It doesn't look as threatening as the weather we have had the last 5
weeks, but I was just looking at 2m 12z temperatures on GFS and it
barely gets above freezing right through to T+384, in fact it appears
to drag somewhat colder air in from the east / SE as time goes on.
The yellow thickness colours lead you to think things are going to
much milder, but I guess the continent is not going to warm up this
time of year so the lower layers are going to be cold, especially
given all the snow over northern Europe.

I wonder whether later in January winter will have another hit at us,
or as Joe *******i thinks, we will be spared the worst.?

Keith (Southend)
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"Weather Home & Abroad"