Eskimo Will wrote:
All over media weather forecasts I keep hearing about "relief" on the
way with milder air.
OK we will certainly lose the easterly but from the Midlands northwards
is it really going to get much milder after we lose the sun and still
stay in relatively deep cold air? I think not. I also heard today on R4
the presenter saying she is "looking forward" to the milder weather next
week. What she does not realise is that in the south at least there is
the potential for a lot of wind and rain and for the north more snow. I
know this easterly is far too cold for many because of the low wet-bulb
temperatures, but at least it is mainly bone dry and one can get out and
do things, unless you have deep snow cover which the majority don't
have. The one consolation for wet is that plant growth will start in
eaernest and it won't rain all the time.
I guess what a lot of people really want is a summery Azores high and we
ain't going to get that, it is going to be a long process of warming up
with the jet still way far south. Keep the expectation down, deep cold
air will never be far away in the next two weeks.

Will
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You are right Will. You will see in my next post that it is a long way
off here! I will be glad to lose the wind though because although it is
drying the surface it plays havoc with my "dry eyes" that I have had for
the last couple of years, causing them to stream with tears endlessly.
Not the fun it once was!
Dave