Let it Snow!

All week snow has been in the forecast and each day we have awakened to chilly temperatures and a few times rain. However this morning we woke up, and when we checked Facebook our friends were stating that there was snow. We bundled up and went outside to see snow falling on our street. It was so quiet and peaceful. It snowed harder as the day went on, and more is expected for this week. Never seen a white winter, and it's lovely, in bits and pieces.

Here is a picture a friend captured today of the snow, as I couldnt quite catch it on my camera, although I certainly tried.



Here's what the BBC has to say

BIG FREEZE FOR UK

Weather in the UK comes mostly from the Atlantic, bringing relatively warm, moist air. This week the air is coming from the east, where it has been sitting over very cold, dry land in continental Europe.

Eastern England showing feels like temperatures for Thursday

The brisk and dry easterly wind this week will make the temperatures feel quite different. For example an east coast day time maximum of 2C may actually feel like -2C once the wind chill effect has been accounted for.

As the cold, dry air from Russia travels over the relatively warm waters of the North Sea it will pick up some moisture, which will then condense as it hits the cold land of the UK. This will mean snow! Daytime temperatures will not rise much above freezing.