Charts analysed are for T+96 hours - 12Z Saturday 25th October 2003
unless stated.

UKMetO:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rukm961.html
High pressure (1035mb) lies to the west of the UK in the mid-Atlantic
and ridges northeastwards towards Iceland. Low pressure (990mb) lies
over eastern Scandinavia with a shallow low (1015mb) close to the
southwest of Ireland. Winds across the UK are light and variable in
direction. Most parts will be mainly dry and bright, with coastal
showers, especially in the west. Temperatures will be close to or
below normal in many parts, with night frosts. Beyond this conditions
turn somewhat milder from the northwest, with the south staying mostly
settled whilst the north turns windy with showers or rain.

GFS:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rtavn961.html
850hPa Temperatures: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rtavn962.html
2m Temperatures: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rtavn965.html
High pressure (1035mb) lies to the west/southwest of the UK in the
Atlantic and ridges northeastwards towards Iceland. Low pressure
(990mb) liesover eastern Scandinavia, with a another low (1005mb) to
the southwest of Spain. Winds across the UK are mostly light to
moderate west/northwesterlies. Many parts will be mainly dry but a
band of showers may move down from the north. 850hPa temperatures
range from +1C over Northern Ireland, -1C over Scotland to -5C in
Eastern England. Forecast 2m temperatures range from between +8C and
+10C across the country, with night frosts gradually easing away.
Beyond this conditions gradually turn milder from the northwest and
turn generally unsettled.

DWD:
SLP: http://www.wetter.com/home/img/sat/g...211200_096.gif
High pressure (1030mb) lies to the west of the UK in the mid-Atlantic
and ridges northeastwards towards Iceland. Low pressure (1015mb) lies
to the northwest of Scandinavia with another low (1000mb) centred over
Portugual. Winds across the UK are light and from a northerly
direction. Most parts will be mainly dry and bright, with some coastal
showers. Temperatures will be close to or below normal in many parts,
with night frosts. Beyond this conditions turn a bit milder from the
northwest, with the south staying mostly settled whilst the north
turns windy with rain or showers.

NOGAPS:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rngp961.html
850hPa Temperatu http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rngp962.html
Not available at time of writing - I shan't be here when it is.

JMA:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rjma961.html
850hPa Temperatures: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rjma962.html
Not available at time of writing - I shan't be here when it is.

Canadian – T+72 hours for FRIDAY:
All charts: http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/data/m...ast/478_50.gif
High pressure (1037mb) lies in the Atlantic to the west of the UK. Low
pressure lies to the northeast of the country over Scandinavia, with
another low (1012mb) to the west of Spain in the Atlantic. The UK lies
under light to moderate northerly winds. Most areas will see a mix of
sunshine and showers, wintry over the northern hills, with the driest
and sunniest weather in the south and west. Daytime temperatures will
be close to or just below normal in most areas - with night frosts.

Summary:
Apologies once again for the rather short summary tonight.
Once again the models are going for a change to somewhat milder
northwesterly winds moving in from the northwest over the weekend,
bring some rain or showers to the northwest, whilst the south remains
mostly settled under a ridge of high pressure. Temperatures will
gradually recover to near normal again with night frosts easing.

***Apologies, but I'm afraid there will be no 12Z Model Summary
tomorrow (Wednesday 22nd October 2003)***