On the morning of 10th January 1982 a temperature of -26.1C was recorded at harper-Adams college in Shropshire. With snow on the ground and clear skies, the perfect recipe for very low temperatures ensued. On the same night -27.2C was recorded at Braemar. Attached are the charts for the day from

It's that time again when we take a look at the ECMWF 6-Week forecast. This model run is going out to late February with all eyes on what the final month of winter might hold. Details below ... 13th January to 19th January A cold north to northeast flow through much of the week. The

Interesting to see how the Zonal mean wind high in the stratosphere close to the north pole is going back to a more 'normal' flow from around 22nd January. Now, that does coincide with the prospect of some milder weather very late January/early February. However, the return to a mean flow does