On Apr 4, 8:48*am, "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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Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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The problem IMO with the current setup in the S and SE at least is the
persistent dullness, combined with the spartan and sterile look of the
countryside compared to normal. Tuesday was actually nice - sunny all
day - but it only lasted one day.
I'll take anything which means brighter conditions, even if it comes
with showers - though dull, cyclonic gloom would I suspect be even
worse than we have now.

Something like the GFS 00Z wouldn't be too bad if it were to come off.

Nick