When will this period of cold weather end?
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Can any DS members tell me when this period of snow, ice and cold weather might end?
Thank you very much indeed.
Thank you very much indeed.
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The 18th to be precise.
If you go on the Met Office website there's an interesting bit about the combination of weather circumstances that are causing this freak weather.
Totally sick of it now.:(
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_weather.html
You heard it here first folks!
It would be of help if we knew whereabouts in the UK you were.
Here in London we're due day time temperatures of 4 degrees at the weekend. The few inches of snow we have should slowly disappear.
I'm quite enjoying the weather but it must be utter sh*te if you are planning to fly anywhere, depending on what airport you're using, of course. I hope you get away OK for your birthday!
My local airport (Edinburgh) is closed at least until tomorrow morning!
Total 'mare if you are wanting to get anywhere. How do they manage in Norway / Sweden / Canada etc??
At 14.21....no, 14.22 hours.
They must buy the proper snow clearing equipment because they need it a lot more days than any airport here would. So that makes it cost effective for them, but not cost effective for us.
Winds go back to the north on Sunday and ease so there are going to be some incredibly cold nights in places where there is snow cover.
There is no sign of a thaw so anyone who has snow is likely to have to put up with it for at least a week I am afraid
Does that mean we have to start hoarding acorns?
That's a euphemism for something, right?
Afraid not.
Just a reference to the squirrel in the Ice Age film that goes through great troubles to try and store his acorns.
*gets coat*
Aww
We could make something up?
But not knowing where you are, who knows?
"all alone in the house, she laid out on her Argos faux leather sofa (in beige) and furiously hoarded the acorn."
Ahem. Cold weather. Brrr.
Well, although they are better equipped in other ways - e.g. trains are designed to work in more extreme climates, with back up circuits and systems, and location of certain equipment higher up to avoid snow problems, cars must have snow tyres etc - they do still have problems.
We do seem to think, and in recent years it's the constant rant in the likes of the Daily Mail, that everyone else can cope. Well, I can say that (speaking of Sweden at least) they do have problems, including accidents on the roads and people stranded or stuck at home. Not often, but it can and does happen.
They are better prepared and don't moan because they accept there's a point where you can't fight Mother Nature anymore. Over here, we seem to demand that everything runs as normal, no matter what, no matter the cost.
When we had the bad snow that caused chaos on Eurostar, it was funny that the media didn't point out that many places in Europe didn't have trains breaking down because they weren't running AT ALL.
This week, despite the bad weather, every train operator has been trying to run a near normal service (and many have, except those in the south that don't use overhead lines, or diesel trains). Buses are still running in most places and people are trying to get to work as normal - yet I bet if you told people to fit snow tyres they'd soon kick off and demand the Government pays for it. If people were told to buy shovels and grit/magic ice melt (something I've just ordered online) to clear their own driveways, they'd also moan! But that's largely how people cope abroad - they sort themselves out!
This snow will take a long time to shift though and so while the snow may stop, you can expect ice to be the next big problem, especially if the overnight temps remain close to - or below - freezing.