The Winter Thread (Cold/Mild/Rain/Snow)

[Neil79]

It's that time of year when we look towards our winter prospects, and rather than doing a seperate winter thread every year as I've done previously. I'll just use this one for all of our Winter updates!

With the incredible summer we've had both record breaking for dry and amount of times above 30C, will be interesting to see if we can flip to coldest on record for winter.

So far here's the latest from NW

It has been snowing all summer across the Arctic as far south as mainland coastal areas. One often gets flurries in June and July but it's been heavier than normal and settling briefly on occasion. We started seeing more widespread snow in August and it's repeatedly trying to settle now, which is earlier than normal as MIA points out. Severe Weather Europe predicting below average snowfall this coming Winter, across most of Europe (incl UK), bar the far North and NE of the continent.

 

[Uther]

It's gonna rain. A lot.

 

[Neil79]

It's gonna rain. A lot.

Well we had 6 months of it and look at the Summer we just had

 

[PlacidCasual]

Please let it be cold and dry. I like a good dry frost.

 

[RevBillyG]

No snow please. Hate driving to work in the snow :/

 

[Neil79]

No snow please. Hate driving to work in the snow :/

Had none last year, it was a *** wet winter

 

[Hagar]

Please let it be cold and dry. I like a good dry frost.

Kills bugs, some weeds and tells the garden to prepare for spring. A couple of weeks of -5C will do.

 

[Cromulent]

Mild and wet is my prediction.

 

[dave28]

Several named storms with high wind speed that cause power cuts and damage my prediction.

 

[Minusorange]

Record breaking rainfall, lots of flooding, maybe a cold spell too

 

[Diddums]

No snow please. Hate driving to work in the snow :/

Ye of little faith. A few flakes of snow in this country and ain't nobody goin to work

 

[Neil79]

Met saying, a high chance of storms and lots of rain upto December

 

[adidan]

Snow please.

Lots and lots of snow.

 

[Kelt]

I want snow, lots of snow.

I'm retired now and don't have to worry about driving to work anymore, so let it snow, let it snow!

 

[Neil79]

Snow please.

Lots and lots of snow.

Forecasters are thinking second half of Winter being hard hitting, but first part flooding and storms

 

[413x]

I hope for dry and and cold. But we're expecting mild and wet.

Thank goodness summer is still hanging on. Was a glorious day today

 

[lemonkettaz]

Snow, ice, snow, and lots of it please… thank you.

 

[Neil79]

New ECMWF seasonal September update for winter looks to be showing higher pressure to our north ( greenland ) and lower pressure to the south. Possible cold undercuts?

 

[Nabinium]

Excellent news, does this mean all of the forum lizards are hibernating now?

Good riddance

 

[adidan]

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Forecasters are thinking second half of Winter being hard hitting, but first part flooding and storms

Yay to the first bit.

Would love to have snow outside and the fire on.