>Windy across US Northeast, The first snowfall of the season arrives across Southern UK

Written by Mark Vogan on December 16, 2011 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

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Cold northwesterly flow dominates weekend throughout Western and eventually central Europe as cold trough deepens on rear of French Storm

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Today’s Weather Headlines

Europe Latest

Much of UK struggles to warm today with many ranging from 0 to 3C at lunchtime following first snowfall of season for southern areas

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Motorists such as this one in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, battled through heavy snow as much of the UK awoke to the first widespread covering this morning (Daily Mail)

Caution urged as snow hits Scottish roads
BBC

Britain wakes to snowfall as bookies slash odds of a White Christmas
DAILY MAIL

Met Office warning as snow falls in parts of Wales
BBC

NAO remains strongly positive with no signs of blocking but does that mean a winter forecast bust?

I’m happy with the shots of cold and snow we’re seeing as this pattern could have NO cold air to tap and completely no snow like we often saw in previous not so distant years plus the forecasted arrival of snow has materialised. My issue is the lack of evidence that the NAO is going to change anytime soon and thus if it fails to do so, then we will continue to see quick in-out shots of cold and snow. However I do believe we will see that flip. The timeline with my forecast is the close od December so there is still time.

Appologies for for the ‘mumbling’, lol. hope this is clear but it can be difficult trying to explain things. Hope it makes sense to you.

Ski Areas catching up on slow start!

Too much snow for the Alps
BBC

Many across UK may be in for coldest night of season with fresh snowcover, clearing skies and a cold air mass in place

With fresh snowcover in many northern areas and clearing skies tonight, somewhere may dip to -10C tonight over the Highlands or Southern Uplands, elsewhere, many will fall to between -2 and -5C

Forecasted Lows Tonight

Inverness    -4C
Aviemore     -7C
Glasgow      -2C
Douglas      -8C
Carlisle     -3C
Shap         -6C
Skipton      -2C
Sheffield    -1C
Coventry     -1C
Cardiff       0C
Benson      -3C
Maidstone    -2C