Get ready for Snowvember
Bookies slash odds on it being coldest ever
BRACE yourselves for an icy blast – bookies have cut the odds on it being the coldest ever November.
Parts of the UK were covered in snow over the weekend and the Met Office said more is on the way.
Daytime temperatures will rise this week to around normal for the time of year, 10 to 12C (50-54F) in the South and
8 to 10C in the North.
But, the new month will see the nation start to shiver.
Bookies have cut the odds on it being the coldest November on record to just 6/4.
Met Office meteorologist John West said: “Our current guidance is that temperatures are looking like they are going to be below average by mid- November. There is a greater likelihood of some overnight frosts as well as some snow over higher ground in the North.” Mid to late November usually brings daytime highs of 9 to 10C in the South to around 7C in the north of Scotland. Forecasters say they expect the mercury to dip one or two degrees below those. The lowest ever overnight November temperature was -23.3C in Braemar in the Cairngorms, in 1919. And Halloween trick-ortreaters have been advised to wrap up midweek. Mr West said: If anybody is going to be out and about on Wednesday, it might be a good idea to have a coat handy and maybe also a waterproof.” County Durham