A lot of emails arrive asking why TWO long range forecasts (lrfs) forecasts cover the following periods (instead of following the equinoxes)...

Winter - December to Feb (Dec 21st to Mar 20th)
Spring - March to May (Mar 21st to Jun 20th)
Summer - June to August (Jun 21st to Sep 20th)
Autumn - September to November (Sep 21st to Dec 20th)

...the reason is because these are the definitions used by the UK Met Office.

So that means the Autumn forecast will be online shortly!  This year has brought some cooler than average months, but also July which was the hottest month ever recorded in the UK. One thing which has been notable is the lack of the moderating influence from the Atlantic influence in our weather, and if this continues during the next 6 months there could well be further spells of unusually warm, or perhaps unusually cold weather.