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More to come for January too... so they forecast. Mind you they also forecast a B-B-Que Summer!!http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weath ... o-toe.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
From head to toe there is barely a patch of land not blanketed by the heaviest snowfall in 50 years.
It was taken at 11.15am on Thursday by the NASA satellite Terra and transmitted to the University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station. The image gives an impression of just how deep with snow has been across most parts, including the southern belt of England: parts of Hampshire received more than 16 inches in just a few hours earlier this week.
Only the western coastal extremes, such as Dorset's Isle of Purbeck in the south and more surprisingly Jura and Islay in the Inner Hebrides, have escaped widespread coverage.
The picture also demonstrates how little thawing has taken place, as most of the snow lying across lowland parts fell on Tuesday and Wednesday.
That betrays the continuing icy north and north-easterly winds which have ensured temperatures remain low, pulling in sub-zero air from the Arctic and Scandinavia.
Temperatures early on Thursday morning dropped as low as 1F (-17C) in Benson, Oxfordshire, making it as cold as Moscow, while parts of Manchester saw the mercury fall to 5F (-15C). Even central London recorded 27F (-3C).
Up to 8,000 homes across Sussex, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire were left without electricity for hours after the conditions affected power lines.
Plunging temperatures have caused major transport problems as the snow turned to ice, with many councils warning their grit supplies were running low.
Most parts are expected to remain below freezing on Friday, warming only marginally at the weekend.
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The coming summer is 'odds on for a barbecue summer', according to long-range forecasts. Summer temperatures across the UK are likely to be warmer than average and rainfall near or below average for the three months of summer.
Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, Ewen McCallum, said: "After two disappointingly-wet summers, the signs are much more promising this year. We can expect times when temperatures will be above 30 °C, something we hardly saw at all last year."
For the latest weather from the Met Office
That's all for today... for more weather updates....http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ ... ather.html
Day 1 to 2
Headline:
Windy with occasional rain or snow across England and Wales.
Today:
Cloud and spells of rain or snow spreading across parts of England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland will continue very cold but mainly dry with plenty of sunshine. Bitter northeasterly winds across the UK bringing significant wind chill.
Tonight:
Spells of rain or snow continuing across England and Wales, snow turning heavy at times over hills and spreading north across Northern Ireland and southern Scotland. Winds easing.
Monday:
Cloudy with most areas seeing further spells of rain, sleet or snow through the day although turning drier across southern parts. Bitterly cold easterly winds, strongest across the north.
Updated: 1215 on Sun 10 Jan 2010
Day 3 to 5
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
A band of rain, sleet and snow will affect southwestern parts and Northern Ireland on Tuesday and Wednesday. Drier elsewhere but cloudy. Very windy at times, especially on Tuesday.
Updated: 1215 on Sun 10 Jan 2010
Day 6 to 15
UK Outlook for Thursday 14 Jan 2010 to Saturday 23 Jan 2010:
Cold with further outbreaks of rain, sleet or snow over many parts of the UK, although this should ease during Friday. It will also be windy at first, with a risk of gales in exposed places. The cold weather persists across most regions during the weekend, with northern and eastern parts are likely to have an increasing risk of sleet and snow later. Elsewhere, there are signs that the weather could turn less cold, with a mix of rain, sleet or snow more likely. Whilst remaining cold, it may become drier during the second week, although there may be further outbreaks of rain, sleet or snow, mainly in the north and west. Temperatures may return to near normal in the west by the end of the period.
Updated: 1438 on Sat 9 Jan 2010
