On 20 Mar, 18:10, "jim beam" sputnick wrote:
There hasn`t been much comment on the developing high pressure and
consequent easterly ,Could be in for 10 days of cold.3 days ago it looked
mild on the GFS but now ,real winter.

Please remember that we are now at the spring equinox and after a very
mild winter over much of europe as well. Now had this been a month or
so ago then major cold snap yes, but at this time of the year we need
a N or NE flow to get cold air to the uk. Its not global warming its
just bad timing :-)

Simon (South Yorkshire)