The Met Office seem to be indicating the upcoming northerly will be
rather unimpressive in the south, with temperatures barely below
average on Thursday and Friday, with only Saturday showing clearly
below-average temperatures - Sunday is perhaps a degree below. Are
they over-estimating these temperatures or is this spell going to be
rather unimpressive down here?

Nick

On Jan 27, 12:12*pm, Nick wrote:
The Met Office seem to be indicating the upcoming northerly will be
rather unimpressive in the south, with temperatures barely below
average on Thursday and Friday, with only Saturday showing clearly
below-average temperatures - Sunday is perhaps a degree below. Are
they over-estimating these temperatures or is this spell going to be
rather unimpressive down here?

Nick

Could be. We'll have to wait and see really. No snow warnings out for
anywhere except for the hills of NE Scotland on Sunday and the west
coast feature on Thurs/ Fri looks like it will probably be cold rain
for almost all.

It's been an unimpressive easterly this week too Nick! The "giraffe
weather" (such an excellent name Will, makes me smile every time I see
it!) came and went without most noticing (min last night of -4.3 at
Katesbridge in N. Ireland.) and we have pretty average temperatures
across much of the UK today, apart from Southern England where it's
stayed duller and murkier. I've said that I feel northerlies ain't
what they used to be and Arctic Sea ice in the source regions is low,
leaving much more open ocean for northerlies to cross, as has been
well pointed out. It remains to be seen how cold this one ends up.
Snow over the Scottish mountains, a few showers round the coasts and
little else? Maybe Monday will see something more interesting for the
NE, but I wouldn't hold out too much hope.

In article 5131e1e3-88da-4007-aeb9-84974e2c3559
@n7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com, says...
Could be. We'll have to wait and see really. No snow warnings out for
anywhere except for the hills of NE Scotland on Sunday and the west
coast feature on Thurs/ Fri looks like it will probably be cold rain
for almost all.



The warning for Grampian as I read it suggests snow for all
levels, with drifting and blizzards for the high ground. An
easy way to tell for this region is that Aberdeenshire gets
it's own little enclave within the Grampian region. You
wouldn't believe the number of times that you get big red
warnings for Grampian and Aberdeenshire is a little oasis of
green.

My weekend on I'm afraid, so I'll probably be out of Aberdeen
and into the countryside.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...ecast_warnings.
html?from=rss&sn=1942
http://tinyurl.com/yexgs33
"Frequent heavy snow showers affecting northern and eastern
Scotland on Sunday are likely to bring significant
accumulations of snow in places. Strong winds may also lead to
drifting of snow and blizzard conditions, especially over high
ground."

Will we get low level snow lying in Aberdeen on Sunday or not?
Experience tells me not to expect too much.

--
Alan LeHun

On 27 Jan, 14:00, Dawlish wrote:

It's been an unimpressive easterly this week too Nick! The "giraffe
weather" (such an excellent name Will, makes me smile every time I see
it!) came and went without most noticing (min last night of -4.3 at
Katesbridge in N. Ireland.)

It went down to -5.9C at both Odiham and Farnborough last night, and,
not being a giraffe, I can assure you it felt it!

On Jan 27, 3:39*pm, RK wrote:
On 27 Jan, 14:00, Dawlish wrote:

It's been an unimpressive easterly this week too Nick! The "giraffe
weather" (such an excellent name Will, makes me smile every time I see
it!) came and went without most noticing (min last night of -4.3 at
Katesbridge in N. Ireland.)

It went down to -5.9C at both Odiham and Farnborough last night, and,
not being a giraffe, I can assure you it felt it!

Apologies. Centres of cold! I was taking my brief from the MetO
"latest" figures. Perhaps something a little taller than a meercat in
those areas then!

On Jan 27, 4:01*pm, Dawlish wrote:
On Jan 27, 3:39*pm, RK wrote:

On 27 Jan, 14:00, Dawlish wrote:

It's been an unimpressive easterly this week too Nick! The "giraffe
weather" (such an excellent name Will, makes me smile every time I see
it!) came and went without most noticing (min last night of -4.3 at
Katesbridge in N. Ireland.)

It went down to -5.9C at both Odiham and Farnborough last night, and,
not being a giraffe, I can assure you it felt it!

Apologies. Centres of cold! I was taking my brief from the MetO
"latest" figures. Perhaps something a little taller than a meercat in
those areas then!

Or perhaps this giraffe?

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/200...01_468x657.jpg

Actually that easterly wind did have a bite to it yesterday, with
daytime max around 2C. In a 'normal' winter you would have had Penny
Tranter bleating on about a bitterly cold day!

On Jan 27, 4:06*pm, Alan wrote:
On Jan 27, 4:01*pm, Dawlish wrote:

On Jan 27, 3:39*pm, RK wrote:

On 27 Jan, 14:00, Dawlish wrote:

It's been an unimpressive easterly this week too Nick! The "giraffe
weather" (such an excellent name Will, makes me smile every time I see
it!) came and went without most noticing (min last night of -4.3 at
Katesbridge in N. Ireland.)

It went down to -5.9C at both Odiham and Farnborough last night, and,
not being a giraffe, I can assure you it felt it!

Apologies. Centres of cold! I was taking my brief from the MetO
"latest" figures. Perhaps something a little taller than a meercat in
those areas then!

Or perhaps this giraffe?

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/200...01_468x657.jpg

Actually that easterly wind did have a bite to it yesterday, with
daytime max around 2C. In a 'normal' winter you would have had Penny
Tranter bleating on about a bitterly cold day!

Agree the easterly has been cold. What is surprising is just how mild
this northerly now coming into Scotland is, behind the cold front.
Edinburgh was reporting almost 8C (which must be about three degrees
above normal for up there) at 1600, behind the cold front (which must
be equivalent to about 10C around midday, so as much as 12C down
south??) looks like we're in for 36-48 hours of non-descript weather
before the real northerly arrives down here around midday Friday.

Nick

Dawlish wrote:
.... (min last night of -4.3 at
Katesbridge in N. Ireland.)
[and]

RK wrote:
It went down to -5.9C at both Odiham and Farnborough last night,
and,
not being a giraffe, I can assure you it felt it!
[and]
Dawlish wrote:
Apologies. Centres of cold! I was taking my brief from the MetO
"latest" figures.

.... you're both right ... it's just that the figure originally quoted
(Katesbridge) was for the *previous* night (to the date of posting),
and the Hampshire figures will turn up when you update that page later
on this evening. The legend immediately above the box displaying the
data tells all :-)

Incidentally, like many pages on that site, remember to 'refresh' the
page to actively ensure you are viewing the most recent data.

Martin.



--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

"Dawlish" wrote in message
...
On Jan 27, 3:39 pm, RK wrote:
On 27 Jan, 14:00, Dawlish wrote:

It's been an unimpressive easterly this week too Nick! The "giraffe
weather" (such an excellent name Will, makes me smile every time I see
it!) came and went without most noticing (min last night of -4.3 at
Katesbridge in N. Ireland.)

It went down to -5.9C at both Odiham and Farnborough last night, and,
not being a giraffe, I can assure you it felt it!

Apologies. Centres of cold! I was taking my brief from the MetO
"latest" figures. Perhaps something a little taller than a meercat in
those areas then!
=============

Dartmoor pony weather here.
-4.0C Min last night.

Will
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"Nick" wrote in message
...
The Met Office seem to be indicating the upcoming northerly will be
rather unimpressive in the south, with temperatures barely below
average on Thursday and Friday, with only Saturday showing clearly
below-average temperatures - Sunday is perhaps a degree below. Are
they over-estimating these temperatures or is this spell going to be
rather unimpressive down here?

Nick

Depends where you are in the "south" Nick.
Northerlies are often snowy up here on Dartmoor as we pull in showers off
the Bristol Channel or off the Irish Sea in a "dangler" if there is a bit of
west in the wind or any trough will give us more persistent snow. Always
snow in a northerly rather than rain at this time of year due to altitude.
I'm sure this one will deliver in the SW.

Will (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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