Brits On Ice
The Daily Mail is reporting a "Russian-style" winter is gripping Britain with temperatures dropping to -6° C (around 21° F) under cloudless skies. It does not appear that they will get a white Christmas, however. Just a frozen one.
Christmas shoppers are being warned to wrap up as they brave the freezing temperatures that are set to plunge to a bitterly cold -6C.
As the Russian-style winter sweeps into the UK temperatures will struggle to rise above zero during the week.
And lack of cloud cover means that night-time temperatures will sink to a shiver-inducing -5C or -6C in places.
A Met Office spokesman said: "When there is no cloud overnight then the temperature will get very low.
"People will have to wrap up warm if they're doing their Christmas shopping."
Heck, it's not even up to 20° F where I live yet today, according to the thermometer. But that is very cold for Britain. It can get really cold when there is no cloud cover, as the Brits are discovering.
Environment, World news | Gaius Monday, 17 December , 2007
By martian, Monday, 17 December , 2007 @ 12:18 pm
Darn that pesky global warming! Wait, it’s not warm? It’s actually much colder than usual in England? Well, then, let’s not talk about global “warming” anymore. We’ll call it “climate change” and then everything, including cold temps in England will fit! It’s so generic it covers EVERYTHING! Yeah, that’s the ticket, CLIMATE CHANGE!
By TC@LeatherPenguin, Monday, 17 December , 2007 @ 12:52 pm
Oh, puh-leeze!
I don’t even think of breaking out the longjohns until the thermometer is stuck under 30 Farenheit for a couple of days. Gloves are not even considered until it gets under 20.
MAN UP! you wussies!
By quilly mammoth, Monday, 17 December , 2007 @ 1:58 pm
Just like Art Bell foretold. You know this means that global warming has finally stopped the Gulf Stream and we are about to be plunged into a new ice age. The Saharra will be a garden again.
By sam, Monday, 17 December , 2007 @ 3:10 pm
Currently 34 F in Salt Lake with about 6 inches of snow on the ground. First day in a week or so above freezing. More snow tomorrow, highs in the upper twenties, lows in the teens. Pretty typical around here in the winter. Now let me tell you about the weather when I lived in Wyoming. Whoaaa dude!
By NortonPete, Monday, 17 December , 2007 @ 5:26 pm
I recall the Russians have a million dollar bet with the Brits that the Earth is actually getting colder since 1998.
Perhaps we’ll have a River Thames frost fair this year.
> The period from the mid-14th century to the 19th century in Europe has been called the “Little Ice Age” on account of the severity of the climate at the time, especially the severe winters. When the ice was thick enough and lasted long enough, Londoners held a festival on the river.
By ktel, Monday, 17 December , 2007 @ 6:36 pm
See! If they hadn’t adopted that silly Metric system they could be 15 degrees warmer!