On Dec 8, 12:32*pm, Teignmouth wrote:

Could you please point out briefly to a complete novice why this looks
strange, and what it would/should normally look like at this time of year?

Cheers!
John.

Something like this Toglesshttp://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/archive/ra/1999/Rrea00119991208.gif

With Low Pressure to the North West of the UK, and the Jet Steam
(roughly the black 552 line) heading West to East across the UK.

This is true for the late 80s through to early 2000s - but not the
norm for 80s winters??

Richard