Northern Ireland had its coldest day on record on Saturday with temperatures at Castle Derg climbing no higher than -11C, beating the previous record of -9C.
Temperatures will struggle to get above freezing on Saturday night, with at least -15C (14F) expected overnight in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Forecasters say the cold conditions will remain into next week.
November saw the UK’s most widespread snowfall since 1965, and December has continued to be exceptionally cold and snowy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/news/newsid_9282000/9282009.stm
h/t to Jimbo
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Helen Willetts with the latest snow forecast Heavy snow and ice has caused disruption in many parts of the UK after arctic conditions returned. Northern Ireland had its coldest day on record on Saturday with temperatures at Castle Derg climbing no higher than -11C, beating the previous record of -9C. Temperatures will struggle to get above freezing on Saturday night, with at least -15C (14F) expected overnight in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland. Forecasters say the cold conditions will remain into next week. November saw the UK’s most widespread snowfall since 1965, and December has continued to be exceptionally cold and snowy. |
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I’ll bet there are Irish Whiskey sales records being broken left right and centre. (Not to mention drinking records)
How about some Extra Stout Guinness!
h/t to Jimbo
Jimbo’s coming up with some good ones!
In this forecasting carnival, the voice worth listening to imo has been Joe Bastardi, of Accuweather.
He called this December freeze very well.
His current forecast, found here:
http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/bastardi-europe-blog.asp?partner=accuweather
It calls for a much warmer winter in the UK after the Christmas season.
It should be noted that Joe, a very experienced meteorologist, was sidetracked at Accuweather because of his AGW skepticism.