Evening, What sites are people using for long range weather forecasts ? Central highlands and fort William specifically if it makes any odds....early to mid December cheers
For long range; Meto text forecast is the most reliable as the Meto are the best in the business. You can more often than not count on it largely verifying for 6-10 days. I do Meto first, then look at the nwp models (GFS, ECM, UKMO etc) available for free on most decent weather websites then check Netweather model discussion thread( https://forum.netweather.tv/topic/84434-model-output-discussion-cold-snap-incoming-16th-nov-onwards/page-27) Be very wary of any source that gives details after 10 days, they are full of
The first of Netweathers winter forecasts is this evening; in depth is linked to on the page: http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=longrange;sess= Windy and snowy tops with broad nor'westerlies look the formhorse for the foreseeable.
The Meto 3 month contingency planner came out today for Dec/Jan/Feb. A broad continuation of the outlook with warm/wet/windy start to the winter, shifting rapidly to a more blocked setup once the effects of the expected SSW propagate down. Linky; http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/pdf/m/5/A3_plots-temp-DJF_v1.pdf
