I take it you are being funny.

I'm not sure I remember a September we had settling snow in the Chilterns, but plenty of times in March. Like I said, barely a Spring month.

I'm being serious!

perhaps your not aware that snow falls in other seasons other the winter??  

Steady as she goes this morning. Things perhaps taking a turn for the worse in the run up to Easter.

With regard to the spring sunshine and March snows and cold argument, both protagonists are of course correct.  March and April see the thermal lag effect sometimes in extreme relief, whilst inexorably day by day the solar input goes from strength to strength.  Its a fascinating battle between these two effects that this time of the year lends itself to.  Synoptics such as those on display tomorrow show the sun powering up in the north and west whilst Kent will suffer the effects of thermal lag.  See here:

Yes does look like Easter will be unsettled which is quite often the case - no sign of anything extreme cold wise in this morning's models though, granted that is FI however and Easter still a long way away in model terms so subject to change. For the near term looks a very dry week ahead and in the sun it has been very pleasant even in the easterly breeze down here - works for me.

You compared September with March which is a mistake, March can produce great winter conditions, September does not, there is no argument to be made.

Talking about the strength of the Sun at these timea of year is irrelevant to weather that occurs.

You have no argument.

Down South, it doesn't seem to fall in any season these days! Thanks to AGW snow seems to becoming a distant memory - the synoptics to produce laying snow have to be more extreme and precise with every passing year. 

Not much sign of the long anticipated SSW cold spell on this mornings output apart from a vague signal in GFS FI, it really has been over egged and I suspect SSW effects are restricted to winter months when the slowing or reversal of the strong high level westerly winds are all important.

These winds reduce considerably in March anyway so a SSW is far less critical.

The general model outlook is one if dry high pressure with near normal temperatures, in a months time these Synoptics would have given us a fine warm spell but it's just a bit early to guarantee high pressure related sunshine and winter like anticyclonic gloom is still likely across many areas.

Still, it's all a big improvement on the winter but I can't help thinking we are wasting some excellent summer Synoptics.

Andy

With regards to March sun strength, and day length being comparable to that of September, what has temperature & temperature lag go to do with that statement?? Absolutely nothing!! September temperatures are pretty much a continuation of summer.

Your argument against the sun not being the same as that of September in March, saying that March must be a winter month because it snows is very bizarre. Snow has fallen in all 4 seasons in lowland  (-200m) England... And spring for the United Kingdom is known to be snowier then winter - but it's still bleeding spring!  

The whole point is when looking at 850's and predicted temperatures at this time of year and going foreword one has to factor in increased solar heating now. If you are stuck under a band of cloud & showers at this time of year with 850's of -1C then it's likely to feel cold, but if your on the sunny side it will likely feel very pleasant with temps in double figures.