The frost free horror goes on and on despite clear skies this morning. It's just unreal. 13 days without any frost now despite only two days in that period reaching as high as 7C

May 2018 was the warmest on record yet it still got down to -1.5C. Now the nights are at their longest and with maxes of 5C  it can't even drop below 1C under clear skies  Just a complete joke which defies any sort of logical or rational explanation.

December 2015 was definitely no where near as bad as this. It was utterly dire but there was much more variety both in temperature and weather conditions- it was nowhere near as pitifully boring as this. We'd had two falls of snow by now: 5cm on 21st/22nd Nov and 1cm on 30th Nov/1st Dec whereas there hasn't been a flake so far this year and only two years in the past 70 have had nothing by the end of December - 1953 and 2006.

To be struggling to get much higher than average during the day but failing to get frost is just disgusting and appalling winter weather. I can't imagine anywhere even at 47 degrees North struggling to get frost in the core winter period never mind 57 degrees North.

Originally Posted by: richardabdn 

Sounds like the weather is just as crap up there as it is down here! Frost free month continues here and it's now rained on 24 out of the 24 days although today is drizzle 9c- utterly crap and repulsive! No wonder high street sales are poor - who what's to go out on this crappy weather! Not one frigging night of frost or crisp cold morning to wake up to for a change! Relentless overcast skies with clound rain or light rain and drizzle! SICK! 

We had one morning of 2c and one evening when it dipped to +1c  on 8th or 9th , but only for it to rise to 9c in morning with heavy rain!! Worse December since 2015!!

The only comfort I get is knowing that we have a SSW and it really cannot get worse that this. Seriously!! 

Originally Posted by: tallyho_83 

The frost free horror goes on and on despite clear skies this morning. It's just unreal. 13 days without any frost now despite only two days in that period reaching as high as 7C

May 2018 was the warmest on record yet it still got down to -1.5C. Now the nights are at their longest and with maxes of 5C  it can't even drop below 1C under clear skies  Just a complete joke which defies any sort of logical or rational explanation.

December 2015 was definitely no where near as bad as this. It was utterly dire but there was much more variety both in temperature and weather conditions- it was nowhere near as pitifully boring as this. We'd had two falls of snow by now: 5cm on 21st/22nd Nov and 1cm on 30th Nov/1st Dec whereas there hasn't been a flake so far this year and only two years in the past 70 have had nothing by the end of December - 1953 and 2006.

To be struggling to get much higher than average during the day but failing to get frost is just disgusting and appalling winter weather. I can't imagine anywhere even at 47 degrees North struggling to get frost in the core winter period never mind 57 degrees North.

Originally Posted by: richardabdn 

There may not have been an air frost but it has been a beautiful chilly winter’s day with the ground, cars etc in the shade all still frozen solid.

Originally Posted by: doctormog 

A crappy day weather wise - drizzle and light rain and fog etc! - Temperature of +11c, despite air pressure of 1030mb.

This has been the 4th year in the row where by the temperature has reached double digits on Xmas Day.

2014 +10
2015 +13
2016 +15
2017 +14.5
2018 +11

Where do we go from here?

This will go down as the worse December in terms of cold and /or snow. Can't believe that min temp has not reached 1c yet. Merely a frost either and rain now 25/25 days! Sick!! YUCK!

At least there was frost and ice on 26/27th October at -3.5c! I guess we will have to wait Spring to see snow or anything cold the way we are going!

We haven't even had a colder snap let alone a colder spell? what the heck? this is some real messed up sh!t going on here with our weather!

Originally Posted by: tallyho_83 

Have you forgot December 2015 so soon? As far as I'm aware, that was about as bad as a winter month can get for cold lovers!

Originally Posted by: Bolty 

Have you forgot December 2015 so soon? As far as I'm aware, that was about as bad as a winter month can get for cold lovers!

Originally Posted by: Bolty 

Yes, but at least December 2015 had a lot of interesting weather within it which is in complete contrast to the complete and utter borefest which we are having to endure just now, that actually started in November in this part of the world.

Originally Posted by: johncs2016 

So why was/is Richard Moaning! Least you have seen something seasonal! :)

I think things are really desperate down here now. What's strange was that we had x2 blizzards in March daytime maxes of -3c on 1st March and here we are at the end of December and struggle to even get temperature to reach freezing!

Enjoy the crisp and cold weather up there tonight and tomorrow - it doesn't look like it will last.

Hope we start seeing some cold, snowy weather in January. Also once this SSW has been picked up by the GFS models - we should start seeing some more colder/ blocked or bitterly cold FI charts! Don't know how patient we can be to see something wintry - Soon we would have lost a months worth of winter with no frost let alone snow or sleet etc. Then 8 weeks to go before spring! I really don't want blizzards heavy drifting snow in March again! It's not fun first one was great fun 2nd one was just too much snow...but again we need this snow to occur during winter months and we have already lost one month of winter! So disappointing really! Very frustrating too.  

Originally Posted by: tallyho_83 

I'm moaning because this is the worst start to a winter I can remember. Only one other year it went through to New Year's Day without a even a flake and that was in 2006. However that year we had a ten day anticyclonic spell in December that brought lots of frost and ice on the river. That winter may be derided but compared to the garbage of the past six years it was brilliant. December 2006 actually recorded a greater frost duration than any winter month since 2011 with the sole exception of December 2017 which only just beat it. That's how pathetic things have got.

So far this year we've had two frosty mornings one of which was back in October. This week hasn't been remotely seasonable. Yesterday was springlike, despite a min of -3.6C, with zero sign of frost and temperature up to +3C by sunrise. Reached 7C during the afternoon so very much like a high pressure in March. Though that did make it one of the few days in the past four month to even register a flicker of interest.

Today it's October with mild cloudy muck. Temperature 11.9C at the moment. A decent frosty/snowy festive period is long overdue but this one looks like turning out to be one of the worst ever. Dire, uninspiring tripe and I am sick to death of this going on year in year out. 

Ebenezeer Scrooge really has been controlling the festive weather this decade. Bah Humbug!

Originally Posted by: richardabdn 

the festive period isn’t the same without a Richard post- you’ve made my day- although I was expecting a few more expletives !!

😂

Originally Posted by: JACKO4EVER 

Ridicilously windy today.
Gusts to 52mph blowing bins and rubbish down the street.
NW winds are always worse than expected here. Could take it if it was 1c with wintry showers but these NW winds are bringing a temp of 10.1c.

Originally Posted by: Tim A