I hearby declare this term to be the official buzzword of 'The Great Winter of 2018/2019' 

Don’t be silly.

It’s two words 

The GFS 12z op is, like the ICON, more northerly again by Saturday http://www.wetterzentrale.de/maps/GFSOPEU12_150_1.png 

Nice little short term upgrade with the northerly by next Saturday. Looks very decent for the Scottish 

You forgot to add the obligatory "except in Aberdeen". 

850s still look a bit messy but you'll be grand for sure. 

Yes, and the northern English too I would imagine.

Could have some stiff uppers with this one

Massive cock-up from GFS there...

Re. the 12z GFS generally the cold theme continues but again the details are changing.

is that infamous murr sausage

Nope it’s to big🤣🤣

I’ll only be paying it limited lip service 😉😎

Penetrating frost likely 

This has to be one of the messiest charts I have ever seen:

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/maps/GFSOPEU12_336_7.png

Cold, yes, but incredibly lack-lustre. 

Yes, there's a remarkably "stagnant" feel about all the later stages of the run, other than that mid-Atlantic depression that appears towards the end but which doesn't appear to be going anywhere.

Control. But we will see if this next attempt gets flattened as well a few days out

Another good 12z , the chase starts quite soon 

I think we can see where the SSW effects are manifesting themselves.  Just over the pond.

Theme showing now , Nly followed by a NWly will the NEly follow

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/pna/nao_index_mrf.shtml 

GEFS 192+ some good one's ( several)

GFSP is not so encouraging out in FI.

The trick with model watching this winter is not to look at anything after t+144 and to treat anything after t+96 as FI.

Winter never arrives, because  the small features which repeatedly scupper our chances don't materialise in the models until t+96.

I am resolutely refusing to look beyond t+144 from now on - I am sick to death of looking at day 10 winter wonderland charts which this winter, melt away faster than April snow.

Whatever the reasons, all the models are completely flatulent rubbish post day 6 - utter drivel and not to be believed whatever they show.