>Frigid Air Finally Reaches England Following Latest Snowfall, Eastern USA Up Next

Written by Mark Vogan on February 11, 2012 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

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Frigid Air Finally Reaches England Following Latest Snowfall!

Beautiful winter wonderland this morning at Holbeach, S. Lincolnshire with snowcovered ground and thick hoar frost covered trees. Temps fell to around -12C locally (Photo Courtesy of Facebook fan, Martin Garth)

The truely frigid air has finally reached the UK after many thought would remain on the other side of the North Sea. Temperatures have recently dove to -13C even along the Dutch coast while eastern areas near the German border plunged to -22.9C(-9F), the lowest values in 27 years while their eastern neighbours, Germany shivered in their coldest temperatures in some 25 with a -29C reached at Usedom Island on the Baltic Sea but it was as coldest as -28C on the mainland, -20C in Berlin.

The Azores high is too strong and dominant is what many thought, however, as we watched the cold continue west and reach so close, I did believe it was only a matter of time and of course, like we’ve seen throughout the Siberian express’s journey across the continent, fresh snows just west of the polar boundary seemingly lay down extended tracks in which this bitter train of cold could run along. This proved to be the case for eastern England as well as the Low Countries this morning. Interestingly, it was another frigid morning over there too with at least -12C (10F) recorded at Brussels, Belg and -10C (14F) at Amsterdam.

I am very interested as to just how this February will compare to history in terms of cold as not only the intensity has been impressive but the persistency is also becoming very impressive.

Following nightmarish travel headaches due to heavy snow throughout the Low Countries, that night saw clear skies, light winds and the brutally cold air mass float overhead, drawn further west by fresh snow cover which saw Amsterdam plunge to -18C (0F).

Interestingly, just 36 hours ago, we saw fresh snowfall across many parts of England and of course this encourageed the frigid air across the North Sea. Clear skies, a colder air mass aloft, fresh snowcovered ground and light winds, drove temperatures well below -10C from S. Yorkshire to just outwith the M25. Several places saw lows fall below -12, even -14C with the lowest reading appearing to be Chesham, Buckinghamshire where a low of -17.8C was recorded. The moral here is this, by watching how this cold has evolved and tracked and the fact that many saw fresh snow followed by severe cold, meant that following the recent snows, it’s no big surprise that we saw the Siberian express cross the North Sea. Once nature lays down a fresh carpet of reflective white and the tracks run that little further west for the Siberian express, it’s amazing what can happen.

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Frigid Air Returns To N. Plains While Snow Lays White Carpet For It’s Eastward Migration Into Northeast Sunday

Snow whitening the ground throughout the Ohio Valley and Northeast will push out and into Atlantic Canada tonight, opening the door for Arctic air to roar in!