The Big Chill

[FrankScribe]

This isn't cold! We're off to Canada in January. -35C Last time we were there. Now that's cold!


You weather men with your fancy language.

I was in Montreal one year in the week before Christmas, the air temperature rose to +5C and it rained, the problem was that the ground was still at -15C. Result, the roads glazed over and, worse, the rain froze on the traffic signs on the gantries over the road until the layer of ice was too heavy, when it fell like a guillotine blade onto the road.

Now, that was scarey!

[wxman]

With a set of westerly/north-westerly airstreams being driven into the UK by a high pressure system locked in over scandinavia, we have the classic conditions for significant snowfall in the second half of the week.

But, don't despair, this too will end.

I agree - note the UKMO warning of snow....

http://www.metoffice.com/weather/eur.../warnings.html

[OwlHoot]

I was in Montreal one year in the week before Christmas, the air temperature rose to +5C and it rained, the problem was that the ground was still at -15C. Result, the roads glazed over and, worse, the rain froze on the traffic signs on the gantries over the road until the layer of ice was too heavy, when it fell like a guillotine blade onto the road.

Now, that was scarey!

Same thing happened to me while I was working in Birmingham Alabama - frozen rain. You literally couldn't walk two paces without slipping all over the place like Charlie Chaplin. I almost broke my ankles just tottering down some wooden stairs holding the rail with both hands, and then thought sod this and phoned in to say I'd be taking the day off!

[BlasterBates]

Yup Germany and Switzerland covered in snow, managed to get down the Rhine where it wasn't too bad, but everything beginning to resemble a ski resort. The alpine passes south of Munich were impassable.

[FrankScribe]

I was in Montreal one year in the week before Christmas, the air temperature rose to +5C and it rained, the problem was that the ground was still at -15C. Result, the roads glazed over and, worse, the rain froze on the traffic signs on the gantries over the road until the layer of ice was too heavy, when it fell like a guillotine blade onto the road.

Now, that was scarey!

Every cloud has a silver lining though -

I had finished what I was out there to do and spent the afternoon in a bar where, not only did they have a free buffet but Hot & Cold running Strippers on the stage demonstrating their abilities on the poles and trapeze.

Then my BA flight out of Mirabelle got diverted to Ottowa while they de-iced the runway, when they eventually got back to Montreal on what was now Christmas eve they only had about a 30% load on the 747 so they upgraded everyone. As I was flying Business Class I and another half dozen were moved to the front where we received full first class treatment.

[PRC1964]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21112005/14...onderland.html

Get your snow boots out, make sure your fridge is stocked with soup and your freezer is full of bread - the chance of snow this week is 100%.According to forecasters, most of Britain will be blanketed with the white stuff from Thursday.Metcheck.com believes the flakes could begin to fall from Thursday evening and by midnight, the chance of snow will have reached 100% for many parts of the country.
But the wintry weather could subside slightly over the weekend, with the snow risk dropping to between 40% and 50%.

Sky News forecasters, however, say that although Britain will see snow it is unlikely to hit inland.

One Sky expert said: "There will be heavy wintry showers along the coastal regions.

"Heavy snow will fall on high ground such as the Scottish Highlands, parts of Snowdonia and the Pennines and there will be strong to gale-force winds.

"But inland areas will mainly be dry and sunny."

"the chance of snow this week is 100%"
"the chance of snow will have reached 100% for many parts of the country" What kind of rubbish journalism is that?

[threaded]

"the chance of snow will have reached 100% for many parts of the country" What kind of rubbish journalism is that?

It's the sort where a journalist tries to translate tek language for the general public to consume.

[ASB]

I'm scheduled for Montreal the week before Xmas. Guess I'd better pack a jumper.

About -10c I guess ? Plus wind chill.

[FrankScribe]

I'm scheduled for Montreal the week before Xmas. Guess I'd better pack a jumper.

About -10c I guess ? Plus wind chill.

Let me know if that bar is still there

[NoddY]

It's perfect here on the Moon.