Its Vladi chilly! Britain is chillier than Russia as a 10-day Arctic freeze sweeps in bringing snow and ice.
England’s -7.7C coldest temperature of autumn immediately (November 25) at Shap, Cumbria, was colder than -4C lows in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Black Friday weekend customers and Christmas market revellers wrapped up in coats and scarves on a bitter 5C Saturday afternoon.
Arctic air – as proven on a climate map (hooked up) – noticed the Met Office forecast a 10-day chilly spell to December 6, with 6C day by day highs within the South and 5C within the North. The Met Office forecast snow within the North and East from Wednesday on larger floor, with the South threatened by snow from Thursday.
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Temperatures of -10C are anticipated later within the week in a single day within the North, with -5C within the South. Even London is due freezing nights nearly each night time via the subsequent week. Frost will likely be widespread.
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The first Government chilly climate yellow well being warning of winter was issued, warning hospitals within the North to arrange to be busier than regular and ordering well being workers to arrange to make day by day visits or telephone calls to the weak.
A Met Office forecaster mentioned: “Colder than average conditions are most likely until December 6. The chances of wintry showers or more general snow are increasing. Ice may affect eastern England, and showers could turn wintry over northern hills, while there is the chance of snow in southern areas later in the week.”
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The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze mentioned: “It looks often rather cold and wintry.”
Netweather forecaster Nick Finnis mentioned: “There is good support from forecasts for it to remain cold right through into early December.
“Maximum daytime temperatures will be just 5C most days in London and 3C in parts of the North, with snow risks.”
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