....darum haben die Engländer den Winter auf "neutral" gestuft.
Forecast for Winter 2006/7
Temperature
Over much of the European region, the situation is now finely balanced with approximately even chance that the winter will be colder or warmer than average.
For the UK, temperatures near the 1971-2000 average are slightly favoured for the winter season as a whole. However, later in the winter season, there is a signal for lower temperatures (relative to average) and an increase in the frequency of cold snaps.
Note that even an average winter is likely to include some notable cold snaps and snowfalls.
Precipitation
For this winter, wetter-than-average conditions are favoured over central and southern Europe, although for the UK, there is approximately even chance of a wetter-or drier-than-average winter.
Last winter saw much drier-than-average conditions across northern Europe and all parts of the UK - much as last autumn's forecast had suggested. In the south-east of England this was the continuation of a long period of dry weather starting in November 2004, continuing through to the summer of 2006.
http://www.metoffice.com/weather/seasonal/winter2006_7/index.html