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shenmue

(38,538 posts) Mon Feb 26, 2018, 07:23 PM Feb 2018

UK weather: Snow falling as Siberian blast hits UK [View all]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43190440

From the article:

Heavy snow is expected across southern and eastern England overnight on Monday - with warnings extending into the Midlands, Scotland and Wales on Tuesday morning.

Many areas have been hit by freezing temperatures, with a wind chill making it feel like -15C in some places.

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UK weather: Snow falling as Siberian blast hits UK [View all] shenmue Feb 2018 OP

I know zero about weather in England, Control-Z Feb 2018 #1

I'm not super familiar either, but they mentioned -15C, which is 5 degrees Farenheit shenmue Feb 2018 #2

not unuusal. some winters are fairly mild and some more snowy but snows every winter nt msongs Feb 2018 #3

Not really no T_i_B Feb 2018 #5

Unusual in not being everyday weather... LeftishBrit Feb 2018 #6

The Beast from the East.... T_i_B Feb 2018 #4

A mini-blizzard here in the west of Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde Denzil_DC Feb 2018 #7

Not long after I wrote this, Denzil_DC Feb 2018 #8

Heard a few snowy horror stories from Scotland at work today. T_i_B Mar 2018 #10

People don't heed warnings! Denzil_DC Mar 2018 #11

Worst snow I've known was 1st December 2010. T_i_B Mar 2018 #12

Peterborough players use 'sweeper system' to clear snow muriel_volestrangler Feb 2018 #9

Inevitably, lots of pics of the snow out there. Denzil_DC Mar 2018 #13