I don't think the UK weather is as interesting as it used to be. We seem to
have a more benign climate than ever before thanks to our friend to the
South. In the SE we get less Fog, less thunder, less Snow, less Frost, mist,
harr, less gales....I would say most of that applies to other areas also.
What the UK generally do get 'more of' is what we saw last night... rain ,
thunder, tornadoes, that kind of stuff on fronts moving in. I think inland
areas also see better thunder storms\showers in the summer due to more heat
now. The SE for example see less thunder now due to the fact low pressure to
the south is diminishing.
To sum up , if you like rain, showers, tornadoes, flash flooding after a
very long dry spell then the UK is for you!
I will also stand by what I have said befo-
We are entering a climate like parts of Africa etc. Dry spells followed by
wet spells. A very predictable climate dare I say it.
The times are a changin' .
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"Scott Whitehead" wrote in message
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It will be 18 years next month since we (the South East) had anything
like an interesting winter - January 1987. We experienced impressive
snowfalls (albeit very localised) in February 1991 but nothing like
the low temperatures recorded four years earlier. Other half notable
periods were November 1993 (typically I was out of the country for
that one) and December '96/ January '97 (limited snow). Since then it
has been the odd two or three day cold snap that brings a paltry 3cm
snowfall that thaws the next day.

And I look at the long range models tonight and just see a
continuation of this theme. Indeed if the charts are to be believed we
could be in for a repeat of the "balmy Britain" winter of 1988 / 89.

With or without global warming this really can't go on and the cycle
will just have to change soon. But when?