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- Weather warnings for #snow and #ice are in force this morning. See bit.ly/WxWarning for details #weatheraware https://t.co/8Yo4GOtbOA 2 hours ago
- A #frosty start for most, with #icy patches in eastern England. Rain and #snow will fall on some western parts duri… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 hours ago
- It's fallen to -10.7 °C at Aboyne, Aberdeenshire making it the UK's coldest night of this winter so far https://t.co/Lmv8HzDrGX 4 hours ago
- RT @metoffice: It's going to be a cold night with a risk of #ice forming for parts of eastern England 🥶Yellow warning in force: https://t.c… 4 hours ago
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Some areas have seen their first snow of the winter today! . It’s going to stay cold during the next week at least, with a chance of more snow in places 🌨 . Head over to our story and check out the weather for the next 10 days! . Big thanks to @irishskies for sharing this beautiful image with us 😍We’ve seen extreme heat in Australia recently 😯. . Whilst bitterly cold conditions persist in Russia. Agayakan & Port Augusta have seen over 100 °C difference in temperatures! . . #wednesdaywisdom #wow #hot #cold #australia #russia #comparison#Didyouknow that sunset is around 27 minutes later today than it was on the shortest day. . Are you noticing the evenings are lighter? 🧐. . . #loveukweather #weather #colder #evening #lighter #sunsetBrrrrr 🧤🧣 it's turning colder. . The colder temperatures will be especially noticeable overnight and into the early mornings later this week. . It'll be chilly as northerly winds bring some colder air in (and possibly some snow) 🧥❄️🌨 . . We're halfway through #winter now, and so far it's been milder than average. Will it be a tale of two halves? . Looking further ahead into next week it looks set to remain mainly on the cold side, but also unsettled and sometimes windy, with gales possible in the north. Any milder spells will tend to be brief, and associated with longer spells of rain. The rain could turn to snow at times, particularly across northern, central and eastern areas, especially later in this period. Some drier, brighter spells are likely, perhaps with snow showers, during such spells, frost could become widespread and severe. . Will it snow in February? ❄❄❄ . For the end of January and into early February, there is an increased likelihood of colder weather being established across the UK, with temperatures continuing a downward trend. This would bring a greater risk of snow, ice and widespread frost, particularly across northern parts of the country. However, there remains uncertainty over the extent of the cold weather and how long it will last, and it is still possible that some milder and wetter interludes will intersperse this generally cold period, especially in the south. . Keep up-to-date with the latest forecasts across all of our social channels 👍 . . . #weather #cold #winter #snow #January #February #forecast #frost #ice #weatheraware #seasonsColder weather on the way next week! ❄️👀 . Following the occasional colder snap so far this winter, there are now signs that cold winter weather resulting from a sudden stratospheric warming is on the way for the UK. . The warming started around 22 December 2018 and the winds at around 30km above the North Pole reversed from westerly to easterly around New Year’s Day. . The impacts of the sudden stratospheric warming have now propagated down through the stratosphere, resulting in the main stratospheric polar vortex having split and been displaced into mid latitudes across the Atlantic and European sector of the northern hemisphere, this is typical of the type of pattern you might expect to see in spring. . Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Martin Young said: “The latest forecast suggests the highest risk of any severe wintry weather is from late January and into February. Whether cold spells will be brought about by Arctic air arriving from the north or easterly flows arriving from the continent remains uncertain. . However, before this happens we expect a rather changeable and relatively mild spell over the weekend and early next week, with some rain for most of us". . Want to know what the weather will be like for the weekend? See our story for a more detailed forecast. . . . #weather #cold #January #winter #forecast #weekend #wintry #arctic⚠️ The avalanche risk in Austria is at 'catastrophic' level 5. ⚠️ . It's because the #jetstream is driving south across western Europe creating low pressure systems in the Mediterranean, mixing with cold air to generate heavy snow. ❄❄❄ . A further 100 cm of snow is possible this week in places. . . . #weather #forecast #snow #blizzard #avalanche #ski #winter #holiday #europeArchives
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
What have February and the winter been like so far?
Provisional figures from the Met Office show that February so far (1 – 25) has been colder and drier than average, while the winter as a whole (December 1 to February 25) looks set to be pretty average. For February, everywhere … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
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It’s cold but why is there no frost?
There’s no denying that we have seen some cold weather this winter with plenty of frost, ice and in many cases, snow. However, the last week has been cold – arguably perhaps feeling colder than any other time this winter … Continue reading
Why does it feel so cold? A guide to ‘feels like’ temperatures
With bitterly cold conditions across parts of the UK just now, have you been asking yourself why it can feel so much colder in the wind? The temperatures that you normally see on our website represent the temperature of the … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged Android, cold, feels like, freeze, temperatures, Wind chill
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Cold weather across UK
The start of this week was relatively mild and sunny but we have seen a change to colder and cloudier weather during the course of the week. High pressure became established to the north-east of the UK and this dragged in colder … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged cold, cold weather alerts, Department of Health, easterly, frosty, ice, Met Office, snow, weather
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Top ten romantic weather phenomena
With Valentine’s day this week, we’ve complied the top ten romantic or magical weather conditions. 1. Diamond dust – Diamond dust consists of extremely small ice crystals, usually formed at temperatures below -30 °C. The name diamond dust comes from the … Continue reading
Will the UK see snow this weekend?
There is potential for some significant amounts of snow over parts of the UK later this weekend. However, the detail of where and when this snow will fall is still uncertain. So what is happening in the atmosphere? A frontal … Continue reading
January weather – your pictures
Thank you for sharing your January weather pictures with us on Twitter. Here’s a selection of our favourites. The January summary video is coming shortly. @metoffice view of Ossett from Netherton Sat 26th Jan. twitter.com/MarkDParsons/s… — Mark Parsons (@MarkDParsons) January … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office Images
Tagged images, january, pictures, rain, snow, UK, uk snow, united kingdom, weather
Latest snow depths and wind speeds – 5 February
As forecast, unsettled wintry conditions brought snow and strong winds to parts of the UK overnight and this morning. Eskdalemuir saw the deepest snow, with 14 cm of snow recorded at 10 am this morning, while Aviemore recorded 12 cm. Many areas also saw strong winds, … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged gust, severe weather, snow, snow fall, UK, weather, wind
