After what’s been a pretty mild season across Europe, winter weather continues to dominate much of Europe so far this February. That’s despite a +NAO.
The GFS 850mb chart says it all, note the coverage of arctic air stretching from Russia all the way to Morocco.
Credit: wxcharts.eu
The biggest deal for the current cold isn’t so much temperature but snowfall and it’s been highly significant for Moscow and Paris.
Much of #Europe is also experiencing some very #cold weather with 55 cm of #snow in Moscow. Tuesday sees another cold day, with heavy snow likely in Paris pic.twitter.com/qtqATTneKl
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 5, 2018
The heavy European snows first hit Moscow last weekend, a city home to 14 million and familiar with winter conditions. However they ultimately witnessed their snowiest 24-36 hour period in history. 17 inches within 24 hours and 22 inches within 36 hours. Dubbed by some as the ‘storm of the century’.
Schools had a first ever ‘snow day’ which meant they were shut for the first time ever.
It snowed so much that Moscow called a snow day. That never happens https://t.co/rjL14geOVk pic.twitter.com/vgPSuVEfAQ
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 7, 2018
Moscow is covered in record-breaking snow https://t.co/neYVSBI0BA pic.twitter.com/xZiGbg5l7S
— CNN International (@cnni) February 5, 2018
WATCH: Following Moscow's biggest snowfall, a group of quick-witted Moscow passengers help to release a trolleybus stranded in snow https://t.co/n80WPfUOgU pic.twitter.com/Ue9nnb9OAB
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 7, 2018
Then as the arctic air travelled southwest, heavy snows hit Paris and Madrid causing widespread disruption. According to social media reports, this was the biggest amount of snow seen in central Paris in ‘years.
According to Etienne Kapikian (@EJMeteo)
12 cm (4.7 inches) of #snow in the official #Paris Montsouris station : very similar to 8 Dec 2010 (12 cm too).
Before 2010, we have to go back to 14 Jan 1987 to have more #snow than that in Paris (14 cm then).
So in the last 30 years, 12 cm only twice.
Paris looks more beautiful than ever after seven inches of snow fell https://t.co/QCZE68TJNm
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) February 7, 2018
Beautiful scenes in Paris. We are outside our offices at the Bassin de la Villette (19th arrondissement) where the snow is coming down quite hard now. #neige pic.twitter.com/6X9ckv1VvJ
— The Local France (@TheLocalFrance) February 5, 2018
A thing of great beauty in the world’s most romantic city can also bring complete misery.
#Neige en #IledeFrance : c'est l'image de la soirée, la région parisienne en partie paralysée ce soir par l'épisode neigeux qui a débuté la nuit dernière et qui se renforce ce soir… Encore 700 km de bouchons à 20h, du jamais vu… Courage aux "naufragés de la route" ! @LCI pic.twitter.com/K4hprMm6Fs
— Guillaume Woznica (@GWoznica) February 6, 2018
Visible satellite shows the mass of cloud covering much of France. That was the big snow producer and shall clear tonight.
Clearing skies will make for a cold night ahead across France with the model picking up the lying snow nicely.
Credit: Simon Cardy
We once again received accumulating snow across many parts of Scotland Monday night into Tuesday followed by a another cold morning this morning with many snow covered areas of Scotland and N England dipping to between -6 and -8C.
Simon Cardy
Credit: Glasgow Live @Glasgow_Live
Plenty of steam coming off the buildings of Glasgow this morning.
Credit: Glasgow Live @Glasgow_Live
-7C in Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld but car and lorry gages were reading -10C at Abington on the M74.
MORE UK SNOW on the way Friday and Sunday and I think this winter still has a lot to throw at us yet.
Serious Stuff from the GFS! @WinterExpert @judah47 @TheSnowDreamer @StormchaserUKEU @MarkVogan pic.twitter.com/gbabLb38iq
— Brett Johanson (@BruteBrett) February 7, 2018
More on upcoming snow potential and further down the road in the next day or so. Stay tuned.
FEATURED IMAGE CREDIT: Timo Elliott @timoelliott
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