UK "Mildwave" on it's way!

[Trackman]

22C in the house at the moment, obviously colder outside, just opened a window for some fresh air. Who would have thought!
On the other end of the spectrum I remember going over Shap about 5 years in July and it was snowing!

 

[yorksrob]

I'm very much enjoying the mild winter at the moment (although where I am the rain has been a bit of a pain).

Can't imagine it bodes well for the overall climate though !

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Is there not a change expected, temperature-wise, when the winds from the north arrive over the next few days?

 

[trainophile]

Is there not a change expected, temperature-wise, when the winds from the north arrive over the next few days?

Yes apparently it's going to become far more "seasonal". Wrap up well!

 

[PeterY]

Is there not a change expected, temperature-wise, when the winds from the north arrive over the next few days?

I'm still wearing shorts but after tomorrow they'll be going back away.

Some lawns look like they may need a cut soon.

 

[Busaholic]

I'm still wearing shorts but after tomorrow they'll be going back away.

Some lawns look like they may need a cut soon.

How many do you have?

 

[PeterY]

How many do you have?

I'm wary about going off topic (forum rules) but I work as a part time gardener and in the winter I see some customers socially so I can easily judge how lawns, bulbs, buds etc, how early/late they are. This year things are quite early.

 

[Mojo]

Just noticed these Daffs in the garden here in balmy Bromley,does seem a bit early

Fairly standard for them to start coming up this time of year depending on the variety, as you often get flowers from February.

More concerningly for me is my Snowdrops haven't appeared yet, despite them normally flowering in January. Hope they haven't rotted given how wet it's been this winter.

 

[david1212]

I'm very much enjoying the mild winter at the moment (although where I am the rain has been a bit of a pain).

Can't imagine it bodes well for the overall climate though !

Personally a warmer but wetter winter would not bother me so long as few brighter days. Dry but cold and icy is no incentive to get out and about. For April - October then more settled periods better than heatwaves and thunderstorms not to mention the resulting flooding and landslips.

Compared to the average Christmas & New Year period this year can not have been all bad for the climate and resources as far less gas, oil and electricity will have been used. Long term though there will be consequences.

 

[Gloster]

I have just seen a couple of red squirrels playing hide and seek in one of the trees outside my kitchen window. Full of the joys of spring or just running around to keep warm?

 

[Howardh]

I have just seen a couple of red squirrels playing hide and seek in one of the trees outside my kitchen window. Full of the joys of spring or just running around to keep warm?

Running around to keep warm. They must have just had their monthly gas bill

 

[Paul Jones 88]

It's freezing today, Call The Mildwave!!!

 

[nw1]

I find winters in the southern UK desperately dull and depressing. We seem to be stuck under constant gloomy skies and damp from mid November to mid February most years.

Would much prefer something a bit colder and brighter in the winter, with more chance of snow. Not extreme Siberian conditions, but just more seasonal and less SAD-inducing.

UK summers are of course not great either, but a good deal better than winter. At least the sun shines about half the days, it's light until at least 8pm, and you don't get pervading damp that hangs around for days after it's rained. Spring, and early autumn (September, early October if we're lucky) are the seasons we do best. In winter I'd prefer to be somewhere else in all honesty; if I could escape the UK for three months each winter, I would do. Either a Mediterraean climate (mild bit bright) or a more classically wintry climate (brighter, and more frosty with occasional snow) would do. (As it happens I am currently out of the country, but not for as long as I would like to...)

 

[route101]

I find winters in the southern UK desperately dull and depressing. We seem to be stuck under constant gloomy skies and damp from mid November to mid February most years.

Would much prefer something a bit colder and brighter in the winter, with more chance of snow. Not extreme Siberian conditions, but just more seasonal and less SAD-inducing.

UK summers are of course not great either, but a good deal better than winter. At least the sun shines about half the days, it's light until at least 8pm, and you don't get pervading damp that hangs around for days after it's rained. Spring, and early autumn (September, early October if we're lucky) are the seasons we do best. In winter I'd prefer to be somewhere else in all honesty; if I could escape the UK for three months each winter, I would do. Either a Mediterraean climate (mild bit bright) or a more classically wintry climate (brighter, and more frosty with occasional snow) would do. (As it happens I am currently out of the country, but not for as long as I would like to...)

Yes its been gloomy for sure. Not had a longer spell of high pressure. One thing I have noticed about Southern England is that sunrise is about 8am at this time of year compared to nearer 9am, that I'm used to.

 

[XAM2175]

Would much prefer something a bit colder and brighter in the winter, with more chance of snow. Not extreme Siberian conditions, but just more seasonal and less SAD-inducing.

Same for me! Summers aren't too bad as they are but I'd definitely like to see more sun in winter even if it mean lower temperatures.

 

[philosopher]

Yes its been gloomy for sure. Not had a longer spell of high pressure. One thing I have noticed about Southern England is that sunrise is about 8am at this time of year compared to nearer 9am, that I'm used to.

The problem with the weather over the past 12 months in Southern England seems to have been that there has been a lot of anticyclonic gloom, i.e high pressures that bring along loads of cloud instead of sunny weather that is normally associated with high pressure. It has not been particularly wet, rather, instead of alternating between wet and settled sunny spells it has alternated between wet and settled but cloudy spells.

It looks like another cloudy high pressure may be on its way for next week for Southern England

 

[nw1]

The problem with the weather over the past 12 months in Southern England seems to have been that there has been a lot of anticyclonic gloom, i.e high pressures that bring along loads of cloud instead of sunny weather that is normally associated with high pressure. It has not been particularly wet, rather, instead of alternating between wet and settled sunny spells it has alternated between wet and settled but cloudy spells.

It looks like another cloudy high pressure may be on its way for next week for Southern England

That seems to be the form horse for modern winters in Southern England. Spells of wet (and sometimes windy, but not this year) weather interspersed with 'dirty' (moisture-laden) high pressure areas that arrive from the south and southwest. These take over for a few days then it's back to wet weather. What we need instead are high pressure areas which arrive from the northwest, which bring clearer, cleaner high-latitude air.

It seems to have been very cloudy in southern England since at least June 2019, with the exception of the odd month, usually in spring or early autumn. Summers 2019, 2020 and 2021 all seemed very cloudy (but not that wet), though as I've said already still much preferable to winter. Sadly the two sunniest months were during the first lockdown, so we couldn't enjoy them properly.

 

[Busaholic]

That seems to be the form horse for modern winters in Southern England. Spells of wet (and sometimes windy, but not this year) weather interspersed with 'dirty' (moisture-laden) high pressure areas that arrive from the south and southwest.

I'd have to take issue with you there over the lack of windy weather so far this winter in my part of Southern England, namely Cornwall. Yesterday and today interspersed bouts of heavy rain with strong winds, enough to nearly blow me over a couple of times, neither by the sea nor on a high point, and Storm Arwen brought damage and disruption in December, though obviously not nearly so badly as in N.E. England and Scotland,

 

[Altrincham]

I find winters in the southern UK desperately dull and depressing. We seem to be stuck under constant gloomy skies and damp from mid November to mid February most years.

Would much prefer something a bit colder and brighter in the winter, with more chance of snow. Not extreme Siberian conditions, but just more seasonal and less SAD-inducing.

UK summers are of course not great either, but a good deal better than winter. At least the sun shines about half the days, it's light until at least 8pm, and you don't get pervading damp that hangs around for days after it's rained. Spring, and early autumn (September, early October if we're lucky) are the seasons we do best. In winter I'd prefer to be somewhere else in all honesty; if I could escape the UK for three months each winter, I would do. Either a Mediterraean climate (mild bit bright) or a more classically wintry climate (brighter, and more frosty with occasional snow) would do. (As it happens I am currently out of the country, but not for as long as I would like to...)

Completely agree with you here. I’ve been saying for a while now to various people how I long for winter days with clear blue skies, and it can be as cold as it wants to be…as long as this blasted cloud could shift.

Traditionally, I’ve associated November and early December as months with misty gloomy weather, and then generally from mid December onwards having those bright sunshine-y days that are crisp and cold. Then January/February tends to bring the snow, and I remember March over the years has also brought its share of snowfall.

I recall the snowfall of the winter months of the late 1970’s/early 1980’s as being accompanied by days where the sun shone whilst snow was thick on the ground. I’ve never known the cloud-cover to persist for weeks like it seems to be doing at the moment.

The one recent winter that sticks in my mind from recent years is from early 2018 when we had the Beast from the East. I’ve never experienced such extremes across just a couple of months. Late February of 2018 brought the massive snowfall and icy conditions, followed by a mini Beast from the East in mid March. Then a month later on the 19th April myself and a group of friends were sat outside on a swelteringly-hot spring day in Altrincham.

 

[Carlisle]

So far this January’s been the most uneventful weather wise in living memory.
Whilst mild winter’s aren’t that unusual, January being almost totally devoid of any meaningful weather type aside from persistent fog in some parts, certainly is .

 

[nw1]

So far this January’s been the most uneventful weather wise in living memory.
Whilst mild winter’s aren’t that unusual, January being almost totally devoid of any meaningful weather type aside from persistent fog in some parts, certainly is .

Down here in the south we have had occasional frost and bright sunny weather, which was nice.

The past week or so has been mostly cold and dull.

This January reminds me somewhat of some 1990s years, such as 1991, 1992 or 1997 (though the latter was very cold for the first 10 days or so, which we didn't get this year).

Still I am glad that we haven't seen the endless rain that some winters, notably 19/20, have been characterised by!

 

[PeterY]

So far this January’s been the most uneventful weather wise in living memory.
Whilst mild winter’s aren’t that unusual, January being almost totally devoid of any meaningful weather type aside from persistent fog in some parts, certainly is .

This January, weather wise has been a non event. I might have to get my shorts back out for this Saturday . 14oC forecast.

I've looked at some of my customers lawns and they will need a cut soon.

 

[Cowley]

This January, weather wise has been a non event. I might have to get my shorts back out for this Saturday . 14oC forecast.

I've looked at some of my customers lawns and they will need a cut soon.

I was going to cut the grass today but unfortunately it rained after being dry all week. Might give it a go tomorrow though as it’s definitely been growing.

 

[Gloster]

Saw a rob, rob, robin bob, bob, bobbin along in the garden while having my breakfast. There has also been a lot of tweeting (not the ‘phone type).

 

[route101]

Must say its been dry on the South Coast recently.

 

[adc82140]

I was going to cut the grass today but unfortunately it rained after being dry all week. Might give it a go tomorrow though as it’s definitely been growing.

Problem is if you cut the grass and then there's a frost that night. Mine is rather long right now, but I'm trying to resist giving it a trim.

 

[Cowley]

Problem is if you cut the grass and then there's a frost that night. Mine is rather long right now, but I'm trying to resist giving it a trim.

That’s exactly what happened!

 

[yorksrob]

According to the BBC there's supposed to be another bloody storm tomorrow. A named one.

 

[PeterY]

Must say its been dry on the South Coast recently.

Its been dry in Hertfordshire this January as well and quite mild. I wonder what February will bring?

 

[GusB]

According to the BBC there's supposed to be another bloody storm tomorrow. A named one.

Storm Malik is already underway here. Not too strong at the moment, but there's a yellow warning in place for the early hours, increasing to amber later on. It looks as if I'll be right on the edge of it.