Winter Thread - 2015/16 Rain or Snow ?

pickle1972 · 4 Oct 2015 at 21:54

I've got my heating on

cold and windy.

Tosno · 4 Oct 2015 at 21:54

Cosimo said:
Sticks finger in air, looks at crystal ball Twill be dry and cold with the occasional shower. Don't place your bets for a white Christmas.

Depends on the lay

Fuzz · 4 Oct 2015 at 23:08

Sunshine, bright blue sky, sandy beaches and about 30°C water temp if things go to plan.
**** this hole of a country in winter.

Rroff · 4 Oct 2015 at 23:12

stuman said:
Calgary, AB

it did snow. did not lay tho just blew around a bit then turned to rain.

My brother drove Calgary to Whistler couple of weeks back they had some light dusting of snow at one point on the way over but it was warm and sunny for more or less the whole time they were at Whistler.

Kutter · 4 Oct 2015 at 23:59

harry5522 said:
I wish people would stop complaining about fun weather

its only fun the first day, after 3 months it gets a bit tiresome.

my deck part way through last years snow

work

and one from a friend in Boston

apparently it will be worse this year

Digital X · 5 Oct 2015 at 07:57

Well, rain so that's a start.

Cosimo · 5 Oct 2015 at 08:03

NexusK said:
Been like a mini summer this past week up here.

It's been a fine two weeks here. Autumn starts today with the rain and I hope it just stays mild until the end of the year followed by a cold and dry spell for January/February.

Kronos · 5 Oct 2015 at 08:36

Up here in Edinburgh I am hoping for long periods of warm sunshine to compensate for the lack of it during the summer months. If the sunshine could be accompanied by a covering of snow even better.

deej · 6 Oct 2015 at 06:47

Tombstone said:
Well, I'll be in Canada this winter so I'm going to say it will be snow

Amp34 said:
Same... Apparently it gets boring after a few weeks. I'm going to try and prove them wrong...

Depends on where in the country you're going to be. We're moving west currently and do not expect the same amount in Alberta that we got in Ontario.

Terminal_Boy · 6 Oct 2015 at 07:38

Fingers crossed for a hard Winter to make us appreciate Spring.

Tombstone · 6 Oct 2015 at 09:43

stuman said:
Calgary, AB

it did snow. did not lay tho just blew around a bit then turned to rain.

Hopefully that will turn into more snow for when I fly into Calgary , en route to Banff, at the start of November !

Neil79 · 6 Oct 2015 at 11:24

doofski said:
apparently it will be worse this year

Not what I've read! I've seen reports even from the US that this winter will favour more central parts, west. As for two years running you've had the polar vortex to contend with, which we did in 2010. I want some of that

Neil79 · 13 Oct 2015 at 23:19

Neil79 · 15 Oct 2015 at 12:10

The BBC made a cryptic reference to the coming winter this morning. I was watching the lovely Steph McGovern deliver a piece about energy suppliers and she said if the coming winter is any more severe than currently forecast there could be problems with our energy supple.

So which forecast is she referring to and I wonder how severe it is forecast to be! More questions than answers from Ms McGovern.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Neil79 · 15 Oct 2015 at 12:13

Coldest mid-October in a century

http://www.expatica.com/be/news/country-news/Flanders-Coldest-mid-October-in-a-century_511549.html

darael · 19 Oct 2015 at 18:12

http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/19/will-...this-year-maybe-but-you-wont-like-it-5448772/

Stock up on that mulled wine – you’re going to need it.

Bookies have slashed the odds on a White Christmas this year from 5/1 to 2/1.

But don’t get too excited. Potential lows of -16C mean the festive period could turn into an icy nightmare.

Some weather experts have predicted 36 days of snow and ice, and reckon it will be the coldest Christmas in five years

Glaucus · 19 Oct 2015 at 18:13

Are hose the weather "experts" that base there info on how much they get paid and never on any facts, models or anything else.

Rroff · 19 Oct 2015 at 18:22

Those "experts" behind the metro/express have been discredited so many times its hilarious - these days they are nothing more than a not very amusing parody.

EDIT: Before they changed the weather overlay on google earth I could pretty much reliably predict their next headline - on the dot every time if the weather overlay showed the slightest plume of cold polar air moving vaguely our way it would be followed by one of their "100 days of little ice age" type headlines (I'm pretty sure that was about as far as their research went).

helpimcrap · 19 Oct 2015 at 18:29

This is kinda related to this thread:-

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Kutter · 19 Oct 2015 at 21:35

Neil79 said:
Not what I've read! I've seen reports even from the US that this winter will favour more central parts, west. As for two years running you've had the polar vortex to contend with, which we did in 2010. I want some of that

Its the EL nino that will cause the problem this year guess we will find out next month onwards