Dear Oscar, It's 50 degrees in February!! Will Winter ever come this year? -- Exasperated in Essex

Dear Exasperated,

This is a complicated question -- especially for a dog. You see, one has to take into account synoptic charts, additive data, advection, angular momentum, atmospheric stability, continental air masses, convection, intertropical convergence zones, absolute humidity, barometric pressure, polar stratospheric cloud patterns, radiational cooling, southern oscillation, and the total-totals index.

So having considered all of these factors, yes, I think we will see some more wintry weather.

Your friend, Oscar