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All parts of Britain and Ireland are in for a lot of increasingly cold and snowy weather as we go through the next week with some potentially severe winter weather developing across our shores. We would advise people to prepare themselves for a spell of winter weather that's not been seen for many years as severe frosts and heavy snowfalls become the main feature during next week.
A taster for what is coming is affecting some parts today, as a couple of features move across some parts of the country, with a chill north-easterly wind blowing in tonight. Whilst many parts have started off dry and bright with a frost, this morning has seen sleet and snow (rain nearer coasts) falling across some central areas of England, as well as across northeast England, whilst snow showers have followed into eastern Scotland as the easterly winds increased here.
The wintry mix across central areas will continue to move southeast today, whilst the other area of wintry precipitation across the northeast slips south, eventually passing through southern England tonight - perhaps bringing a slight covering of snow to some spots. Snow showers will follow onto eastern coasts, but for many clearing skies tonight will allow a widespread frost to form, and this will become severe across some northern areas as temperatures drop below -12C in some rural spots.
Sunday will be a fine and cold day for many parts, but snow showers will affect south-eastern areas at times, whilst further wintry showers move into northern and eastern Scotland during the day. The wintry showers in the north will mark the boundary between the cold air already here, and the even colder air following on, and this boundary will shift south during Monday and Tuesday. It is after this has gone through that the potential for heavy snow and severe frosts really increases, and is something we are monitoring closely as the second half of next week could end up very wintry indeed with significant snowfalls for some and temperatures dropping below -20C for some rural locations in the north.
not good :-(
A taster for what is coming is affecting some parts today, as a couple of features move across some parts of the country, with a chill north-easterly wind blowing in tonight. Whilst many parts have started off dry and bright with a frost, this morning has seen sleet and snow (rain nearer coasts) falling across some central areas of England, as well as across northeast England, whilst snow showers have followed into eastern Scotland as the easterly winds increased here.
The wintry mix across central areas will continue to move southeast today, whilst the other area of wintry precipitation across the northeast slips south, eventually passing through southern England tonight - perhaps bringing a slight covering of snow to some spots. Snow showers will follow onto eastern coasts, but for many clearing skies tonight will allow a widespread frost to form, and this will become severe across some northern areas as temperatures drop below -12C in some rural spots.
Sunday will be a fine and cold day for many parts, but snow showers will affect south-eastern areas at times, whilst further wintry showers move into northern and eastern Scotland during the day. The wintry showers in the north will mark the boundary between the cold air already here, and the even colder air following on, and this boundary will shift south during Monday and Tuesday. It is after this has gone through that the potential for heavy snow and severe frosts really increases, and is something we are monitoring closely as the second half of next week could end up very wintry indeed with significant snowfalls for some and temperatures dropping below -20C for some rural locations in the north.
not good :-(
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Its all due to global warming.
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Shut up and eat yer green taxes
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Good, i want to see 6ft of snowfall.
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Had a foot of frozen snow lying here in Scotland for over 2 weeks now. Feel sorry for the birds. A really bad winter can kill 80-90% of the wren population. I've never seen so many wrens these past two weeks. They usually spend a lot of their time semi-hibernating in the winter, coming out for a short time each day to forage. Now, they're out all the time as they're starving.
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bring it on .
i hate the normal rain with a passion ,. lets have a proper european winter please for once |
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It's not fair ...we are on latitude 50d North , we deserve a cold winter ..we get short changed almost every year .
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stared snowing again here :D
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Coach is in McMurdo Sound
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looks chilly there ...just checked it out :)
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Coachbuster 02 Jan 18:30
stared snowing again here WHERE YOU? |
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"Feel sorry for the birds. A really bad winter can kill 80-90% of the wren population. I've never seen so many wrens these past two weeks. They usually spend a lot of their time semi-hibernating in the winter, coming out for a short time each day to forage. Now, they're out all the time as they're starving."
get some food chucked out for them then |
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East Angular ,Sid
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I do feed them. Flour and lard with water and scraps mixed in. Starlings get most of it, followed by jackdaws. Wrens don't eat it.
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i was throwing out bits of bread as i was walking to the wine shop
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punterfleecer 02 Jan 20:23
i was throwing out bits of bread as i was walking to the wine shop Is punter a new Messiiah or a very naughty boy |
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Ronaldinho's dentist 02 Jan 18:53
"Feel sorry for the birds. A really bad winter can kill 80-90% of the wren population. I've never seen so many wrens these past two weeks. They usually spend a lot of their time semi-hibernating in the winter, coming out for a short time each day to forage. Now, they're out all the time as they're starving." ^ I never thought about that,I threw bread in the bin today as well :( Promise I will put some out tonight. |
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Get a bird table imo.
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The power of chit chat,I will buy one of those nuts/fat things and hang it in the garden on Monday
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Buy more than one please ;)
Need topping at least once a week once the flock now about it. |
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Know what you mean,to put one out,and then stop,is worse than not at all imo,keep it going until spring
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I've never seen so many wrens these past two weeks.
I've noticed that here. I saw four in the garden this morning. One was squaring up to a magpie. Amazing scenes. I've never seen wrens come team-handed before. They're like muslims you know. They're allowed up to four wives. |
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ROCKIN HORSE 02 Jan 20:39
punterfleecer 02 Jan 20:23 i was throwing out bits of bread as i was walking to the wine shop Is punter a new Messiiah or a very naughty boy Never meant that as a pun, it was a true scenario |
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:-) thats what happens when you tinker with bread and wine
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I'd urge anyone to put out food (particularly at the moment in this cold weather) for the birds.
They really need it. |