Charts analysed are for T+96 hours - 12Z Monday 15th December 2003
unless stated.

UKMetO:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rukm961.html
High pressure (1030mb) lies over Southern Britain and into France. Low
pressure (975mb) lies to the east of Scandinavia, with another low
(995mb) to the west of Iceland. Winds across the country are mostly
light, and variable in direction. Many parts will be mainly fine and
dry after a cold start. Temperatures will be close to normal in most
parts. Beyond this the high slips away to the southeast and conditions
turn somewhat milder and more unsettled in the north and west again.

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 (1025mb) lies over Southern Britain and into France. Low
pressure (two centres of 980mb) lies to the east of Scandinavia, with
another low (1000mb) to the west of Ireland in the Atlantic. Winds
across the country are mostly light, and variable in direction. Many
parts will be mainly fine and dry after a cold start. 850hPa
temperatures range from -7C in the northeast to +3C in the extreme
southwest. Forecast 2m temperatures are close to +7C in many areas.
Beyond this conditions high pressure moves away to the southeast,
allowing a return to milder and more unsettled conditions from the
northwest.

DWD:
SLP: http://www.wetter.com/home/img/sat/g...111200_096.gif
High pressure (1035mb) lies over Southern Britain. Low pressure
(975mb) lies to the east of Scandinavia, with another low (995mb) to
the west of Ireland in the Atlantic. Winds across the country are
mostly light and variable in direction. Many parts will be mainly fine
and dry. Temperatures will be close to normal. Beyond this high
pressure moves into the continent, allowing milder and unsettled
conditions to move back in, but the south always remains rather
settled.

NOGAPS:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rngp961.html
850hPa Temperatu http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rngp962.html
Not available at time of writing.

JMA:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rjma961.html
850hPa Temperatures: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rjma962.html
High pressure (1030mb) lies over Southern Britain and into France and
Spain. Low pressure (980mb) lies to the east of Scandinavia, with
another low (990mb) to the west of Iceland. Winds across the country
are mostly light, and variable in direction, becoming southwesterly in
the northwest. Many parts will be mainly fine and dry after a cold
start. 850hPa temperatures range from -5C in the east to +5C in the
southwest. Temperatures will be close to normal. Beyond this
conditions turn milder and more unsettled again.

Canadian – T+72 hours for SUNDAY:
All charts: http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/data/m...ast/478_50.gif
Low pressure lies to the northeast of the UK over Scandinavia. High
pressure (1027mb) lies over Spain, and ridges northwards towards
Greenland. Winds across the UK are mainly fresh to strong
north/northwesterlies. Most parts will be mainly dry and bright, but
showers in the north and east, wintry on hills. Temperatures will be
close to or just below normal.

Summary:
After a rather cool and settled start to the new week, a return to
milder and more unsettled conditions from off the Atlantic looks
likely. However, most of the unsettled weather looks like being
restricted to the north and west of the UK.