UK long range weather forecast from MO

Weds Dec 14 to Weds Dec 28


Confidence is low for this period, but overall settled and relatively dry weather
is more likely than stormy weather. At this time of year frost and fog are
common, and the chance of these, along with below-normal temperatures and
spells of wintry precipitation, is slightly higher than usual. Conversely, heavy
rain and strong winds are less likely than in a typical December.

sounds like a pretty typical december of recent years

Today is the first day of Winter

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First Yellow warning for snow issued for Wednesday for Scotland.

The Met Office has warned that severe cold weather is set to hit the UK this week, with overnight temperatures plummeting to -6C (21F) in some places.

Snow is likely in northern Scotland, although temperatures will be low enough to make it a possibility anywhere in the country.

Frost and ice are also expected.

People are being urged to use their heating, despite rising energy prices, and to look out for people who are especially vulnerable.

Health care providers are also being told to implement cold weather plans under a level three cold weather alert, between 18:00 GMT on Wednesday and 09:00 on Monday 12 December in most parts of England.

A yellow weather warning for snow is also in place for northern Scotland on Wednesday.

BBC Weather's Simon King said that, from Tuesday night and for the rest of the week, a northerly wind from the Arctic will turn things much cooler, with temperatures nationwide ranging from highs of 1C to 4C, several degrees below the average of 6C to 9C.

"We're also going to see widespread hard overnight frost with temperatures dropping below freezing, hitting -2C to -6C by the end of the week," Mr King said.


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Just what we need to warm up our energy bills :laugh:

Starting now for the next 2 weeks at least there will be a frost in central Scotland so if you have to get up early with your car id put a towel over your window each night or
get one of them window covers for 20 quid from Amazon

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some pics from the valley today







expecting a fair bit of snow on Weds

[A workman clearing snow from the pavements
in Tomintoul, Scotland]

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https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12...0423562859.jpg
[Dangerous conditions on the A969 in Scotland
as the 'Troll of Trondheim' batters Britain]

Monday yellow snow warning and ice for SE England/London!


While confidence is very low at this stage, there is a chance that a band of sleet
and snow could push into east and southeast England. This has the potential to
give accumulations of 2-5cm quite widely, and perhaps up to 10cm in some
places, most likely, but not exclusively, over higher ground such as the South
Downs, North Downs and High Weald. In addition, ice is likely to form on
untreated surfaces, mainly nearer to coasts where rain or sleet is more likely.

Monday yellow snow warning :joker:

Neem might have the sneachta soon

We have had pretty mild winters recently it was a given that this one would be cold with the price of energy brrr

It’s been snowing lightly for a couple of hours ….


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Current temp at mo in parts of Norfolk -4C

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[Dogwalkers brave the snow for a chilly walk
in the cold weather*in Low Fell, Gateshead,
on Sunday.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...outh-east.html

Its foggy here and the hard frost overnight has not lifted at all, love it! Just come back from a long walk :love:

Crazy to drive in that snow

we have officially had an ice day today (no temp above -0.1C in 24 hours)

Max temp today was -2.1C, now its -5 C

last night's coldest in Scotland was -18.1C Grantown on Spey- Achnahannet