We are now looking at the forecast into the middle stages of April from the ECMWF 6-Week Model. Confidence is best considered low right now as the model is changing day to day, but it gives a good guidance. Here's the latest. 10th March to 16th March Low pressure south of Ireland. High pressure northwest

As we await the updates from the seasonal iterations of the main forecasting models, it's interesting to look at the CFS through to the end of May. Below is the North Atlantic Oscillation (MJO) prediction. Look at the bold black line. See how it is briefly negative into the middle of the