OYBBK - El Nino

[JerseySpud]

Hi hun

As much as i have looked into this nothing really makes sense for me.

What does an El Nino mean for the uk?

[ThrowAChickenInTheAir]

I'm lurking hoping to hear this hot weather will last until October.

[JerseySpud]

Noooooo!!! I hate this hot weather, its too hot to do anything and the outside thermometer is hitting 27oC daily with little to no breeze!!!

I want to know if its going to be a lovely, super cold winter

[GloriaSmud]

I found this and this about El Nino. A lot of what's on the web goes right over my head but reading that blog, it sounds like it increases the chance of a hot summer/cold winter. But it then goes on to say that there was an El Nino event in 2006/2007 but that it was a mild winter that year.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

I will come back later with a good chat about it :)

[JerseySpud]

Ok i shall sit and wait

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Bollocks. I just typed out a whole load of stuff and my ipad lost it.

In short, WMO forecast

It looks like El Niño probably won't establish until the autumn and so won't affect us until the winter. Typically El Niño does being cold and drier conditions in the winter to Europe. (Take 2009) however, it can be over ridden, especially if it's a weak one such as the 2006 which was one of the warmest years on record.

Right am posting before it loses it again!

[JerseySpud]

Thank you hun

I just want to know as its this time of year i usually buy all the winter stuff whilst its going cheap on ebay for my girls

Plus ive read a few reports of this El Nino and how it can make winter more severe so was interested

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

You are welcome :)

I have no idea what the outcome will be but I do have lots and lots of wood from last winters storms all chopped and stored. So I'm ready

[JerseySpud]

From what i can tell is just going to be colder and drier

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Maybe......

Though I'm putting in an early order for a foot of snow over Christmas.

[JerseySpud]

i honestly wouldn't mind a foot of snow this year

My sister in law drives a big fuck off truck so would help me if i got stuck lol