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March comes in like a ....

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Deedaa Sat 09-Mar-13 20:06:11

I remember that nice weather last March, mainly because it was pretty much the last decent weather we had before what was laughingly called the summer.

Galen Sat 09-Mar-13 19:59:14

Well I note it's Cheltenham this week, that normally means snow!sad

harrigran Sat 09-Mar-13 19:35:06

Have just been looking at photos of GC playing in the garden in shorts and T shirts, the date was 25th March last year. We had all the garden furniture out and had coffee, cake and ice cream, what are the chances this year ?

Bags Sat 09-Mar-13 17:26:23

jess, check out the jetstream forecast I linked to here. You'll love it wink. Plenty of polar bears on their way by the looks of it.

Anne58 Sat 09-Mar-13 17:14:03

The old phrase was definitely "In like a lion and out like a lamb".

Last Tuesday was glorious here, really spring like.

However I'm keeping a close eye on the trees, particularly the oaks and the ashes!

vampirequeen Sat 09-Mar-13 16:52:05

The weather never settles properly until after the 3rd April. How can I be so precise? It's my birthday and over the years it's been wet and windy far more often than warm and pleasant. I even remember a couple of birthdays when it snowed.

j08 Sat 09-Mar-13 14:48:08

We had a nice sunny day on Monday. I think it came in more lamb-like. So should be going out like a lion. Not good.

It's supposed to be a summer weather forecasting thing. Like raining on St Swythins day. hmm

JessM Sat 09-Mar-13 14:41:28

The forecast is for snow overnight, and a -3 deg frost round 'ere.
My nana always used to mutter that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb - and then wonder if it was supposed to be the other way round. "Lion" to me implied south westerly gales which are supposed to be typical around the equinox - so maybe it was going out like a lion?
Seems to have come in like a polar bear and be continuing in polar bear mode doesn't it?