Weather Nerds - El Nino this year

[almoststew1990]

I've been reading around that we're / we have transitions from El Nina to El Nino around about now May time.

Would I be right in thinking that El Nina would have been responsible for our very wet autumn and early spring? I recall it being wet from October onwards and then we had a dry January and then it was wet again in Fed March.

And now we're entering into an El Nino phase so my understanding is that the jet stream shifts south and so all the rain from the north atlantic gets shifted south.

So where I am going with this is we can we expect a hot and dry summer? Even though last summer was El Nina and it was really dry in June/July/August time...

 

[Feek]

can we expect a hot and dry summer?

Ask the weather fairies, you've got as much chance of an accurate answer from them as from all the weather forecasters and their 'models'. They can barely forecast the weather a couple of days in advance, never mind weeks or months.

 

[Blackjack Davy]

and now we're entering into an El Nino phase so my understanding is that the jet stream shifts south and so all the rain from the north atlantic gets shifted south.

El Nino affects the pacific directly as to whether it has any knock on effects on the northern hemisphere and our summer is debateable

 

[200sols]

We're living our hot n dry summer right now.

 

[BUDFORCE]

We're living our hot n dry summer right now.

I dunno where you are, I'm in north Yorkshire at the moment and it's ******* freezing.

 

[tom_e]

I dunno where you are, I'm in north Yorkshire at the moment and it's ******* freezing.

It's always grim up north, it's been lovely in the midlands for the last couple of weeks.

 

[alec]

El Nina

La Niña

we only get echoes of these pacific oscillations, sometimes after a long delay

 

[200sols]

I dunno where you are, I'm in north Yorkshire at the moment and it's ******* freezing.

South coast of Hampshire. Its been sunny every day recently for a couple of weeks, actually this morning is the first cloud I can remember in a while but don't worry it'll be gone in a couple of hours.

 

[glenimp617]

East mids here, been between mild and chilli. The odd hour here and there though where it was boiling hot

There was one day where it was low 20s, but nothing I would call hot. Don't think summers started yet.

 

[BUDFORCE]

Thats today.

 

[200sols]

Thats today.

I raise you

 

[Derek W]

 

[adidan]

It's always grim up north, it's been lovely in the midlands for the last couple of weeks.

Yes, yes it is. I'd advise everybody else stay away, there's nothing for you up here. Nothing. Don't bother coming up in your droves, best to stay away...

* whistles *

 

[Lightnix]

Bought a portable aircon this year so obviously it's going to be miserable all summer.

 

[glenimp617]

I'm freezing today

 

[No-One]

Got in the car at lunchtime. It was showing 11c outside

 

[Casdawer]

It's been lovely here and looks like it's going to stay that way for a while!