Well according to my Collins Weather Guide, March is typically the driest month of the year (for London area anyway) so there is some hope for a welcome change as we usher in the new month. (Though strangely I always think of March as quite a stormy month for some reason).

Not being overlooked here in S Hampshire weather HQ Ian. Sat pm still looking nasty with a wide swathe of 70mph gusts.

I am actually looking forward to a slush fest - just to prove it was winter, then after another bout of wind, less welcome than if it came from the backside or mouth of our politicians, we might just see a Cool or balmy Spring, brimstone butterflies, bluebells, and banks of primroses, amid that bright green you only get from new spring grass...ah, it cannot come soon enough!!!

Jet stream strong to S of UK Sun 1st - Tue 3rd and resuming Mon 9th - Tue 10th but N of the UK; weaker in between and after with looping and splitting.

GFS shows Atlantic stuff, often cold NW at first with notably deep LP Sun 1st 960 mb Scottish borders; then easing up gradually with more W/SW influence and Influence of HP from the S increasing to 1025mb covering the country on Tue 11th. That moves slowly off to W Europe and unlike yesterday, not a N-S ridge but 'flattened' with Wly or SWly winds continuing across Shetland and further north.

ECM generally agrees but makes more of small secondary lows moving up the Channel Thu 5th - Sat 7th

GEFS  shows mild and wet peak 29th then cool and wet to 10th Mar after which milder and drier; more variability between run than in yesterday's charts. Rain most persistent in S & W.

06z run - this little LP feature could be of interest on it's northern edge with uppers at or just below -5c @ 850hpa: - if this comes about, could be a snow event for the south or south west!?

Any centre of low pressure which crosses the Scottish Borders with a central pressure of around 960 mb would give us our lowest air pressure of this winter at Edinburgh Gogarbank since we aren't all that far to the north of that area here in Edinburgh.

That would then make it even more remarkable if that particular system doesn't end up being officially named as Storm Ellen by the official agents who are involved in that naming process especially as it is still looking as though parts of the Irish Republic could be hit by winds from that, which would have led me to believe that Met Eireann would be likely to officially name that system or at the very least, be involved in doing so.

Quite a few easterlies in the 06z ensembles and the average of the GEFS shows this to some degree. Will it lead to anything we will have to wait and see given the PV is looking so strong.

Martin

As it turns out, that system has just now been officially named but as Storm Jorge, rather than as Storm Ellen. The reason why that is because the Spaniards have beat us all to it this time and become the very ones who have named that storm themselves under their own naming system which they share with other countries such as neighjbouring Portugal but which is separate from own British/Irish/Dutch system which would have named it as Storm Ellen.

I'm sure that this system is bound to have impacts over in Spain which has led to that decision but to me, this is yet another example of why we should have a single European naming system for these storms rather than the sort of fragmented system which is currently in place for that.

Or no names at all. It’s all a bit farcical.

https://www.wetterzentrale.de/maps/GFSOPEU06_384_1.png

https://www.wetterzentrale.de/maps/GFSOPEU06_384_2.png

The very last frame of FI haha, but its there to discuss.
Suggestions of the huge area of low pressure to our NW to be on the move eastwards towards Northern Russia promoting a rise in pressure to our north west and introducing a northerly flow for us, with some very cold air suggested bottled up in the flow as well.
It 'll all be off the charts in a few hours though!

I'm not advocating in any way that Britain should somehow rejoin the EU. However, I do think that we should at least be able to co-operate with our former EU partners in terms of being able to run a common European system for naming this storms, along with other European countries which are not necessarily part of the EU.

Imagine 'us' trying to pronounce any foreign name?

Would 'we' just mispronounce it in an Anglicised way, but speak louder?

Or go capitalist - Wiki says you can sponsor a storm and get naming rights in Germay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_windstorm#Germany

Im all in- I’m naming my first one Storm Trump- blows hot and cold, full of wind and as miserable as a wet weekend. 

It's amusing today listening to some of the media presenter's attempts at the vocalisation of "Jorge".

As mundane as it may be........on topic please 

and has a distinct orange hue to the sky as well.

edit: sorry John 

GFS 12Z shows a now rare chart phenomenon, even for deep FI...

...not a doubt it'll be gone when the 18Z finishes rolling out.

Encouraging to see GFS continuing with the theme of HP taking over in FI. We just need that theme to be maintained as the time period in question gets nearer.

The Atlantic phase seems to be blowing itself out according to GFS after a deep LP off Scotland on Sun 1st/Mon 2nd (i.e. storm Jorge continuing) and a shallow LP in the Channel Thu 5th. HP then develops from the S, moving northwards, to be strongest over Scotland on Mon 9th at 1035mb. Thereafter to Sun 15th HP hangs around but shows the somewhat unusual feature of being split into two main centres, one on each side of the UK, as a shallow trough  from France comes and goes.

ECM sharply different from Sun 8th with deep LP over Scotland and trough to S England with strong northerlies following but a hint of the HP developing on the Atlantic at the same time.

GEFS ens much as yesterday, a spell of wet weather (esp in S & W) through to about Mon 9th with temps on the cool side, somewhat uncertainly milder and drier after that. Snow row figures in decline after week 1.

 Jetstream weaker and all over the place in week 2