Bitter election day Hopefully the old will stay indoors

Here's a static snapshot of the GFS 06z snow depth forecast. 

When did Chichester last see depths of 5cm let alone 56cm? Allow me to be sceptical (but hopeful nevertheless)

I did a post about the weather during past December elections on my website a few weeks ago

https://www.gavsweathervids.com/uk-general-election-weather-forecast-december-2019.php

I'll have to do an update when I get a bit of time now that 12th December in coming into the semi-reliable time frame...

That is a BANK!!! for the ages here in mid-Hants. A once in a lifetime event if it ever occurred as modelled above.

Yesterday's ECM Monthly picks up on the colder theme mid-month before reverting milder:

the good thing about this potential spell is that you have plenty of moisture around and no solar heating to worry about. uppers don't need to be that cold

WOW to 06z GFS.

Back in Jan 2010 some parts of the Hants/Surrey borders got 40cm. 

I remember it well Rob as I was working in Hook at the time. The GFS 06z would, I think, be on a wider and potentially even greater scale, hence my hyperbole. All moot of course as it will not happen as shown today, but it's nice both to dream and also to reminisce about the start of the decade.

I do think the 11th to 13th on the latest GFS would turn out to be the most likely set up. How do I know that? Kent completely misses out on the snow but still end up with storm force southerly winds anyway.     

Was apparently a mild day in 23. So, this could be the first time in British history it has snowed on polling day. 

Not even a port and mince pie for Great Uncle Barty in Chez Gaze?

Nice to imagine (provided you're stocked up and going nowhere) but best to regard the likelihood as about the same as a 100-seat Conservative majority...

I hear Uncle Barty is auditioning for the part of Scrooge, so hopefully he'll be elsewhere in the run up to the festive season.

850s around -4c so I'd be surprised if it was mild.

Met Office reports on February 28th 1974 General Election mentioned it being close to freezing for large parts of Wales, Northern England and Scotland, with storm force winds in some parts of Scotland and more than an inch of rain in some parts of England. Given the set-up, I'd say snow falling somewhere in the UK was a given that day:

all counts no reserve days or anything! Why it was a bad idea although the thought is older voters are more likely to get out and vote

A quick Google and I discovered that Brian has a page on the weather on election days in the past.

for 1974 it says "28th February 1974:Cold and generally cloudy with rain/sleet/snow pushing into western areas"

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twoother/twocontent.aspx?type=tystat&id=928