So we have waited a while for high pressure to build this winter, and finally this looks like coming to pass in the next week. That should bring some welcome drier weather, but although chillier, I don't think it is anywhere near a hit of winter just yet. My suspicion is that

I'm typing this as I think it; probably best to view this musing as getting inside Simon's head (trust me, that's somewhere you wouldn't want to be!).  As I've been looking at the various long-range models I've been struck by how pressureI'm typing this as I think it; probably best