The MJO forecast from NCEP for the next couple of weeks is below ... It's highlighting the fact that we stay in phases 2 and 3 (the green line) through the next couple of weeks. These phases tie in with a close to normal pressure distribution of the UK, and generally points to

After months of colder than average temperatures, sea surface values around UK waters have suddenly slipped into a warmer than average category. This change could have an impact on the severity of showers next week. The map below shows the latest sea surface temperature anomaly map, produced from data on Thursday 9th