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24/11/2010
'Significant Snow' Forecast For UK
According to weather forecasters, Britain is about to enter a cold snap bringing along one of the earliest significant snowfalls since 1993.
The north and east of the UK are expected to be the worst hit as overnight tonight, between 6-8 inches of snow are expected in Scotland, and 1-2 inches in north-east England have been predicted.
Matt Taylor, BBC forecaster said: "It's not just a short, sharp shock, it'll be around well into next week.
"We've had snow earlier than this, but to have as much as this across a large part of the country, we have to go back to about 1993."
The Met Office has issued warnings of blizzards and heavy snow from Thursday onwards in and around northern and eastern Scotland, and the whole of eastern England.
Snow is also expected in West Wales and south-west England on Friday.
This Saturday could also see daytime temperatures in central London drop to around 2C (35F), compared with an average of 9C (48F) for the time of year.
(BMcN)
The north and east of the UK are expected to be the worst hit as overnight tonight, between 6-8 inches of snow are expected in Scotland, and 1-2 inches in north-east England have been predicted.
Matt Taylor, BBC forecaster said: "It's not just a short, sharp shock, it'll be around well into next week.
"We've had snow earlier than this, but to have as much as this across a large part of the country, we have to go back to about 1993."
The Met Office has issued warnings of blizzards and heavy snow from Thursday onwards in and around northern and eastern Scotland, and the whole of eastern England.
Snow is also expected in West Wales and south-west England on Friday.
This Saturday could also see daytime temperatures in central London drop to around 2C (35F), compared with an average of 9C (48F) for the time of year.
(BMcN)
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