In article ,
Denis Allen writes:
On a serious note I reckon you've got at the most two weeks left to see
your dream realized, if things don't settle down to harsh cold in that
period, they never will. The most you can hope for afterwards is a few
cold days. Yippppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

It's possible that in a GW world that may now be the case, but it
certainly didn't use to be. The winter of 1946-7 was unremarkable till
about January 20th, that of 1956 till January 31st and of 1986 till the
beginning of February. All then had a severe spell that lasted for at
least 3-4 weeks.
--
John Hall
"Honest criticism is hard to take,
particularly from a relative, a friend,
an acquaintance, or a stranger." Franklin P Jones