In message , Will Hand
writes

Hi Mike, actually summer can be a very difficult season. In winter if
you get zonality then it will generally be wet and mild but in sumer
zonality can give southern areas a hot and dry summer. Summer blocks
can also be very wet if low pressure dominates. At the end of last
winter I did expect a cold and wet Spring mainly due to the fact that
we were well and truly blocked to the NW with a jet well south and I
couldn't see anything shifting that. In the end the jet weakened
allowing the blocking high to migrate SE'wards into the UK. Although
summer hasn't happened yet it kind of followed on from Spring forecast
though I didn't make too much of it IIRC.

Will

Hi Will

Despite your 'strange' fascination with the cold ;-)) Your weather view
is THE opinion to take seriously, so far as I'm concerned. My, old
fart, arthritis really hopes your revised opinion of the forthcoming
summer is correct.

So far here in the Isle of Man, after an unusually cold and snowy
winter, it's been a lovely dry and sunny spring, even warm on the odd
day or two. Fingers crossed for a continuation into summer.

Best regards
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Jim

"Jim Kewley" wrote in message
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In message , Will Hand
writes

Hi Mike, actually summer can be a very difficult season. In winter if you
get zonality then it will generally be wet and mild but in sumer zonality
can give southern areas a hot and dry summer. Summer blocks can also be
very wet if low pressure dominates. At the end of last winter I did expect
a cold and wet Spring mainly due to the fact that we were well and truly
blocked to the NW with a jet well south and I couldn't see anything
shifting that. In the end the jet weakened allowing the blocking high to
migrate SE'wards into the UK. Although summer hasn't happened yet it kind
of followed on from Spring forecast though I didn't make too much of it
IIRC.

Will

Hi Will

Despite your 'strange' fascination with the cold ;-)) Your weather view is
THE opinion to take seriously, so far as I'm concerned. My, old fart,
arthritis really hopes your revised opinion of the forthcoming summer is
correct.

So far here in the Isle of Man, after an unusually cold and snowy winter,
it's been a lovely dry and sunny spring, even warm on the odd day or two.
Fingers crossed for a continuation into summer.

Best regards
--


Jim

Cheers Jim. As always we shall see!

ATB,

Will
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