Charts ( up to T120) Winter 2025/2026 **READ MOD NOTE IN FIRST

Absolutely, things are definitely getting worse. Sea temperatures are rising and overall global temperature is as well. It’s why snow threads annoy me really. It’s like watching a bunch of people running in and out of the bookies trying to keep an accumulator going that really has no real chance of materialising, mostly anyway

Even back in the 80s when I was growing up, it was hit a mess but we scored more hits than not. I remember some snow event every couple of years. If we didn’t get snow, we got some deep cold cold. Certainly in 1987 we didn’t get any of the snow that many had but I do remember the cold. Pipes froze and I can remember helping my dad out on the farm carrying water and trying to free up frozen troughs. We got a brief dusting in 91 when most of the east got a pasting.

The intervals between events is increasing in duration. The last truly significant event was in 2018 in which is all of 8 years ago now. I was lucky at my location to get some lying snow in the last three years once or twice these weren’t long lasting events though.

things will only get worse. For my location which is near the sea, I can definitely see it’s influence on my local weather. We seem to be more in line for rain and showers and less so for very cold nights. There are very few real frost days now compared to when I was growing up and used to have to walk to school some mornings in pretty cold conditions.

I think the effects that I’m seeing here will gradually migrate inland as the years go by. The Midlands and north will probably still do all right, but I can definitely see southern regions and any coastal regions starting to moderate in the coming years. The sad fact will be that while we were always looking for a bit of luck in getting snow, as time marches on we may need miracles

Even as far back as 1982 location was important. I can remember being on holiday with my family in Kildare when the snow started. There were heavy snow drifts and it took us days for the roads to clear so that we could get to leave for home . On the way down through the country at some stages the snow became non-existent. I can remember my dad saying that thereha probably wouldn’t be any snow at home and being very disappointed. Fortunately, we had a good dumping here as well it was nice to come home to. Even back then when conditions were much better almost 50 years ago you still needed a bit of luck on your side. Things are only getting worse and going in the wrong direction for us.

I know this is a bit of a downer for people who are looking for snow but I honestly think this is how things are going and it doesn’t really matter what charts are saying two weeks out, the result almost invariably is cold, wet rain or frost. Perhaps with a few snow outbreaks in some areas but the warming trend cancels out many other factors

we are still going to get the odd unseasonal cold event that’s for sure but those will be far less frequent. I kind of think that 2009/2010 and 2018 are probably the last real severe events that I’m going to see perhaps in my lifetime. I don’t want to be wrong because I do like the cold but I wouldn’t be putting money on it.