Over the last three days models have been consistent both with each
other and over time.
I would therefore say that the forecast late winter cold spell is on.
(Cold not severe).
Winds veering northeasterly? Is that realistic? With lambing about to
start I would say it is.
It would certainly be in line with the Office's forecast.
Why not-these forecasts have given me a late 'lift' anyway.
Cheers
Paul
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Blimey * as he rubs his eyes again*
as i said over on TWO i remain sceptical after the last pile of
shenaligans, thus wont be beating my ramping drum till after Fridays
12z's

"Paul Bartlett" wrote in message
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Over the last three days models have been consistent both with each
other and over time.
I would therefore say that the forecast late winter cold spell is on.
(Cold not severe).
Winds veering northeasterly? Is that realistic? With lambing about to
start I would say it is.
It would certainly be in line with the Office's forecast.
Why not-these forecasts have given me a late 'lift' anyway.
Cheers
Paul

:-O

:-)

Paul, going for cold !!!!!!

Seriously, thanks Paul, it's nice to have your backing. Let's hope that it is
not too serious for the farmers and other folk who have to work outside in it.

Will.
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"vince" wrote in message
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Blimey * as he rubs his eyes again*
as i said over on TWO i remain sceptical after the last pile of
shenaligans, thus wont be beating my ramping drum till after Fridays
12z's


I'll be beating my drum come Monday!

Victor

So which recent event - though I am going from my memory he-) - do
YOU think that this cold snap will be nearest to? (Other posters who
are well-informed on this particular subject matter can answer this
question as well.:-)):
-1979 winter (surely not! NO man would be SO bold, surely not?:-o :-))
-December 1981 (easterly),
-February 1985 (easterly),
-February 1986 (easterly),
-January 1987 (easterly),
-February 1991 (easterly),
-November 1993 (north-east-easterly),
-February 1994 (easterly - second best winter memory of my life),
-December 1995 (easterly - the BEST winter memory of my life),
-February-March 1996 (easterly of sorts, though still moderately
memorable),
-November 1996 (unlikely - as that was a slow-tracking but a
nonetheless snowy SOUTHERLY),
-Christmas Eve 1996 (north-easterly),
-January 1997 (easterly),
-April(!) 1998 (unusually potent north-easterly),
-February 2001 (unlikely - as that was a NORTH-WESTERLY),
-New Years Eve, 2003 (unlikely - as that was also a NORTH-WESTERLY),
-January 2004 so-called "thundersnow"/nothing where I live event (hope
not:-(, for obvious reasons),

???

:-p

D.

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"vince" wrote in message
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Blimey * as he rubs his eyes again*
as i said over on TWO i remain sceptical after the last pile of
shenaligans, thus wont be beating my ramping drum till after Fridays
12z's


I'll be beating my drum come Monday!

Victor


You'll never make a weather forecaster Victor if you have to wait until the
weather happens before forecasting it !!!

Will.
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Damien
I would say February-March 1996 as it stands at the mo

I would say February-March 1996 as it stands at the mo

Sweet....:-D

I was thinking more along the lines of December 1995, as that was an
easterly which had a slight north-easterly component to it.:-) Either
would suit me though.

D.

What was so special about Feb/March '96 ?, in the SouthEast anyway ...

RonB
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Damien
I would say February-March 1996 as it stands at the mo

Not December '81 . Was a true Arctic source, though, of course the winds
were easterly at times.

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I would say February-March 1996 as it stands at the mo

Sweet....:-D

I was thinking more along the lines of December 1995, as that was an
easterly which had a slight north-easterly component to it.:-) Either
would suit me though.

D.