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