With its roaring south-easterly and daytime maxima 0c. It clearly hasn't parameterized by birthday. http://expert-images.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/proficharts/en/2012/01/09/basis12/euro/tmax/12012012_0912.gif Always thought it was a rather sub-standard model... Richard

It is difficult to see that even if the cold spell that has been predicted by many happens after the 20th it will be cold enough for anything interesting in the South. Personally I think we may have to wait till February here before we see any snow. Dave, S.Essex

Tideswell, Derbyshire - Monday 9th January 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- 0630z W F3-4 20km 2Sc020 7Ci250 07.3/05.3 1023 RMK: A fine morning -- Norman Lynagh Tideswell, Derbyshire 303m a.s.l.

9 January 2012 Delayed due communications failure Wokingham 0900z 240 08/15kt 35km 1Cu015 7Sc050 +9.8/+7.1 QFF 1029.0 +1.2 in 3hr Total 7+okta RMK Cu fra. Apart from a little dz early evening yesterday, it has been dry and cloudy since 15z yesterday. 09-09 Screen max 10.1 min 7.4 grass min 1.5 Rain trace Sun (00-024) 0.4 hr AWS max 10.2 min 7.4

*European overview* 7th JANUARY 2012 Max °C Min °C Rain (mm) -9.7 -12.5 - Ny Alesund(8m) 1.8 1.8 5.0 Moscow(156m) 3.4 1.5 0.8 Reykjavik(61m) 5.9 1.1 - Bergen(50m) -3.4 -6.4 3.5 Oslo (204m)

Evershot: 196m amsl 08/01/12 09-09z Ppn: 24hrs 0.0mm Month 33.0mm 30-day 120.4mm Temp: Max 10.0°C

090900Z 24005G13KT 9999 1Sc035 7Sc045 10.0/7.8 QFF 1029.2 (+1.1 in 3 hr)= Humidity: 86% (+1% last hour) Max 09-09: 10.6 Min 09-09: 7.3 Grass Min 18-09: 2.2 30cm Soil Temp: 7.2 Rain 09-09: Tr January Rain (00-24): 19.8 mm Rain last 7 days: 12.8

Southcote - 0900Z SW F2-3 9999 2SC040 7SC045 +9.8/+7.7 1029 Cloud breaks in evening, with clear periods. Cloudy since around midnight Max (09 - 09) +10.6 Min (18 - 09) +7.5 Grass Min (18 - 09) +3.1

Here is a summary of the NWP output for noon on Friday. Issued 0450, 9/01/12 Despite the signs of a change over the past few days the outlook has reverted to a more zonal one beyond the 15th. There will still be a ridge crossing the UK during the weekend and most places will see a settled, if chilly, couple of days. Thereafter ECM shows a north/south split (with the north seeing rain); GFS...

Weston Coyney weather station (220 metres asl) 2011 (averages 1981-2010) Temperature Mean 9.9c +1.0 (Record) Mean Max 13.4c +1.1 Mean Min 6.4c +0.8 High Max 27.2c 27th June

Cloudy, sunny intervals and occasional light drizzle with light winds and fog at altitude. Max. +10.1 making it very mild and warm enough for just a tee shirt on today's walk. Will --

Sunday 8th January 2012 Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/MSG-1200-EUR.jpg Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcua08m/ua08-msg-1200-uk.html NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.10 UTC

Brussels on Sunday 8th January 2012 Showers in the early morning around dawn. Extensive cloud for the rest of the day, but often quite bright with occasional brief sunny intervals. Fairly light W wind in the morning veered light to moderate NW in the afternoon but backed W to SW again in the evening. Brussels Uccle 8.1°C - overnight minimum 6.1°C - and 1 mm rain Brussels Airport ...

08/0950 Z Jan 12: WNW F3 16KM 5ST006 7SC015 8.4/7.6 1029 Rmks: Min (21-09) 7.3, grass min 5.8, rain 0.1 mm. -- Andy http://www.romansleighweather.co.uk/

Average temperature for the 1st 7 days of January - 10.0C (Av Max 12.1, Av. Min 7.9) Highest Max 12.7 on 2nd & 3rd Lowest Max 11.3 on 7th Absolute Min 6.9 on 4th. 1st gale of 2012 during the early hours of 5th, though 3rd saw gales in nearby more exposed spots.

0900z: 25004KT 35km 7SC035 7.4/4.2 QFF 1026.5 rising. Bright and sunny at first yesterday, but becoming mainly cloudy during the afternoon. Dry. 09-09: Max: 8.6 (1304z) Min: 7.1 (0900z) Rain: nil -- Freddie

Weather observation - Sunderland, Tyne & Wear OS X (Eastings) 440951 OS Y (Northings) 554026 Lat (WGS84) N54:52:46 (54.879323) Long (WGS84) W1:21:48 (-1.363282) ============================== Spent the greater part of today driving down from Sunderland to Sheffield and back (returning son to university). So weather experiences are from the geographical area between the two...

Consistent with my theme for colder weather setting in around mid-month there is a definite cross-over in GFS 850 hPa ensembles from above normal 850s to below normal 850s on the 14th including operational run. Indications of an Arctic high forming, possibly as a response to stratwarm. This time last year winter was coming to an end, now I think it is just beginning,...

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http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2010 -- Freddie Bayston Hill Shropshire 102m AMSL http://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/cumulus/