A just for fun thread! Remember I’m not a professional and it’s important not to base decisions on what I say in forecasting threads as I may very well get it wrong. At this point in time I am looking at GFS, as other charts come into range I will start discussing those too. I’m also looking at the GFS ensembles (which at present as you would expect have a wide range of solutions, most of which are mild). The forecast will change as we go along considering how far out we are at present.
In general over the next couple of weeks we seem to be kept in mild southerlies or south-westerly’s, with more potential for storms and there isn’t much promise of a cold Christmas. The 24th December has finally made into the range of the GFS. What a chart!! It shows a deep low which would bring severe gales and a mix of heavy snow (for some) and heavy rain (for most) across the UK with the snow risk being greater the further north you are.
It’s a stonker of a chart, but probably not a welcome one!
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BadKitten's Christmas forecast thread.
OhYouMerryLittleKitten · 08/12/2013 10:57
Think I prefer that to fog!
Do you know what it will be like in London on Wednesday yet?
No no no no. I want snow. I want to not have to get up tomorrow please. or Sunday for il's Christmas thing
Make it so please. 
It's ok we're not planning an open top bus tour 
at least we can be prepared!!
In forecasting land Christmas is still in fantasy Island time. I'd be astonished if it turned cold for it but we can hope for the storms to bugger off far north.
Open top tour bus! would be like an open air swimming pool if GFS came off.
Oh, I'll be here too - I love your forecasts, Kitten, accurate or not 
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I'd prefer snow and cold over mild and scary windy - last week's storm had me wibbling a bit. I thought my poor offspring would fly away on the way to school.
Oh, I love accurate, but no, I don't need it 
I love your enthusiasm on the subject tbh...
it's nice to be able to share it here, else can you imagine my poor dh having to put up with every update!
It's all change on GFS again this morning it shows a north westerly feed bringing rain to southern areas on Christmas Eve but snow over northern hills, then quite a cold Christmas Day with the potential for some snow showers on higher ground in the south and maybe a mix of rain and a little snow in the south on Boxing Day.
No big Christmas storm showing. Wonder if it will be back later today.
I'm hoping for a mild festive season as it saves on heating bills, although I do have a wood burning stove so should complain too much. Cold spells are rough for the elderly and vulnerable and I hate to see old dears slip over in the snow and ice.
Sorry to be a humbugger. 
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