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If the Gulf Stream is south in summer?

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  • 03-04-2013 12:30am
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    joseph brand
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    From what I've heard, the Gulf Stream cools us in the winter, and in the summer.

    So, if it happens to be south of us this summer, will we have drier, warmer weather?


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    Neworder79
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    joseph brand wrote: »
    From what I've heard, the Gulf Stream cools us in the winter, and in the summer.

    So, if it happens to be south of us this summer, will we have drier, warmer weather?

    Gulf Stream is an ocean current that warms Western Europe. The jet stream is the high level air mass that is currently further south than usual, allowing air cold from the east to dominate Europe. Presume that's what you mean?


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    joseph brand
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    Neworder79 wrote: »
    Gulf Stream is an ocean current that warms Western Europe. The jet stream is the high level air mass that is currently further south than usual, allowing air cold from the east to dominate Europe. Presume that's what you mean?

    Jet stream, sorry.


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    April O Neill
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    joseph brand wrote: »
    From what I've heard, the Gulf Stream cools us in the winter, and in the summer.

    So, if it happens to be south of us this summer, will we have drier, warmer weather?

    No, AFAIK, the jet stream being farther south than normal has been the cause of our string of terrible winters summers.

    EDIT: I meant summers not winters. :)


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    mike65
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    Jet stream to the south means east winds from a hot Eurasia, so toasty! It won't happen.


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    Speak Now
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    mike65 wrote: »
    Jet stream to the south means east winds from a hot Eurasia, so toasty! It won't happen.

    Jet stream to the south could also mean a cool showery summer :(


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    Phoebas
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    Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »
    Jet stream to the south could also mean a cool showery summer :(
    So business as usual then!


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    mike65
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    mike65 wrote: »
    Jet stream to the south means east winds from a hot Eurasia, so toasty! It won't happen.
    Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »
    Jet stream to the south could also mean a cool showery summer :(

    Yeah sorry I should have added with the HP to the north, otherwise yes it would be another cool damp summer.


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    flutered
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    the el nino, la nino phenonem has even more influence on our summer.


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    Larbre34
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    flutered wrote: »
    the el nino, la nina phenonem has even more influence on our summer.

    FYP


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    Calibos
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    Larbre34 wrote: »
    FYP

    Didn't fix it enough, phenomenon ;)


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    opinion guy
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    Basically whatever happens its going to be damp and overcast this summer as per the last x thousand years is what I am hearing :D


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