Louise Lear having none of it or maybe just non-commital. Not hugely inspiring for cold...albeit in short term for next week

Dagspot - take the BBC’s forecasts with a generous pinch of salt! Louise Lear is clearly a mild ramper and always sits on the fence. Not the best the Beeb has ... give me Nick Miller any day! 

Yes hugely underwhelming the Pros aren't seeing anything notable yet. 

Pros? Louise Lear is not a meteorologist. She’s a weather presenter.

How do you know they aren’t seeing anything yet? Just because they’re not stating it, doesn’t mean it’s not bubbling away ...

I can’t understand why people get hung up on these national forecasts...?!?!

Maybe the media threads not for you then...

Meteogroup produce the forecasts of course  their professional.  They're obviously not confident of cold yet or they would say so. Still time though.

That's not a fair or accurate reflection of her forecast. The problem is that next week is fraught with uncertainty over the dividing line between two very diffferent air masses. That leaves oceans of scope for getting the nuances wrong. The maps she showed had large areas of snow over central and eastern parts along with rain but she talked about cold in the north and east and milder in the south and west but then summarised as 'rain and rather cool'.

I didn’t say meteogroup weren’t pro’s. And of course they are professionals. I’m just saying that LL is just a presenter and not a trained meteorologist.  You always seem get a more in-depth outlook with a meteorologist presenter  

However, I do agree with your last statement 🙂

Of corse it is. it’s for everyone and for everyone to form their own opinion 

What are your thoughts about the BBC using Meteogroup for their forecasts and not the Met Office?

Louise Lear - Who I have great respect for showed large parts of the central southern areas of the UK covered in snow on the radar map but never mentioned it. All she said was I quote - "We will see low pressure never far away and it looks like it is going to stay unsettled as we look further ahead!" - However, I saw quite a lot of snow on the BBC graphics - taken a screenshot

Looks similar to this mornings GFS Operational 06z run @ 240z:

I agree Tally , most odd, not a mention of the snow 

They will most probably this evening. I bet they are waiting for as long as is possible before mentioning the S word. The details are very finely balanced. High ground in the north is probably a given but most of these forecasts are mainly aimed at density populated areas. 

Interesting from the Met Office

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/12/beast-from-the-east-weather-might-return-next-week-says-met-office

It is possible temperatures will plunge further next week, Burkill said, and there is “very much a possibility” of a Beast from the East 2 in the “middle of next week”.

Amused me when it said that next week might be 'Beast from the East 2" with Feb/March 2018 being the first. I think there might have been a few in  the past

I thought the BFTE 2 (or "minibeast") was the second blast a couple of weeks later, in mid March 2018, which coincided with my birthday.

My first ever post here. So please be gentle!

I have been a lurker for many years and learnt a lot from those more meteorologically educated than I am. From my readings I have (I think) learned to decipher a good cold chart from a bad one (yes I crave cold and snow ❄️)

I thought I’d post this in this thread as I suppose I should do, although I have mainly been frequenting the model output discussion thread over many a winter.

I wonder if any of the forecasters mentioned in this article frequent TWO?

I would post a screenshot of the article, but I’ve no idea how to so

PS. Thanks Brian for sorting out my membership and login issues.

EDIT - Can someone please let me know how to post links here please?

im trying to share a link to an article from the Derbyshire Live regarding a local forecasters thoughts on the weeks ahead (hint- it’s a snowy one)

My first ever post here. So please be gentle!

I have been a lurker for many years and learnt a lot from those more meteorologically educated than I am. From my readings I have (I think) learned to decipher a good cold chart from a bad one (yes I crave cold and snow ❄️)

I thought I’d post this in this thread as I suppose I should do, although I have mainly been frequenting the model output discussion thread over many a winter.

I wonder if any of the forecasters mentioned in this article frequent TWO?

I would post a screenshot of the article, but I’ve no idea how to so

PS. Thanks Brian for sorting out my membership and login issues.

EDIT - Can someone please let me know how to post links here please?

im trying to share a link to an article from the Derbyshire Live regarding a local forecasters thoughts on the weeks ahead (hint- it’s a snowy one)

All I’m getting when I try to post it is that it thinks it is SPAM

Sunday 17 Jan - Tuesday 26 Jan

Settled conditions for most on Sunday, however light rain may remain across the far east with blustery showers pushing across north and western parts at times. Into the next week unsettled conditions will continue with winds from the north bringing cold conditions from Scandinavia across much of the country by the end of the week. Rainfall is also expected for the north with a risk of organised snowfall especially over high ground. Drier in the south with the potential for frontal bands bringing rain and or snow at times. Temperatures most likely rather cold/cold for much of the UK, but a chance near or slightly above average in association with any rain that cross the south.

Tuesday 26 Jan - Tuesday 9 Feb

Confidence for this period is low, though there is a signal for weaker than average westerly winds with Atlantic systems likely to track further south than normal. Therefore, for the north of the UK risk of precipitation is expected with temperatures around average to a little below. Further south there is an increased chance of unsettled conditions, with above average precipitation and with periods where temperatures may be slightly above average also. Through this period there is a greater than average chance of cold spells across the UK with the associated risk of wintry hazards. There is potential at times for significant snowfall on the boundary between milder and colder air masses, with greatest risk across central and northern areas.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/

Snow getting a bit more of a mention.

Upgrade in the first paragraph , further outlook not updated yet.