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Old December 19th 12, 02:25 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Is it now time to write off the first half of winter?

On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 2:18:58 PM UTC, Nick wrote:
The latest 30 day forecast seems absolutely hopeless without even a

chance of anything even slightly pleasant, never mind interestingly

cold, for the south of England for the next month. Is it now time to

write off the first half of winter 2012/13 as a hideous, damp,

Atlantic-dominated gloomfest? Is there any hope whatsoever of anything

even passably pleasant (read: dry, don't care about the temperature)

before late January?



Seems January will be the 10th consecutive unsettled month according

to that forecast. It seems possible now that April 2012-March 2013

will be possibly the wettest 12-month on record, unless Feb and March

are extremely dry.



It's the shortest day on Friday but with that forecast I suspect it'll

be February before we notice the afternoons getting even slightly

lighter.



Nick


Don't be silly. There's "massive uncertainty" this weekend, next weekend, some other weekend anway, with cold air undercuts and a huge possibility of a snowflake somewhere. It's well known, obvious, almost certain, maybe. *))

How long was that on the charts? One run, or two?