The 11th Annual Boards White Christmas Thread

Oneiric 3 · 16-12-2020 12:40pm

And behold! the star..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16IlvOOH4lU

Graces7 · 16-12-2020 1:50pm

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

And behold! the star..."

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Thank you; that is sheerly beautiful and meaningful .

There is a thread over on the archaeology forum, called " Advent" that ties in with this..

Thank you.

Rebelbrowser · 17-12-2020 8:34am

Will post charts in a while but whilst the hope for extended cold into New Year looks less likely this morning the models have upgraded now on Christmas day itself. Looks like it will be very cold. Snow still not forecast but you'd think any precipitation that falls is likely to fall as snow. I've quoted below MTCs latest take. This is all getting exciting in terms of this thread! If you don't like Bing Crosby songs, the next 8 days mightnt be great for you!

"....FRIDAY (Christmas Day) at this point looks very cold with some sunny skies but a risk of localized snow flurries or mixed wintry showers coming in from the surrounding seas. There is some uncertainty at this time range on details, winds could be backing around from northerly to northwest and then west, with an Atlantic frontal system trying to push somewhat milder air back in, but that could lead to some late sleet or snow lasting into part of the 26th. Temperatures look like they might be as cold as -4 C in the morning, to highs near 3 C (but it could be closer to 7 C in a few parts of the south and west)....."

sdanseo · 17-12-2020 10:36am

ECM 00z. -9 uppers. Could it... no surely it won't? As Rebel says above, an absence of precipitation for now.

Snow on Christmas would be a tiny consolation for the shítfest that has been 2020.

pauldry · 18-12-2020 6:43pm

Found beast from the east file from my phone radar from that particular day for reminiscing.

Rebelbrowser · 19-12-2020 3:57pm

Just to update this. As you will note from other threads there is still a lot of uncertainty re the Christmas period weather. In terms of the big day, right now it looks one of the milder days over the period, but only after a heavy frost that would give a real seasonal feel to Xmas morning. Will update with afternoon charts later...

Gonzo · 19-12-2020 4:37pm

Christmas Day itself is looking rather bland at this stage but not as poor as recent years. A cold start with a frost and a ridge of high pressure moving in as well as in increase in temperatures as the day goes on.

temperatures would be close to average on Christmas Day, maybe a degree or two below average early in the day and more average by the end of the day.

Cork2021 · 19-12-2020 5:06pm

Well that’s our bubbles burst anyway!!

Gonzo · 19-12-2020 5:40pm

further update on the Christmas Day conditions. Cool at first with some frost. A mostly dry day with sunny spells and temperatures between 4C and 9C, coolest in the east and mildest in the west.

Could be patchy rain or drizzle at times along western and north-western coasts.

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Meteorite58 · 19-12-2020 9:06pm

ECM 12Z has really built the HP over us on Christmas day, very cold air mass with cold day time temperatures. Currently shows a sharp frost in the Southern half of the country that night into Stephens morning.

UKMO has a monster high of 1046 hPa centered off the SW and GFS has 1042 Further off the SW.

Rebelbrowser · 21-12-2020 5:58pm

Looks like we are a beaten docket in terms of a White Christmas day - but plenty scope for some snow over the Christmas period. In terms of the big day itself, a lot of us should hopefully wake up to a decent frost which will be seasonal of itself. In fact it should be a nice, dry day in general. Latest morning temps from GFS below...

daniel_t1409 · 21-12-2020 6:08pm

For me, a frosty christmas morning would be almost as good as snow. Obviously not the same, but wayyyyy better than mild muck. I would consider a Christmas with frost to be a 'silver' christmas

. And then a chance of snow over the Chrismas period....:D Hopefully.

Rebelbrowser · 23-12-2020 11:35am

If anything the guidance for the big day is for it to be a bit colder than recent suggestions. Should be an early frost for many and temps unlikely to go above 6 or 7 at peak, so a very seasonal day all in all. Dry too which allows a bit more outdoor meeting up which might be prudent for older relatives

pauldry · 23-12-2020 11:41am

We do a Christmas Day prediction on Dec 1st at home.

I said 10c and dry
My wife said 6c and wet
Kids said 0c and snow
and -20c and snow

Its a bit like the GFS isnt it
Day 1 10c
Day 5 6c
Day 10 0c
Day 16 -20c

DOCARCH · 25-12-2020 10:00am

Some parts of England seeing a white Christmas.

chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/met-office-confirms-white-christmas-19521050

daniel_t1409 · 25-12-2020 11:16am

No white christmas here but a frosty morning nonetheless. Merry christmas everyone

Rebelbrowser · 25-12-2020 9:27pm

Yeah, no white Christmas again this year but a lovely, seasonal, day. No frost in my area but a very cool day that topped out at 6c. No real breeze though and plenty of sun. Was able to meet and do the present swap with my parents and my in laws in their respective back gardens which was great in the current circumstances. Suspect many others did similar and today's weather will, literally, save lives accordingly.

A bit of snow in the next fortnight would top things off nicely though!

Happy Christmas all, hopefully see you back in this thread on 1 Nov 2021.

giveitholly · 25-12-2020 9:31pm

Thanks very much Rebel for having this thread every year,its a bit of fun to read it on the lead up to Christmas,I am sure you will deliver us a white Christmas some year!!

daniel_t1409 · 25-12-2020 11:06pm

I'm pretty sure I saw some lying snow on the blackstairs mountains today so on a technical level it was a white Christmas

The 11th Annual Boards White Christmas Thread

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