[lachlanandmarcus]

here last year we had snow from October til April.....so a long winter is very very very long.....:-OO But I still get excited when I see the first snowflake and the lying snow does make the mornings seem less dark as it lights up your way!

[Sylvia]

You must be a bit further up than South Devon then

[Hatty]

We're doing well up to now no frost, had Bumblebees, lots of Ladybirds and Butterflies on the field in the last 2 days, mild mornings but temp is really starting to drop in the afternoons,

Have pine cones hung in the tree next to the barn and they are all closed so Bill Foggitt would say it going to be damp

But seriously I was having a look online about weather and stumbled across this forum for those who are interested in weather

http://www.weather-banter.co.uk/

[Victorian Farmer]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2062230/Holly-trees-berries-70-years-set-usher-freezing-winter.html?ITO=1490

[Victorian Farmer]

I am fully expecting a significant and imminent pattern change, that will result in a dominantly negative North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and Arctic Oscillation (AO) for the upcoming winter. The negative NAO and AO will allow cold air and snow to plunge into Europe and the UK, and weaken the polar vortex (something to keep an important eye on, over the coming weeks). This does not mean immediate snow and cold by any means, but it certainly improves the outlook for frequent cold and above normal snow across many parts of the UK, as we head into the final third of November and much of December. Some of these pattern changes are slightly later than anticipated, and even though it is difficult to believe with the unseasonably mild weather we have been experiencing (which I underestimated), I have very high confidence that we will shortly be entering a gradual cooling trend, that will bring frequent cold and widespread heavy snowfall across many parts of the UK.
As I stated in my last update and many others, I fully expect the blocking to be more sustained this winter in comparison to the 2010/11 winter. It is therefore a logical conclusion that a more sustained blocking pattern, could result in temperature or snowfall records being broken within that defined time frame, or for the winter as a whole.
One final note, I certainly never said anything about WIDESPREAD heavy snowfall in October, or Siberian temperatures to hit us in weeks. These are headlines to grab your attention, the quotes within the articles from myself read somewhat differently. Although I am very grateful to the Daily Express who have sufficiently raised enough awareness of another cold and snowy winter.
The final and big question on the cards is 'WILL IT SNOW' ?
My answer: YES, and it will be widespread across many parts of the UK.