Keith (Southend) wrote:
I am getting fed up with people asking me at work when this snow and
cold is going to arrive next week as people are hearing this from a
number of sources, Papers and Radio. What really hacks me off is it will
be the Met Office who will be criticized when it doesn't happen (as it
is not forecast at all in the models), so where is all this Load of Tosh
coming from as I am starting to get annoyed with it now as I wish it was
true???

I also find it amazing that my prevailing wind has been West (NOT SW)
yet temperatures are still well above 10°c.

The Daily Express I fear is the source of this and Today Headline is
worse... "Huge storm to batter Britain"

and from the story...

Jonathan Powell, a senior long-range forecaster at Positive Weather
Solutions, said: “We expect rain and strong winds to return by late next
week.

“From Friday onwards, heavy rain is expected, causing localised
flooding, and we forecast a sustained period of gale-force winds,
harbouring the potential to cause structural damage.

“The most significant rainfall will be on Sunday and Monday, but the
winds could last between five and seven days.”


Then further on in the article...


Piers Corbyn, a long-range forecaster at Weather Action who predicted
the New Year chaos, said he still expected the weather front to track
further south.

This would allow an Arctic blast to bring freezing temperatures and up
to six inches of snow across the whole country.

“One can never be sure of timing, but we think the winds will drift
south towards the continent,” he said.

“Eastern winds will bring freezing conditions, with heavy snowfall. It
will be the worst winter weather of the season so far.

“There is intense activity on the weather maps, but the path of the
storm will result in either more wind and rain or Arctic conditions.”



So the Daily Express can't even decided what type of weather is going to
bring havoc to the country.

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