Heres his full post today which is worth keeping a record of..... Another December 2010 At The Very Least? We are now entering a significant and prolonged pattern change to even colder conditions, which will also be accompanied by frequent and widespread snow events across the country. From the middle of next week cold air of an Arctic origin will begin to surge in across the whole of the country. This will also bring the risk of almost nationwide snow showers with this period. The cold and wintry theme will also remain as the more dominant feature over the next several weeks at the very least, and it will tighten its grip even more and gradually worsen throughout February as a strong blocking pattern develops. We are now entering a strongly negative phase of the Arctic Oscillation (AO) and its close relation in the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is also likely to follow the same trend. This favours a strong blocking pattern with much colder winds veering in from a more northerly and easterly direction. The final part of January and February period is now shaping up to something that could be on a similar par to December 2010 at the very least. There is likely to be frequent and heavy bouts of snow across the whole country, severe blizzards, and major ice problems within this period. Lying and settling snow on the ground for some prolonged periods of time is likely to become an issue for many. It can also become rather difficult to break out of such a pattern once we are within it, and there are some strong indications that we could become locked into this for quite some time.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 09:20:25 +0000