Winter 2007/2008 inital thoughts.

[cardiff123098]

hey
yep we do have quite a bit in Wales when it Snows in Febuary we had 15cm just outside Cardiff

[Jez]

I work in a large barn which is freezing throughout the winter period. The busy Christmas shopping is the only thing to keep me warm. But i think i'll prepare myself for a cold blast incase and will warn all staff of a cold winter pending! So thanks for the tip off! My brothers are adept snowborders so they'll be stoked!!!

[Pagan_Dave]

Oh yes, i'm looking forward to some good old snow fall again!

[September]

Just had a gander at the Met Office site, and to cut all the scientific language out of it seems their early prediction (issued mid July) for winter 2007/8 is to be both cooler and with less precipitation than last winter, though slightly above the 1971-2000 average temperature.

So prepare for the exact opposite of that, and you'll be fine!

[richardkm]

Originally Posted by snowmadchrisuk

The 22 to 23 year weather cycle is in fact dependent on a magnetic effect known as the Hale cycle. This encompasses two sun spot cycles. The Hale cycle starts and ends at points of minimum sun spot activity.

Chris

Isn't a sunspot cycle actually 22 years? I know 11 years is often quoted, but when I did a course on astrophysics, it was explained that after 11 years the polarity of the sunspot changed, then continued for another 11 years, so in effect there was a sine wave.

[richardkm]

Originally Posted by September

Just had a gander at the Met Office site, and to cut all the scientific language out of it seems their early prediction (issued mid July) for winter 2007/8 is to be both cooler and with less precipitation than last winter, though slightly above the 1971-2000 average temperature.

So prepare for the exact opposite of that, and you'll be fine!

Since the Met Office fail utterly to predict the weather for Buxton 24 hours in advance, I'll take that with a shovel full of salt (for my road when the snows come!)

[kshotton45]

This from William Hill 14th Sept 2007...............

THE odds of a white Christmas are their bleakest in 20 years, bookmakers said yesterday.

With snow having yet to put in an appearance outwith the Highlands this winter, bookmaker William Hill has now started taking bets on whether December 25 will be wet or warm to drum up business.

The odds against snow falling at any time during the 24 hours of Christmas Day are the longest they have been for more than a decade. The bookmaker is offering 7/1 in Glasgow, 9/1 in Cardiff and 10/1 for a white Christmas in London.

However, for those betting against a White Christmas, there is the chance to put money on a record-high Christmas Day temperature. William Hill is offering 10/1 if the record of 15.5C (60F), set in 1920 at Killington in Devon, is beaten.

[kshotton45]

Here's a decent site for weather forecasts.
As everyone is getting ready for Christmas (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) the link opens at a page for a Christmas day forecast, it will be updated regularly until Christmas day.

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Keith