Winter

[@agricrob]

I have just watched Simon's forcast for friday which gave a bit of a early outlook for nov and dec. If he is right looking like cold winter. What are people thoughts?

 

[franklin]

Cold and dry fine. Warm and dry fine.

Don't really fancy being under 8" of snow in November though.

 

[llamedos]

A hard cold long winter, and a 76 repeat next year, never seen our reservoirs so low since 75 nor the same amount of yield on fruiting trees

 

[Hilly]

My forecast starts at 6am when I look out the window, anything longer has proven to be not that accurate.

 

[Tractor Boy]

Yes. Wouldn't take any notice long term. Didn't our esteemed weather forecasters have a get together in May and predict a wet summer and possibly another ten in a row after that!! We then got the hottest June, July for over ten years!

 

[@agricrob]

Depends which weather forecast you watch or use. I use weather web alot and always seems to be on the money and talk a lot of sence. The long term forcast that Simon give seem to be close enough. I give up with the Met waist of time watching the beeb.

 

[rob1]

Depends which weather forecast you watch or use. I use weather web alot and always seems to be on the money and talk a lot of sence. The long term forcast that Simon give seem to be close enough. I give up with the Met waist of time watching the beeb.

So what are they saying for the coming months

 

[Y Fan Wen]

It will be the hottest, coldest, wettest, driest Winter since last year!

 

[@agricrob]

It will be the hottest, coldest, wettest, driest Winter since last year!

haha thats very true

 

[Goweresque]

I fully expect winters to be harder on average over the next couple of decades, due to the Grand Solar Minimum we are currently entering. The full effects of the Minimum on the UK's climate will be tempered by the state of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation - its currently generally positive, but if it turns negative (as it was from about 1960-1995) we could expect colder winters, but drier warmer summers, like the 60s and 70s I guess.

 

[multi power]

A hard cold long winter, and a 76 repeat next year, never seen our reservoirs so low since 75 nor the same amount of yield on fruiting trees

yes i would not be surprised, massive amount of berries on the hedges here

 

[rob1]

I fully expect winters to be harder on average over the next couple of decades, due to the Grand Solar Minimum we are currently entering. The full effects of the Minimum on the UK's climate will be tempered by the state of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation - its currently generally positive, but if it turns negative (as it was from about 1960-1995) we could expect colder winters, but drier warmer summers, like the 60s and 70s I guess.

Will do me

 

[rob1]

yes i would not be surprised, massive amount of berries on the hedges here

Why would lots of berries mean a hard winter ? Its a reflection of a late spring and then warmth.

 

[multi power]

Why would lots of berries mean a hard winter ? Its a reflection of a late spring and then warmth.

because nature always balances everything, nature wastes nothing

 

[rob1]

because nature always balances everything, nature wastes nothing

First bit i agree with not so sure of the second bit

 

[MrNoo]

Not a sloe to be found on hedges down here, very few berries.

 

[Post Driver]

Bumper crop of Acorns on the Oaks, plenty of Blackberries and Sloes too.

 

[Bluetooth]

my best calculations suggest that listen to what the experts predict for the winter than prepare for the opposite.

 

[Tha Ulsterscot]

Depends which weather forecast you watch or use..

Yep, you can usually find one which will tell you what you want to hear. What you get can be a totally different thing

 

[grumpy]

it will be what it will be,