Autumn 2015

[feb1991blizzard]

5 year cycles are interesting, 2010 dry and cold with an infamous end, 2005 dry throughout and very mild but with a cold second half Nov, 2000 wettest on record, 1995 warm Oct, wet Sept, some snow in Nov, 1990 average, 1985 cold Nov snowy, 1980 early snow...

 

Mmm could be an interesting but who pattern matches!..

 

 

I would describe it as famous and legendary rather than infamous!!!

 

The memory will  live long and stay with me until the day I die, I will never forget it, one of my greatest moments as a weather (or shall I say cold) enthusiast.

Edited July 14, 2015 by feb1991blizzard

[wishfulwinter]

Repeat of another famous legendary weather event this autumn would be good- "the infamous hurricane!"(Obviously I don't want anyone hurt/suffering severe damage) but there's something very special about about sitting in the warmth of your bed listening to the wind howl! Can't wait for the cosy dark nights to return.

[Daniel*]

I would love to experience a very cold November as rare as Hen's teeth.

[Nick L]

I know we'll probably never experience it again, but settling snow in October again would be cool...

[hillbilly]

I know we'll probably never experience it again, but settling snow in October again would be cool...

Am sure you will see it again as we are overdue an October snowfall ,I think it was the 90's we last had one!

[summer blizzard]

Am sure you will see it again as we are overdue an October snowfall ,I think it was the 90's we last had one!

Here we had heavy snow in Oct 00.

[Relativistic]

I know we'll probably never experience it again, but settling snow in October again would be cool...

Who said that? October 2008 saw snow in your neck of the woods.

[cheese]

Here we had heavy snow in Oct 00.

I don't remember it settling. We also had snow in October 2013 but it only lasted for like 5 minutes at 3am in the morning. Did settle on the wheelie bin lids though.

[Don]

Who said that? October 2008 saw snow in your neck of the woods.

And October 2012?

[Dancerwithwings]

Who said that? October 2008 saw snow in your neck of the woods.

Birmingham October 30th 2008 started off as a normal Autumn day and ended in Winter.

Morning rain 6c >>> mid/late afternoon 0c and heavy snow, overnight -3 with 2" of snow on the ground, ice snow still on the ground come next morning

 

Edit; best thing was that nobody saw it coming, even the Met'O said in the forecast for that day was "maybe a little Sleet for the hills"

And i know other parts of the UK had snow that day, even further South if i remember

Edited July 16, 2015 by Dancerwithwings

[Walsall Wood Snow]

I see Autumn and Spring as the transitional seasons so my ideal would be for them to reflect that. I.e my perfect Spring would be a cold start with a warm end, therefore my ideal Autumn would be a warm and sunny September followed by a cool, wet and stormy October followed by a cold dry and frosty November, with some snow at the end ready for a very cold and snowy Winter indeed.

Edited July 17, 2015 by WALSALL SNOW

[Eye to the sky]

Had snow here in the last week of October back in 1999,if my memory serves me right.It was a really windy stormy morning and I remember seeing lorrys with the front of their cabs covered with snow,heading in from the Ashbourne area.

[Eugene]

I'm sure you wont be wishing your life away and talk about spring and summer during the winter then?

 

 

LOL, great post highlighting the hypocrisy of the warmies, +1 like.

Edited July 17, 2015 by Eugene

[Guest]

I would love some snow for November just like in 2010!

 

What I want

 

August: nice and warm

September: nice and warm

November: blizzards and snow, because I love chaotic streets.

[Mokidugway]

I would love some snow for November just like in 2010!

 

What I want

 

August: nice and warm

September: nice and warm

November: blizzards and snow, because I love chaotic streets.

I guess October will be a serious transition month !!!.

[Don]

Edit; best thing was that nobody saw it coming, even the Met'O said in the forecast for that day was "maybe a little Sleet for the hills"

And i know other parts of the UK had snow that day, even further South if i remember

 

Yes, the south had snow during the evening of the 28th October.  

 

For my location there was a slight covering, but other places like High Wycombe and I think parts of Hertfordshire saw in excess of two inches.  

 

I felt that event was a sign of things to come for the 2008-2013 Winter's!

[Weather-history]

Who said that? October 2008 saw snow in your neck of the woods.

Birmingham October 30th 2008 started off as a normal Autumn day and ended in Winter.

Morning rain 6c >>> mid/late afternoon 0c and heavy snow, overnight -3 with 2" of snow on the ground, ice snow still on the ground come next morning

Edit; best thing was that nobody saw it coming, even the Met'O said in the forecast for that day was "maybe a little Sleet for the hills"

And i know other parts of the UK had snow that day, even further South if i remember

Yes, the south had snow during the evening of the 28th October.

For my location there was a slight covering, but other places like High Wycombe and I think parts of Hertfordshire saw in excess of two inches.

I felt that event was a sign of things to come for the 2008-2013 Winter's!

[MP-R]

I don't remember it settling. We also had snow in October 2013 but it only lasted for like 5 minutes at 3am in the morning. Did settle on the wheelie bin lids though.

 

Blimey when was that? Wasn't 2013 really mild throughout?

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Birmingham October 30th 2008 started off as a normal Autumn day and ended in Winter.

Morning rain 6c >>> mid/late afternoon 0c and heavy snow, overnight -3 with 2" of snow on the ground, ice snow still on the ground come next morning

 

Edit; best thing was that nobody saw it coming, even the Met'O said in the forecast for that day was "maybe a little Sleet for the hills"

And i know other parts of the UK had snow that day, even further South if i remember

 

same here that day 0C and heavy snow midday, even in town centre at 81m asl, did only lie temporarily

[cheese]

Blimey when was that? Wasn't 2013 really mild throughout?

I meant 2012 - my mistake.

[Turnedoutniceagain]

This is more like it, I come back from our holiday in sunny France, and an Autumn thread's open.

8-10 yrs ago, NW was heaving with snow watchers and LRFs one day after the Solstice - great fun!! Roll on Autumn/Winter 2015/16

 

Autumn's coming full steam in my garden already. The holly bushes and cotoneaster are heaving with green berries - a huge crop this year. Damsons are ripening nicely, acorns and hazelnuts are fattening up rapidly. Conkers are swelling by the day, apples everywhere.....all very encouraging.

[MP-R]

Still got raspberries and cherries growing with spring flowers in full bloom so very much summer down here. Normally doesn't feel autumnal until late August, with the exception of last year.

[Summer Sun]

Jamstec is going for a below normal surface air temp anomaly this Autumn and above average precipitation

 

 

A sneak peak at winter also shows below average temps but precipitation is below average

 

 

The met office ens mean maps show above average 850's for Autumn with precipitation around average

 

 

The met office ens maps only go 6 months in advance so no sneak peak for winter for a while yet

[Nick L]

Who said that? October 2008 saw snow in your neck of the woods.

 

That's what I was referring to. That was a truly exceptional event, much like Dec 2010 was. Settling snow in October in southern Britain on low ground  - surely there aren't many instances in history of that? 

[Relativistic]

That's what I was referring to. That was a truly exceptional event, much like Dec 2010 was. Settling snow in October in southern Britain on low ground  - surely there aren't many instances in history of that? 

 

Unfortunately I have never witnessed it. Given that the London area saw some I was pretty unlucky.

 

According to this, most notably during the Little Ice Age, October snow in the south was commoner than some might think.

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=winter-history;sess=

 

I hope it becomes more common again, the closest I've come to seeing it was a few minutes of falling snow in late October 2012 that rapidly turned to sleet and then rain. The earliest I have seen settling snow (that I remember at least) just scraped its way into Autumn 2010 on the 30th November, which probably sounds ludicrous to some people. I hate being in the south east sometimes.