It is of course a brave thing to wonder out loud, but it has crossed my mind too. We have an SST and NAO pattern that feels much more like the 1990s than the past few years, and a pretty consistent pattern of lows over Greenland. In summer that would be conducive to Azores high ridging.
But even the 90s had their fair share of poor summers. Just one ingredient among many. I do suspect the chances of another very warm summer on the continent must be higher than normal. Bear in mind last summer may have been mixed in the UK but in France and Germany it was almost as hot and dry as 2003 and much of the continent was patched yellow from June to August.
Originally Posted by: TimS