Environment

UK Cold Snap Continues

by Geneva B | January 6, 2009 at 02:44 pm

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As erratic, unseasonal weather complicates life for people in different parts of the world, the UK has not been forgotten by Mother Nature. A severe weather warning has been issued for London as well as other parts of England as temperatures dip to -7C and as low as -10C in Scotland.

Forecasters predicted temperatures in the south would fall to -8C or -9C tonight due to an unusually large high-pressure system. The temperatures are more than 10C below seasonal norms.

Yesterday, the AA said it was braced for more than 20,000 vehicle breakdowns on what for millions of workers was the first day back at work after the Christmas break.

Brendan Jones, a forecaster at MeteoGroup UK, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "The lowest temperature so far is -10C at Aboyne in north-east Scotland. Across large parts of England and Wales we will see -5 or -6C, while in the south they will go to -7C. But tomorrow in the south is going to be colder, with temperatures falling to -8C or -9C."

Driving conditions were made hazardous yesterday as cold easterly winds brought in rain, sleet and snow that turned to ice in many places.