A bit of a cold one

It is looking to be an awesome winter for the Mt. Baker ski area -- both La Nina and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation are conspiring to make this a cold and snowy winter. Seems like other people are thinking the same thoughts -- from the UK Telegraph:

Snow to hit Britain
The cold snap will seem worse after temperatures soared to 75F (23C) last weekend.

Forecasters warned snow is due in Scotland and possibly northern England next week, with frost as far south as southern England, which will see bitter 48F (9C) daytime maximum temperatures.

�A northerly air stream in the middle part of next week means coldest conditions will probably be in Scotland, with sleet or snow showers and snow settling on higher ground,� said forecaster Brian Gaze of independent forecasters The Weather Outlook.

�Even southern England will feel distinctly chilly."

Forecasters Positive Weather Solutions have already predicted a �white-out� winter almost as harsh as last winter - with widespread snow, temperatures down to -4F (-20C) and transport chaos.

The Weather Outlook, which has an accurate seasonal forecasting record, warned the UK is now being gripped by a bitter series of winters comparable with the harsh 1939-42 winters which made conditions so horrendous during the Second World War.

Last winter was the coldest for 31 years, with an average UK-wide temperature of just 34F (1.5C).

A bit of warming would be a good thing -- more people die from the cold than from the heat. Crops grow better (and really like all the nice CO2 plant food we give them).