On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 8:44:55 PM UTC, Dawlish wrote:
On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 8:31:03 PM UTC, Dave Ludlow wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:22:16 -0800 (PST), Dawlish
wrote:

Something we haven't seen forecast for quite a while!

Yes, I noticed that last night on the GFS, it would keep the low level
air very cold thus extending the forthcoming cold spell. ECMWF didn't
fully agree then but now, it does... with signs of it ridging into...
(shhhh!) Scandinavia! GFS doesn't go that far, but we all know how
fickle the GFS is at 10 days...

--
Dave
Fareham

Not just the gfs! That's why, without full agreement and any consistency, they are simply operational runs, with no great meaning.......yet. It generates a little interest though.

Shades of February 1986, which was very cold but also very dry with less than 15mm all month...