outlook for Friday 10 Feb 2017 to Sunday 19 Feb 2017:

A cold east to south-easterly airstream is expected to affect most of the United Kingdom for much of this period. There is likely to be a lot of dry, albeit rather cloudy weather on Friday and Saturday, with the best of any brighter breaks expected to develop towards the west and northwest. However, some snow showers are likely to affect the east and northeast. There is just a small chance of these becoming heavy and spreading to central and some western areas this weekend. It will feel very cold in the wind with a widespread night frost. Next week there is a greater chance of some rain or snow affecting the northwest at times. Elsewhere it should stay largely dry, but cold, with snow showers becoming lighter and less frequent.

UK Outlook for Monday 20 Feb 2017 to Monday 6 Mar 2017:

Through the rest of February, confidence in the forecast becomes fairly low. The most likely scenario is for things to remain fairly settled, meaning that our weather is likely to stay on the cold side, with a lot of dry days and some sunny spells. The nights will bring further frost and fog too. Occasional spells of milder, wetter weather are possible, most likely in the northwest, and then signals for the start of March are weak, but it may turn more widely unsettled and also milder.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast 

Next weekend

Often cloudy
Cold wind
Snow showers mainly in the east

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/38873601 

Next weekend

Often cloudy
Cold wind
Snow showers mainly in the east

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/38873601

I just caught that forecast from Nick Miller- he also said at the end that the blocked pattern looked set to continue into the following week as well.

 

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About as good an update as can be hoped for

V Good update I'd say

I'm with Stone , people need to have a read again

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Cold but not that cold really. Maxes of 5c - marginal for whether we will get snow/sleet or cold rain in my vicinity in any showers that fall. Typical modern Easterly, lacking the bite I remember from cold spells of my youth. Better chance of seeing lying snow if you've got a bit of altitude: So the Chilterns and Downs would be favoured spots.

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Cold but not that cold really. Maxes of 5c - marginal for whether we will get snow/sleet or cold rain in my vicinity in any showers that fall. Typical modern Easterly, lacking the bite I remember from cold spells of my youth. Better chance of seeing lying snow if you've got a bit of altitude: So the Chilterns and Downs would be favoured spots.

if we get the easterly then those temps are overstated we will start seeing some ice days in the forecasts

Cold but not that cold really. Maxes of 5c - marginal for whether we will get snow/sleet or cold rain in my vicinity in any showers that fall. Typical modern Easterly, lacking the bite I remember from cold spells of my youth. Better chance of seeing lying snow if you've got a bit of altitude: So the Chilterns and Downs would be favoured spots.

Maxima won't be 5C by the end of the week; more likely 2-4C.

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The Saturday Times Paul Simon indicated a possible lengthy big freeze from late this week due to changes in the Polar Vortex ?

Turning dier, colder

First dier spelling mistake then some arrangement of 'eastlery' 

Maybe the weekend effect means there are no spellcheckers!

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Back to proper media discussion

 

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Very confident of a 'Blocking' high lasting well into NEXT week ,  also said once its in place it is very hard to shift....................as we know.

 

Tweet from the Met tonight

Cold weather could well last most of February

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Blocking Highs seems to be the recurring theme of Winter 2016/7. Suits me, I'd take that over zonal any day of the week.

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Weird weather  - it has been snowing in the United Arab Emirates of all places:

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/38873907

 

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BBC monthly outlook

Monday 6 February—Sunday 12 February
Air masses are squaring up.

The first full week of February will start off with our weather coming in off the Atlantic. On Monday, wet and windy weather will move in from the west, bringing the risk of some significant snow for a time across the hills of the north. But then the weather front responsible looks like stalling just to the east of us as it comes up against the cold air across continental Europe. For the second half of the week, it looks like it's this colder air which will win out as it pushes westwards across the UK. So this means we will likely see a return to overnight frosts, a notable wind chill and for some of us, maybe a few snow showers.

Monday 13 February—Sunday 19 February
The cold air has its moment.

This week looks to be dominated by cold east or south-easterly winds. Whilst some snow showers are possible, especially at first, snow amounts are not currently expected to be that great, so sledging opportunities may be rather limited. In fact, some crisp, clear and sunny weather is likely for some of us, though we'll pay for that overnight with the risk of some sharp frosts. The far west and northwest, always closer to rain-bearing Atlantic fronts, may see some more general rain and perhaps snow, with temperatures, on average, less cold here.

Monday 20 February—Sunday 5 March
Will it turn milder again?

And so the predominantly cold and mostly dry weather looks to continue during February, though its grip on our weather may well weaken as we head into March, and of course the meteorological spring. If anywhere is to buck this trend at first, then it will be parts of the west and northwest, where we may see some brief milder, wetter interludes. However, as we move into early March, there are signs, albeit rather uncertain ones, that more parts of the UK may become more unsettled and also milder. Too early to say Spring has sprung...? Probably.

Next week

Can we offer you some early Spring warmth, or should we keep the big winter coat close to hand?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635167#outlook 

Met office update

UK Outlook for Saturday 11 Feb 2017 to Monday 20 Feb 2017:

A cold east to south-easterly airstream is expected to affect most parts throughout this period. There is likely to be a lot of dry, albeit rather cloudy weather through the weekend, with the best of any brighter breaks expected to develop towards the west and northwest. However, some snow showers are likely to affect the east and northeast, with a small chance of these becoming heavier and spreading to central and some western areas through the weekend. It will feel very cold in sometimes fresh winds with a widespread night frost. Next week there is a chance of some rain or snow affecting the west and northwest at times. Elsewhere it should stay largely dry with snow showers becoming lighter and less frequent. Remaining cold with winds freshening at times.

UK Outlook for Tuesday 21 Feb 2017 to Tuesday 7 Mar 2017:

Through the rest of February, the most likely scenario is for things to remain fairly settled, meaning that our weather is likely to stay on the cold side, with a lot of dry days and some sunny spells. The nights will bring further frost and fog too. Occasional spells of milder, wetter weather are possible, most likely in the west and northwest. The signals for the start of March are currently very weak, but it may turn more widely unsettled and also milder.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast 

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Those media outlets who've irresponsibly thrown UK cold weather darts like confetti for years, might just be about to land one in the bull.

Aint that the truth (the "irresponsibly" bit).

"A stuck clock..." and all that.

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The Daily Express are strangely quiet of this upcoming spell still nothing in the paper / online