Met update:

UK Outlook for Wednesday 20 Nov 2013 to Friday 29 Nov 2013:

On Wednesday, many places will have mostly dry and bright weather but with some showers, these mainly affecting coastal counties in the east and northeast. Showers will be a wintry combination of rain, sleet and snow, giving locally significant snow accumulations over higher ground, and perhaps even to lower levels at times. Showers will probably become less frequent and lighter in northern Britain by Thursday. Cold, with widespread overnight frosts likely and icy stretches in places. Thereafter, with higher pressure to the north of the UK, it should become drier across the north and west, with the most unsettled conditions towards central, southern and eastern parts of Britain. It will stay rather cold with an ongoing risk of frost, especially in the north and west where winds will be lighter.

Looking good for the North and East initially before it dries up, the second highlighted section intrigues me, cold and unsettled hmmmm

Further ahead:

UK Outlook for Saturday 30 Nov 2013 to Saturday 14 Dec 2013:

Pressure to the north of the UK looks more likely than not to remain fairly high at first, suggesting more in the way of dry but cold weather, with overnight frosts likely. More unsettled conditions may continue further south and east for a time but there are indications that rainfall amounts could fall slightly below average even here. In terms of temperature, it is likely to remain on the colder side of normal but there are signs of a slight recovery nearer to normal by the middle of December.

Updated: 1241 on Fri 15 Nov 2013

Enjoy winter while it lasts!

Just in time for Mildmas. 

after 3 weeks in the freezer

A light-hearted comedy break as I take the mick out of them tabloid headlines . . .

 

Some of you will love the last 60 seconds of this RTE forecast from this evening - basically completely poopooing LRFs with a great quote from Carl Sagan at the very end:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvB-i3t7vsY&feature=youtu.be

Excellent

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Rain clearing southwards late Monday with much colder, showery weather following. Showers turning increasingly wintry, especially in the north and west, but also good sunny spells, especially in the south.

Issued at: 0400 on Sat 16 Nov 2013

Good update

Another shocking weather story.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/environment/britain-to-be-hit-by-entirely-typical-weather-201110174431

Excellent

Monday:

Rain moving southeastwards through the day, reaching southeast England by evening.  Much colder, showery weather following, but some sunshine also. Showers turning increasingly wintry through the day in the north.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Cold, windy, with sunshine and increasingly wintry showers on Tuesday, mainly north and west. Wet on Wednesday, some snow on high ground. Further wintry showers Thursday, mainly east. Overnight frosts.

Issued at: 0400 on Sun 17 Nov 2013

So according to BBC Countrfile, max temps down here next week could be as low as 7c! 

After max temps of 8-9c this past week, that's going to feel really ....................... not much different!

Here are my updated thoughts for the weather in Kent for the week ahead (18th-25th November). 

Wrap up warm. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PKAvfNTw9Y

Not sure about Countryfile, but the Met have a high of 3C here on Tuesday, followed by a few days of 5C. Our lowest max so far this autumn is 6C, so a max of 3C will feel quite chilly - and that's presuming the max will be anywhere near what the say, when it often isn't - at all.

good work Steve

Nice one Steve

Thanks WI and Gooner.