Good evening all.

Much of the UK has reported higher temperature maxima for Friday compared to
Greece, as the northeasterlies have brought temperatures back to normal
here, whereas the continental flow over the UK has been quite warm indeed.

The unorthodox movement of the cold pool clockwise, westwards away from the
Balkans caused some scattered snowfalls over the northwestern highlands of
the country yesterday, while Saturday should see a new northeasterly strong
breeze here, with a few scattered light rainfalls over the eastern and
southern wind prone areas.

The interesting news for us lies in the movement of a new cold pool
southwards at the eastern 'banks' of the anticyclone, that is forecast to
bring a nice cold spell, accompanied by a sharp decrease in temperature as
of Sunday night, widespread night time frost in the north of the country and
light to moderate snowfalls affecting much of the eastern continental wind
prone areas (above the altitude of 550-700m around the Athens hills and
mountains, down to lower altitudes just outside Athens, above ~1500m in
Crete).

This is a typical example showing that the UK usually has relatively mild
weather when it comes to wintry weather in central Greece. Other examples:
January 2002:
http://217.160.130.220/wz/pics/archi...0120020105.gif
February 1992:
http://217.160.130.220/wz/pics/archi...0119920223.gif
etc

Yannis, SE Athens
+12.7C, RH 68%, SLP 1027.3 hPa
November so far: http://www.e-kairos.gr/everyday/november03.html

"Yannis" schreef in bericht
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Much of the UK has reported higher temperature maxima for Friday compared
to Greece, as the northeasterlies have brought temperatures back to normal
here, whereas the continental flow over the UK has been quite warm
indeed.

Very inverse situation indeed, Yannis. You expecting snow over higher land
and where you reports temps below 20 C on November 6th, at your site,
Norway noted extreme high temperatures Tafjord 21,6 °C!!
(Smashed the old record of Nov 1984, 18,5 C).

Tingvoll a 19,3 C and Alesund 18,7 C; could be Athens :-)).
Remarkable the Norwegian MetOffice stated, as the sun is currently so low
above the horizon. "A summers day -- many went of a swim and children
playing in the street dressed in shorts and T-shirts; but also wearing their
winter-caps!!"

This is a typical example showing that the UK usually has relatively mild
weather when it comes to wintry weather in central Greece. Other examples:
January 2002:
http://217.160.130.220/wz/pics/archive/ra/2002/Rrea00120020105.gif

I remember this cold spell rather good, as we skated in the open for about a
week!!
Sometimes there's indeed a east- to southeasterly flow over Holland that
brings cold to us; but somehow the layer of cold air is that shallow it
won't reach Britain. Like 8 - 17 december 2002 when there was about the same
situation. And also cold plunge over Greece :-)

http://217.160.130.220/wz/pics/archi...0120021208.gif

So apparently its possible: here's to "snow for you and ice for us :-) !!

Wijke
SE Flevopolder
The Netherlands
Clear skies about the last couple of nights; but coincidentely, now the
lunar-eclips is on: overcast :-((.