As seen here, so dont shoot the messenger lol :roll:
Big freeze returns tonight with 8in of snow and temperatures of -10C on the way - and forecasters say it could last until MID-FEBRUARY
The second installment of the Big Freeze arrives tonight with up to eight inches of snow drifting in on savage arctic winds as temperatures plunge to -10C.With severe weather warnings in place for 10 regions, the weather front is expected to creep in through the east of Scotland today and push into Northern England overnight, creating icy conditions by rush hour tomorrow morning.
That will be followed by heavy snowfall throughout Thursday morning and it will get steadily worse until the weekend.
However, whereas the east of the country bore the brunt of the snow last time out, the weather front will attack the west of the UK this time, with Scotland, Wales and the West and Northern Ireland seeing the worst.
Charles Powell, a forecaster for the Met Office, said: 'We have got early warnings out for Thursday and Friday.
'Whereas a couple of weeks ago the main risk was in the eastern part of the country, this time the western side is most at risk.
‘We are fairly certain that the western side will see some snowfall.’
Four inches of snow is expected over almost all of the UK, with up to eight inches in the worst hit parts of Scotland by Friday evening.
If there is good news to be had, it is that the temperature won’t actually get as low as the -99C that showed up over Cornwall on a BBC weather map on News24 yesterday - it made forecaster Daniel Corbett’s face turn white.
However, Mr Powell said the incoming snow would be ‘quite significant’ and is likely to cause disruption to travel networks.
The forecast has prompted fears that, with this weather front following close on the heels of the recent problems, the country is on course for a winter even colder than the notoriously treacherous 1962-63.
A spokesman for the Met Office said: 'A band of rain and snow will move southwards across Scotland and Northern Ireland during the early hours of Thursday with widespread icy surfaces then rapidly developing, potentially around the morning rush-hour period.
Forecaster Aisling Creevey said: 'We’ve had a little bit of a reprieve over the last few days - pretty much everywhere is at risk from snow and icy conditions as the temperature drops on Thursday.
‘And temperatures could be down to -10c in Scotland and to -4c and -5c across the country overnight on Friday.’
Snow is set to feature throughout the weekend but looking further ahead Jonathan Powell, a forecaster with Positive Weather Solutions, said: ‘Our models are showing we will see a white Christmas. The most likely places to have one are Scotland, north-east England, the east coast, the South East and London. It’s going to happen.’
8O 8O Mind you, you may even get stuck at work for days on end!!! :roll:
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