Simply stunning output with masses of snow potential (for most).

Here in Kent, Essex and Sussex the concern for snow lovers must surely be the tendency for progged SW'ly winds off the English Channel in advance of each event. Southern coastal areas may have to endure a rain,snow, freeze, rain, snow freeze cycle before a more established colder ENE'ly flow and potential convective stuff starts up from the middle of next week.

Scotland and the spine of the country look highly favoured. 

That'll be the Pennines then Steve

Two winters in one next week!

You mean like 15th February 1979, we got 30cms and are on the wrong side of the Pennines, but I agree that's the best situation for nationwide snow. January 1987 was similar although depths in February 1979 were greater.

Andy

There are some that always do. It may be below freezing with a foot of snow outside and some will be fretting over a projected breakdown. Some will fret before it even gets cold and snows. Thats folk for you.. 

Its still not even in the reliable yet, let alone happening.  

I fear people have banked this one quicker than normal.  

*runs off to hide the razorblades*

Q, I love your enthusiasm with the charts and such, but you do tend to make sweeping statements like this that really don't stack up. "Lake Effect" may be your flavour of the month, but you really need to have a look in the archives about what synoptics deliver snow to the areas you have mentioned.

Stalling frontal snow and cyclonic purturbances have delivered large snowfalls in the NE and E of England on many occasions. Back in 2006(? I think) we had a Polar Low that trundled down as far as North Yorkshire and dumped 6 inches in 2 hours. There are many other examples of non-convective snowfall delivering to the many areas of the country, but I'm kind of watching the football on TV so can't be @r$ed to trawl through other examples!

O/T but worth a mention

H Willets mentions repeated LP's coming into the UK giving falls of snow next week

Nice chart to welcome in the new GFS 

http://modeles.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfs/runs/2015011418/gfsnh-0-90.png?18 

Looking somewhat different from the 12z :

http://modeles.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfs/runs/2015011418/gfs-0-108.png?18

Much more developed LP coming our way from Greenland

Agree. Q your recent obsession with 'lake effect' snowfall, a term accepted as describing the thermal dynamic snowfall on the leeward side of the Great Lakes in America, is IMO detrimental to your otherwise excellent contributions.

In Muiresque style, just watch the Azores high and better heights trapped across Greenland own that low and send it packing to the SE.

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rtavn1264.gif

PPN was across Wales on the 12z , early days and as you say it is more about the set up than the finer detail

Interesting temperature map. Rain and snow in the south west at this time. 

Very nice 

http://modeles.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfs/runs/2015011418/gfsnh-0-156.png?18 

Yes, looks as though the pub run operational is delivering. Wait for the inevitable let down in the 00z.

P.S. lot of snow for Wales and the West Midlands on this run (18z)

Again this is J F F  , a wintry feel to Saturday evening

http://modeles.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfs/runs/2015011418/gfsnh-0-168.png?18

That low is of to Spain for it's winter holiday 

Could be an epic lala land to follow