>Fog & wet conditions causes 27-car pile-up on M5 in Somerset, England, Frigid start to the day across Alberta, Canada

Written by Mark Vogan on November 5, 2011 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

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Latest UK-Europe Discussion @ #BRITISH ISLES-EUROPE
Guy Fawkes night is crisp and frosty across N.I & Scotland, Cloudier and damp across England/Wales, Big chill arrives into Moscow

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Mark Vogan’s Official 2011-2012 United Kingdom & Europe Winter Forecast

Today’s Weather Headlines

Europe Latest

Britain Celebrates Guy Fawkes Night under clear, crisp skies in the north, cloudy, damp skies to the south

GUY FAWKES NIGHT WEATHER: A generally cloudy and showery affair across a large portion of England and Wales, except for Lancashire up into Cumbria where it skies turn clear, crisp and turning frosty up through Scotland as well as across the North Channel into Northern Ireland and down into the Republic of Ireland

Have a good and safe night.

Moscow faces first Arctic Blast of the season with -30C air bottled up over the extreme northeast corner of Europe

CURRENTLY -6C (21F) AND HEADING FOR -10C (14F) BY MORNING!

The next few days will see highs fail to hit -2C and lows will likely approach or exceed -10C in the city, colder in outlying suburbs…. (See #BRITISH ISLES-EUROPE for more…)

Fog & wet conditions caused 27-car pile up on M5 in Somerset, England last night

Wet Roads May Have Caused Deadly UK Crash
THE WEATHER CHANNEL

Heavy Fog Causes 27-Car Pileup in Somerset, England
ACCUWEATHER.COM

Seven confirmed dead in M5 accident in Somerset
BBC

Europe’s Wet Weekend
ACCUWEATHER.COM

Warm weather melts summit snow in Cairngorms
BBC

US Latest

Winter Arrives to West Coast with snow and coldest air of season

Arizona storm: Flagstaff gets 5 inches of snow
AZ CENTRAL

High Winds Wallop the Plains, Threatening Fires, Dust Storms
ACCUWEATHER.COM

Region dusts off snow, more on the way
RENO GAZETTE JOURNAL

4.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Oklahoma, 3 aftershocks follow

USGS: 3 earthquakes give Oklahoma the shakes
HOUSTON CHRONICLE

After Earthquake, Severe Weather Next For Oklahoma
ACCUWEATHER.COM

Canada Latest

Very cold start across Western Canada following snowstorm, now Prairies under the gun

CALGARY DIPPED TO AT LEAST -13C THIS MORNING!

Yesterday saw the first significant snow of the season over southern and central Alberta with 2-6cm falling and causing major travel issues for Calgary and surrounding areas.

The snows falling through very cold -9C temps during the morning and only -6C during the afternoon meant slicker conditions.

Here are the expected totals through today.

The below graphic illustrates just how cold it was yesterday across southern and central AB. The yellow readings actually show how warm it was the the same day last year. Quite amazing eh?

The below graphic shows just how chilly it got overnight over southern AB following the snowstorm which lay down the white, reflective blanket and of course the system itself transported cold air south and east. Clear skies, light winds, fresh snow on the ground and a reinforcing shot of chilly air helped drive overnight readings into the -20s C in some spots.