Simon S wrote:
It seems that every time it looks like turning zonal a new blocking
setup seems to develop. Looks like a new block has setup to the SE to
keep much of England mostly dry with mist and fog keeping it cool but
not cold. Almost all November was blocked to the west or SW. These
sorts of blocks never seem to end up in the right place to give any
real cold but they stop the usual west or southwesterly flows. How
long can a period without zonal flow be sustained over England? and
what is causing the block after block patterns.

Simon Sheaf
Sheffield South Yorkshire
http://www.anycities.com/user/yorksh...her/nov04.html

I would welcome a west to southwesterly zonal pattern at present - even
if that implied mild, wet and windy weather! Anything would be better
than the weeks of boring, grey, nondescript gloom we've been getting
here in East London for well over a month.

From looking at the latest ensembles, I'd say we've got to put up with
it until at least around the 20th.

All the best,

Scott