Was the RAC rally held in late November? I seem to recall there was often snow during it in the 1980s.

Used to be 3rd week of November. Search <RAC Rally 1980> or whatever year for exact dates. Now called the Welsh Rally, this year just about to happen i.e. 19th-21st Nov.

 

Used to be 3rd week of November. Search <RAC Rally 1980> or whatever year for exact dates. Now called the Welsh Rally, this year just about to happen i.e. 19th-21st Nov.

The 1993 Rac rally was very snowy . I had it on VHS for some reason. Colin McRae in his pomp.

RAC rally in 1988 was also snowy. 

ECM too far west to be of use to people down here

Severe cold weather lovers might ( JFF) want to check out the daily cfs 9mois  from 12z yesterday. The period between 27th Dec and middle of Jan, incredible synoptics.

As for todays runs. Not really surprised after the trend the last 24 hours. Looking forward the trend could continue until we are looking at each other asking what happened to the northerly we were meant to have, then again we could see a gradual backtrack again  to something much colder and wintry for whole country

More runs needed me thinks.

 

The 1993 Rac rally was very snowy . I had it on VHS for some reason. Colin McRae in his pomp.

 

As an aside, this weekend is the 50th anniversary of the Cairngorm Tragedy. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairngorm_Plateau_disaster

I think the 'Gorms are currently snow free .... (though that may change in the coming days - but nothing on a par with 1971)

More emphasis tonight on cyclonic cool and unsettled conditions from Thursday rather than the clean cold northerly being more widely modelled previously. There is more of a struggle to get the -5c (850Hpa) isotherm into England. Variations on a theme that hasn't really deviated for a few days now.   

As an aside, this weekend is the 50th anniversary of the Cairngorm Tragedy. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairngorm_Plateau_disaster

I think the 'Gorms are currently snow free .... (though that may change in the coming days - but nothing on a par with 1971)

Goodness, I had never heard of that incident. How awful. 

 

Goodness, I had never heard of that incident. How awful. 

As an aside, this weekend is the 50th anniversary of the Cairngorm Tragedy. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairngorm_Plateau_disaster

I think the 'Gorms are currently snow free .... (though that may change in the coming days - but nothing on a par with 1971)

I had no idea of that tragedy, and have just read about it. So sad. Even the leaders were little more than kids.

Don't understand why the authorities later knocked down the high-level shelters. I think I go with the principle that any shelter is better than no shelter.