UK Weather - Snow and Ice in October, the Shape of Things to Come?

UK Weather - Snow and Ice in October, the Shape of Things to Come?

WORCESTER, England, October 27/PRNewswire/ -- Widespread frosts and ice, snow showers, sub zero temperatures and winds
direct from the arctic aren't things normally associated with mid Autumn, but
this week they're all going to be mentioned within weather forecasts for the
UK.

Is this the shape of things to come for the rest of Autumn and into
Winter though? Forecasters at Netweather.tv think it may be, as they expect a
November with temperatures to be close to or below the average with the start
of Winter following a similar vein.

Paul Michaelwaite of Netweather.tv comments:

"It's not unheard of to have a cold spell in October, but it is quite
rare to see such a large amount of cold air toppling south across the UK at
this time of year. We don't expect it to stay cold all the way through the
remainder of Autumn but with temperatures likely to be close to the norm or
perhaps slightly below, cold shots are never likely to be too far away."

Following on from a very successful Summer forecast, Netweather.tv have
also been close to the mark with their long range Autumn forecast so far and
have now put together their initial full winter outlook, which is summarised
below:

- A cool start to winter is expected with a moderate risk of
temperatures in December being below average.
- Temperatures closer to average in January
- Late winter likely to be milder
- Rainfall close to or just below average across the season.

Paul Michaelwaite adds, "In recent years the start of winter has
generally been mild, so with a change likely this year it's going to provide
a shock to the system, white Christmas anyone?!"

Editors Notes

Established in 2003, Netweather.tv are one of the leading independent
weather forecasting companies in the UK supplying weather forecasts and data
to a range of companies in various industries as well as maintaining one of
the UK's most popular weather websites (http://www.netweather.tv).

For further information, quotes or interviews please contact Paul
Michaelwaite on +44(0)1386-576121

Source: Netweather.tv

For further information, quotes or interviews please contact Paul Michaelwaite on +44(0)1386-576121 or email media@netweather.tv

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