winter forecasts

[zak robinson]

it is going to be a cold winter this year

the reason for this is because it it the hale cycle this year and the nao is negative so there will be some decent snow for once. the hale cycle is the reason why we had a cold suummer. the hale cycle is a 22-23 year cycle where the sunspots are at a minimum. in 1998 11 years ago the sunspots were at a maximum. so every 11 years it changes.

ive also seen on one website but cant remember what it is that we may have a repeat of the winter of 1963.

[James M]

People always say its going to be a very cold winter, its the same every year, mind you the newspapers don't make any better with their annual "Britain faces big freeze" headlines if not that its "100mph storms to lash Britain". Oh and just because the NAO is negative now doesn't mean it can't change and those long range forecasts are really only to be used as a guide not as fact and as for the Hale cycle, well we will see if it holds true in February.

[Interpreter]

Here we go. I will give you an accurate weather forcast for the whole of the UK for autumn/winter 2007.

This year the autumn and winter conditions will be average for this time of year, with local variations. There will be a 50% chance of snow.

I also do psychic readings with the same degree of accuracy.

[Kerry]

Has anyone noticed a much larger influx of migrant birds than usual? We have massive numbers of Fieldfares, far greater than normal, as well as a large influx of Robins. I was wondering if this signifies that we will be having a colder than usual winter.

[kiwi]

i hope the hedgehogs will be ok i doubt it will snow on Christmas this year

[James M]

Originally Posted by Kerry

Has anyone noticed a much larger influx of migrant birds than usual? We have massive numbers of Fieldfares, far greater than normal, as well as a large influx of Robins. I was wondering if this signifies that we will be having a colder than usual winter.

Won't that just mean that where ever those birds have come from has a poor crop of berries or something like that.

[kiwi]

somebody tell me the hedgehogs will be ok?!?

[honeybee]

Noticing a huge amount of berries on the trees which is an indicator it may be colder, certainly chilly here past few days, quite a sharp frost this morn.

[Meles meles]

Originally Posted by kiwi

somebody tell me the hedgehogs will be ok?!?

As long as you all install central heating into your hog homes

[galanthus]

Originally Posted by honeybee

Noticing a huge amount of berries on the trees which is an indicator it may be colder, certainly chilly here past few days, quite a sharp frost this morn.

Hmmm, tho huge amount of berries could be due to the excessive rainfall we've had over the summer. Good juicy crops of them. May be chillier but I'm still in my long skirts, strappy tops, (with cardy in the mornings tho) and sandals