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[quote]Cold weather has started to take hold across the United Kingdom, with snow settling in Scotland and north east England.
15cm (6in) of snow fell in Pittington in northern England, with falls also reported in Northern Ireland, Wales and the Midlands. Up to 3cm (1in) of snow is reported to have fallen in east Cornwall.
Lowest November temperature: -23.3C (-9F) recorded on 14 November 1919 in Braemar, Scotland
Highest November temperature: 21.7C (71F) recorded on 4 November 1946 in Prestatyn, Wales
The lowest overnight minimum temperature was -5.5C (22F) recorded at Benson in Oxfordshire.
The Met Office says weather warnings remain for north east England and northern Scotland, while rain, sleet and snow is expected in Wales, Northern Ireland and possibly Cornwall.
Temperatures are expected to drop to -5C in some areas over the next few days, far lower than those normally experienced in November.
BBC meteorologists say the prolonged cold weather could last up to 2 weeks.
Snow Depths
* Pittington 15cm
* Danby 14cm
* Rothbury 10cm
* Longbenton 8cm
Why the wintry conditions?
The season's first big chill has been caused by cold air flowing from Scandinavia on Monday and Tuesday, and then the Arctic from Wednesday onwards.
A change in the position of the jet stream has been a major factor in driving the colder weather.
The jet stream is a fast moving ribbon of air in the upper atmosphere which usually moves from west to east.
BBC Meteorologists say it has moved into a meridional state, forming a north to south wave, and causing a blocking pattern in the UK's weather. This means the cold air is set to stay for the foreseeable future. [/quote]
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welp, it's that time of year again where the whole country grinds to a standstill over a few inches of snow because the council is all "durr what is grit"
and scandinavians and canadians laugh at us from their 4x4s with tyre chains
I read that as 'Snow and die'.
I wish we had snow here in Wiltshire
Not chaos in the slightest
Eat snow and die.
Where is global warming when you need it
Also nothing in manchester thankfully. But there's lots of pre-emptive grit when it's hardly even frosty. This does not bode well.
[QUOTE=MegaJohnny;26291674]Where is global warming when you need it.[/QUOTE]
global warming can cause this sort of thing in the future
gulf stream and all that jazz
Probably won't snow where i live for a while still. Surrey's fucking cold but for the past week or so it's been sticking to like 2-6C
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;26291729]global warming can cause this sort of thing in the future
gulf stream and all that jazz[/QUOTE]
That's the joke
I love the cold weather. It got to -5c last night I think! No snow though, dumb seaside.
people careful you might die, i heard there's some snow outside
[QUOTE=Anteep2;26291776]people careful you might die, i heard there's some snow outside[/QUOTE]
Going from the grit shortages from last year, we would probably start to run out again, lots of roads, especially countryside roads not getting gritted properly, causing lots of accidents.
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Incidentally, in school today I rearranged the letters in this very picture to say first "NICE NADS" and then "DIEDIEDIE" and replaced the exclamation mark with a swastika.
The more you know.
[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;26291836]Going from the grit shortages from last year, we would probably start to run out again, lots of roads, especially countryside roads not getting gritted properly, causing lots of accidents.[/QUOTE]
thats because whoever is in charge of you is incompetent
[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;26291836]Going from the grit shortages from last year, we would probably start to run out again, lots of roads, especially countryside roads not getting gritted properly, causing lots of accidents.[/QUOTE]
They've already said they have enough, although some is being imported from New Zeland and hasn't come yet
[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;26291836]Going from the grit shortages from last year, we would probably start to run out again, lots of roads, especially countryside roads not getting gritted properly, causing lots of accidents.[/QUOTE]
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Lucky bastards.
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Meanwhile in [everywhere else].
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Meanwhile in [everywhere else].[/QUOTE]
is it me or does that look like a tiny house surrounded by normal sized snow
dunno what this is about , I've had a lovely micrometer of snow for half a day.
[quote]canadians laugh at us from their 4x4s with tyre chains [/quote]
Tire. :eng101:
Also, fuck that. My damn car is 2WD and driving to work was shit-in-your-pants insane.
Good thing my family has a Citroen Xantia. Damn thing's an off-road four door limo with winter tires so it's an execllent family car for shitty weather.
[QUOTE=MIPS;26293867]Tire. :eng101:[/QUOTE]
tyre is british spelling
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[QUOTE=MIPS;26293867]Also, fuck that. My damn car is 2WD and driving to work was shit-in-your-pants insane.[/QUOTE]
that must be pretty tiring
[QUOTE=MIPS;26293867]Tire. :eng101:
Also, fuck that. My damn car is 2WD and driving to work was shit-in-your-pants insane.[/QUOTE]
you really shouldn't post anymore
Any idea when it's gonna snow in London?
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That treacherous snow.
None yet here in the midlands, ffffffffffffffff.
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[QUOTE=smurfy;26291928]Incidentally, in school today I rearranged the letters in this very picture to say first "NICE NADS" and then "DIEDIEDIE" and replaced the exclamation mark with a swastika.
The more you know.[/QUOTE]
how witty
Come see the snow and ice in Finland my fellow Facepunchers.
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