On Jan 8, 9:50*am, John Hall wrote:
In article
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*Keith Harris writes:

On Jan 8, 8:18*am, Alan wrote:

Something seems to be brewing in terms of blocking. Whether cold air
extends westwards is another question. 08/01/2012 0Z ECMWF looks
interesting. At the time of writing the matching ensembles were not
available on wetterzentrale, but I guess quite a wide spread.

Of course the problem is, what cold air westwards, with Moscow in
meltdown it's going to take some time to cool down.

ISTR that in 1986 there was a very zonal spell in January, bringing mild
air as far as European Russia, so that when the wind turned to the east
towards the end of the month it took about five or six days before
really cold air reached the UK.
--
John Hall
* * * * * * *"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
* * * * * * * by those who have not got it."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * George Bernard Shaw

I noticed that on Kartenarchiv earlier - February 1986 was probably
the coldest month I can remember in my part of the south-east. I
wonder what other variables have to be considered before the coldies
on here can start getting excited?