:The SST anomalies still point to a preponderance of cyclonic westerlies
:for the UK so another mild winter seems most likely. The pattern looks a
:bit more favourable for more meridional patterns than in recent years
:but a north-westerly reaching us from the East Greenland Sea would not
:be anywhere near as cold as it was fifty years ago when there was at
:least twice as much ice there as there is now.

I did say when Scott did his winter forecast on the 1st that I fancied
another mild or very mild December and looking at the charts see no reason
to change that view.
Despite a chilly night last night the mean still way up here at +2.6c
Yet another green Christmas, I wonder how many of them we've had in the last
50 years


Graham