United Kingdom & Ireland
Snow and -4 to -8C nights is by no means uncommon in April. There have been many recent April’s including the very recent years of 2015, 2016 and now 2018 which has seen cold weather. It sure was a cold April 2nd yesterday. The below maximums were mostly set during the morning as the air […]
The clocks may have changed and it may be April now but winter refuses to let go. A system travelling northwards into a cold pool of air parked over the UK is producing heavy snow as well as heavy rain this morning and shall through the rest of the day further north. Here’s the latest… […]
There’s no doubt, March 2018 will be firmly entrenched in our minds for years to come with not one but two ‘beast from the easts’ which delivered record snow and cold. However, the mild spells either side of these two sharp cold periods chipped away at the negative anomaly for the month overall and so […]
Cold and moisture can lead to snowfall and this long Easter weekend promises just that. Who gets snow falling and where it lies is two very different things at this time of year. To some’s surprise, snowfall isn’t all that unusual at this time of year but lying snow is. For higher parts of the […]
It’s a rather mixed picture as we head towards the forthcoming Easter weekend. The general setup is such that low pressure keeps things fairly showery and breezy across much of England and Wales but somewhat drier and brighter thanks to higher pressure for Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. Good Friday Good Friday is pretty […]
With modelling backing off on an intense wave of late season cold, the cold we do have looks to be a typical brand of late season cold, nothing particularly out of the ordinary. With 5,000ft temps at -5 or even -10C, surface temps are +5 to 10C and factoring in a strong, high sun angle […]
Without a doubt, March 2018 was by far the biggest and most challenging ‘winter’ month across Europe with not one but two record breaking cold spells which hosted crippling, record-breaking snowfall accompanied by bitter winds along with the coldest March days on record. A surge straight from Siberia that shall be long remembered. Scotland received […]
I’ve not seen any stats but when looking at the widespread MAXIMUM temperatures for both 17th and 18th March with 1/2C either side of freezing UK-wide, even maximums of -2 and -3C in southwest parts with a sun strength comparable to late or even mid September, I recon these two days must be among the […]
After not one but two major cold spells this March, the spring equinox arrived yesterday and it’s all uphill from here. The clocks ‘spring forward’ this Sunday morning at 2am. With a very pleasant 10C and sunshine, the kids made the most of it. https://twitter.com/MarkVogan/status/976098211839533056 At this time of year (March-May & September-November) when nice […]
Despite 5% stronger (late Sept strength) sun and an hour of daylight gained since the previous beast 2 weeks ago, heavy snow and fierce easterly gale-force winds are back and so is sub-freezing daytime highs with wind chills of -5 to -10C. Focus of snow this time around shifted to southern parts of England and […]
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