2013/2014 Winter - Should we be getting ready for 'snowmageddon'?

[johnworf]

According to this article, based on past winters and other factors, this winter could be a very chilly one.

I don't understand half of the things used to predict why this may be but I'm wondering if I should start making sure we're ready for it, should it come?

Hester it will be such a luxury for you!

Got drowned this evening!

If any of you are comet watchers I've put some info links on comet Ison here

If it gets exciting when it re-emerges after its close encounter with the sun I'll start a weather forecast for viewing.

Excellent! Looks clear Friday and the weekend.

Thanks for the kind words ladies. Hopefully not too long now :)

A balmy 6 deg here this evening at 9pm. Very windy still but not as crazy as last night, plus it is raining rather than hailing. Hopefully we will all sleep better tonight without our window being pelted!

Oybbk have the met office or anyone offered a reaction to the daily express' latest headline of '100 days of snow' I keep seeing it popping up on my fb and am a bit (sorry if you've already said I've been away)

I'm not sure if they have, but it is probably a load of bollocks! If its not it's a only by coincidence. Don't forget the Express were screaming about heavy snow in November recently and so far the snow has been nothing out of the extraordinary for this time of year.

I tend to go with 'if the express say it it won't happen' I just get infuriated with how many people believe it!

S.Herts.

Looks nasty out there and dog took a look through the window and went back to sleep. Very blustery N wind, 5 degrees but stopped raining and think the clouds are breaking up ,wishful thinking

My electrical sockets in both reception rooms went off again last night at 9pm so had to phone my insurance again. Thank goodness I left the extension leads plugged into my kitchen from last month when it first happened. Pouring rain is the common denominator but they couldn't find the cause. I was hoping it was a one-off gremlin attack

i'm looking forward to a bit of snow to make a change from the rain! lol

in west sussex here and it is COLD!

The temperatures seem to be dropping as we head towards the weekend although from the forecasts I've seen there's going to be rain and sunshine mix. Seems normal for this time of the year?

No 100 days of snow mentioned though

Back from dog walk and was not as cold as expected. Plus side is when back home the house feels much warmer than when I went out

It is bloody freezing here today! Properly biting wind

Hello again!

No more snow here but the temperatures have plummeted. It was -26 yesterday (-35 with the wind chill).

OYBBK I might be slightly intrested in comet watching ...Have been too lazy so far to get up earlier than usual.

snap! plus I could hear the rain this am so I didnt need to get out of bed!

SE
Sky cleared about 3pm and forecast here is for a clear night and widespread frost tomorrow. Did get to 8 degrees now 3.

Due to be between -1 and -5 tonight depending on area. I have the fire lit!

Almost wished you'd not mentioned ISON. Have just checked the weather for tomorrow morning and it's clear and sunrise is at 8:02.......sooooo technically wouldn't have to get up too early, to go for a wee comet hunt.....

Good luck peri :)

Another day, another corker of a forecast from the Express!

MAY

Why do they do it? Love how right at the end the met office say: turning cool and settled, risk of fog . I think I'm going to go with that one.

S.Herts
No frost and temp+1 in the night and now +2 and cloudy atm.

I don't think it has been an exceptionally cold November. Here it's been a right mix of weirdly warm and normal. Mind you last winter seemed to last till May.
OYBBK didn't get up this morning of comet hunting. Would have been perfect, but realised I'd have to do a bit of travelling to get a nice clear SE horizon. Think I'm just going to keep my fingers crossed that the sun doesn't suck uo ISON.