On Dec 14, 10:22*am, Alan wrote:
On Dec 14, 10:04*am, Chris Smith wrote:

Looks to me like today's models mostly call for cold rain after the
weekend, leastwise south of the Pennines.

Still cold enough to be ambushed by icy roads on clearer mornings, but
generally looks like damp, raw weather.

Lovely.

On the upside - could well be another cracking ski season in Scotland
. Shame I don't ski.

Yes sadly looking more and more like a damp squib for the South East,
even by Sunday:

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rtavn1322.png

That low is just too far north, it needs to be about 100-200 miles
further south. It just seems to be stagnating over the southern UK,
doubtless giving the sort of dark, dismal, dreary conditions that
characterised the second half of last February and made it seem like
spring was never coming. The low track seems to be in the worst
possible position for southern England. :-(

Oh well, at least next week we'll be past the shortest day and the
nights will be drawing out.

Nick