"David Mitchell" wrote in message
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Snowless & frostless in Penzance as normal.

Minimum temperature last night was +4.1 degrees.

In fact in the last 4 years (commencing 2000) we have only had 23 air
frosts, of which 12 occured when it was virtually calm. Any sort of real
wind and the warming affect of the sea is normally just too great,
unless
the wind is a North-easterly running down the spine of the peninsula. Of
the
11 air frosts which occured when it was fairly windy, 6 occured when the
wind was E or NE.

I'm not a cold weather person, but it would be nice to see a bit of snow
rather more frwquently than twice a decade.


Graham
Penzance

Graham, how I sympathise with you. After so many years living in Cornwall,
the frustration gets the better of you. Rarely would the temp drop below
5c
with any sort of a wind, yet last night here, Northerly gales, 10cm+ of
level snow and drifting as well.
I've only lived here a couple of weeks and was worried that I would see
less
snow here than the Pennines.
Move Graham, move!!! Maybe there's some sort of a hint in your surname.

--
David Mitchell.
70 amsl. Langtoft. E. Yorks.

Yes, but the summers make up for it. 4 months time I'll be dusting off the
wet-suits and surf-skis again.

You're right about my surname, it actually originates from Scandinavia.


Graham Easterling
Penzance

Penzance Weather www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/weather.html

"Will" wrote in
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Just back from 36 hours in mild snowless Lymington :-(

Obviously a dusting of snow here in Haytor earlier today as moor frozen
solid and still some blown snow on top of Hay Tor and icy bits in my
garden.

I was lucky enough to go to Buxton yesterday and enjoyed gawping at the snow
falling for 2 hours out of the pub window. Perfect!

All melted in the morning, although still some snowy bits left on the
Macclesfield-Buxton route which we went along in the cloud.

Richard

"Will" wrote in message
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Hi Keith,

I've thought about that. If I'm sober and not weighed down too much by
food I'll
do my forecast on Xmas Day evening, otherwise it will be Boxing Day.

I'm serious about more snow late next weekend into next week (as per my
last
trend forecast). The longwave pattern looks like retrogressing and the
next
trough extension will henceforth be further west, putting us well and
truly in
the cold air trough, which means it will last longer. Ensembles are now
trending
that way and getting increasing support from the main deterministic
models.

As for Joe, I respect his undoubtded knowledge of the global circulation
and
atmospheric dynamics. I'm not a fan of his column, purely because of the
way it
is written, but I can understand where he is coming from and his thoughts
are
very soundly based IMO.

Cheers,

Will.
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Keith (Southend) wrote in message ...
Ah, could you enlighten us on that last comment Will :-)

And as it is Christmas day on Thursday (in case anyone didn't know
g), will you be posting your forecast earlier this week or not at
all?

I'm curious to your thoughts of Joe *******i's European column? I find
his writing quite interesting, albeit sometimes a bit sensational, but
his theories, do you find them valid?

Keith (Southend)

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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 19:11:06 -0000, "Will"
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Ah well loads more snow to come as we get towards New Year vbg

Will.


Will I'm very concerned. You mention "trough extension". Swill that affect
swine, will they eat more? and do you need planning permission?
As for Joe B's "Longwave pattern" I usually listen to FM so would that
affect me as well as the pigs?
One final question? You haven't answered my previous question?? How many of
us can you put up with in your House Hat Haytor? mark ? mark? mark.

vbg (very big gin) required.