It’s been late coming but wintry weather finally arrived during October’s final week. An October which falls within the top 10 warmest October’s for the UK.
October 2017 so far: likely to end up in top 10 warmest Octobers in UK since 1910 ?️ pic.twitter.com/2F8yln0OHR
— Met Office Science (@MetOffice_Sci) October 25, 2017
Cold northerly winds first brought the snow and ice Sunday to the Cairngorm plateau followed by high pressure Sunday night into Monday which brought the first widespread frost of the autumn.
Earlier in the month, all snow patches melted across Scotland for the first time in 11 years. The past weekend’s snow was too little too late.
Colder weather has brought snow and ice to the Cairngorms: https://t.co/Ynnnu3XdUk Jo pic.twitter.com/EyPsQX32La
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) October 30, 2017
Before bending around to the north and drawing down arctic air, the westerlies whipped over the tops of the Cairngorms with gusts of 114 mph Saturday blowing one hill walker off his feet, forcing search and rescue to go out.
A walker had to be rescued after getting blown over in the Cairngorms yesterday where gusts reached 114mph! https://t.co/cDetcyi1KV CF
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) October 29, 2017
Saturday’s incident illustrates the dangers of walking in high exposure during stormy conditions. As the article above states, the man, part of a well prepared group, was blown into a steep watercourse.
Since our pattern remains transient, this morning was quite different to yesterday morning.
Spot the difference… CF pic.twitter.com/FTAm80S6V0
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) October 31, 2017
It’s a damp, breezy, mild Halloween in the North, drier, quieter, slightly cooler further south after dark.
Here's your Tuesday planner. Get more detail for your area here https://t.co/COR00b7Hmm Alina pic.twitter.com/6wVyo0jsfO
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) October 31, 2017
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