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?

I'm aiming for the comet surviving its close encounter too. My eyesight is too rubbish to pick up anything but the brightest objects and thats with a good pair of binoculars.

very average november temperature mostly cos its either been warm or cold.

Express are utterly bonkers!!!! Their readers must have the memory of a peanut (collectively) Met office are actually saying the balance of probability lies in it it being a very average winter temp wise with perhaps more chance of it being wetter than usual.

Just read through it. Which planet do they live on? I think those 'forecasters' must live in an alternate reality and the Express papers keep accidentally leaking out of a crack in the continuum. None of what they say about November is actually true.

I think it's all wafted down from Diana's heavenly cloud, Kitten.

Was minus one here last night. Snow on the mountains.....beautiful.

Maybe they (the Express) are hoping that if they keep forecasting mahoosive amounts of snow (once a week seems to be the timeline they're working on), it'll eventually come true!

Temperature up last night in S.Herts. Minimum +5. Grey skies atm.

Weather remains uninspring for the forecastable future i'm afraid. lots of grey and cold about but mostly dry at least.

uninspiring! missed out an i!

It's been spitting lightly all day here, then the sun came out for a minute and went again. It is a damp cold 8 degrees.

It's warmed up again. Back to 0 degrees today

It's not as cold as last year is it? I'm sure it was bitter this time last year.

Interestingly the CET for november last year was 6.8C (that is the mean temperature in a defined area in central England). so far this year it is 6.7C so it is averaging a teeny bit colder and I suspect that will shift just a little colder by the end of the month. Last November started off really cold and then warmed up quite a bit. Its done the opposite this month.

Have just checked my diary for Nov last year, but have only the minimum night temps.
19th -1
20th +10
21 +10
22 +3.6
23 + 4.9
24 +1.5
25th +8 remained similar until 29th 1.6
30 -3
1st dec -2
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We have had that NW wind again making it feel so bitter, probably didn't last year.

Last 2 nights have been +5 and +4 in SE

It absolutely freezing here today. I am sitting here in four layers with a quilt and the heating was on for two hours and I'm still cold.

My heating has been on all day going on and off with 20 degrees on the thermostat in my sitting room. Been Ok but wearing thermal leggings and fleece trousers and a thermal grade 4 vest with a very warm cardi over. On my feet I have my warm walking boots on which are like slippers.
Cushion Walk ankle boots with faux fur lining in E fitting with socks on too. They are soft fabric uppers, light as a feather and very warm.
Just ordered another pair purely for slippers in the house as walk the dog in the the others. From the Shoe Tailor. I love my red/wine colour.

GFS brings winter back in 11 days in the latest model run with a rather snowy outlook for many. Don't get too excited yet though, it's a real turnaround.

S.Herts
We had +0 .9 but no frost on the grass and a clear sky atm. That is odd?

Cold night here (Leicester) temp got down to -3.1C at 3.37am. 2.6C at the moment ~ Brrrrr!

S.Herts
Sunny here but no real warmth from it. +6 but feels colder.

Still only 4.9C here. I wouldn't mind a small plunge in to winter (like the GFS might be forecasting), I'm getting a bit fed up of the cloudy and cold 'meh' type weather that we're having at the moment.

GFS still looks rather exciting from about the 7th Dec for a few days.

Goody....does that mean we could have a bit of the white stuff?

maybe......

It was -3 here this morning! Good job we were running late and I had to run down the hill to the cm!

Clearish now but holding at 4.9 currently.

Excited about potentially exciting weather!