BRITAIN IN THE FREEZER
-4C Scandi shiver to bring snow chaos
A -4C “Scandinavian shiver” is due to blast Britain from tomorrow, making for the coldest November across the country since the Big Freeze of 2010.
THE chilliest November since the 2010 Big Freeze is on the cards due to a 1,200 mile-wide cold front.
Lower-than-normal temperatures are expected to last for at least a week from tomorrow, the Met Office warns.
And that cold weather is set to continue later in the month.
The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze warned: “After a number of mild Novembers in recent years, computer models for the month ahead suggest this November is set to be the coldest since 2010.”
That year famously saw a month-long whiteout and travel mayhem with lows of -19C in England.
Government weathermen are now urging Bonfire Night revellers to wrap up warm as a “Scandinavian chill” arrives from the Arctic Circle on strong winds.
Firework parties risk being cancelled due to waterlogged ground, the Met Office said, although tomorrow itself looks mainly dry.
Most people will face maximum temperatures of just 6 to 8C from Wednesday.
Nights will plummet to -2C by tomorrow night, falling to -4C by the weekend.
Met Office forecaster Luke Miall said: “A much colder spell of weather arrives as cold air sinks down from Scandinavia and the Arctic from Tuesday.”
An average temperature under 4.9C – which is 1.3C below normal – would be the UK’s coldest November since 2010, Met Office records show.
Midweek sees parts of the far north facing snow on high ground and ice, with 50mph gusts in the south-west.