Put November 30th in your diary...This is from Mr Bartlett's Rutnet
page...

"However this year the Met Office and the university of Berlin have
also issued forecasts for a cold winter. Franklly I don't believe
them, although I do at least understand their reasons.

The Met Office normally avoid long range forecasting because it is such
a difficult task, and they have the all the top equipment and
scientists in UK - as an ex-professional with the Office then my
reaction is that if they can't do it no one can. Please note this
when I issue forecasts for four months ahead from Berlin University,
they put in a huge amount of work and have good methods and top
computerisation. So I leave it to you all to assess whether they work
for Rutland. (These forecasts may no longer be available - but if
they are I will update asap).
However I sincerely believe that my methods are better, and these will
be published on Nov 30 2005 complete with the winter forecast, all
being well."