Europe Braced for Arctic Blast with Overnight Temperatures set to Plummet 12C Below Average
An Arctic cold front is set to funnel frigid air over the UK and much of mainland Europe Monday night, bringing temps down to as much as 12C below average.
The UK saw highs of between 10C to 16C on Monday, low for the this time of the year, but BBC Weather’s Carol Kirkwood warned, “This evening and overnight under the clear skies temperatures will drop like a rock.”
England and Wales are expected to remain just above freezing, though widespread frosts are possible.
Scotland could record lows of as much as -3C and see some snow, adding to the flurries over the weekend.
WOW!! #Snowfall on Ben Nevis, In Scotland, U.K. yesterday afternoon 22nd September. Report: @iancameron #snow #ukweather #extremeweather pic.twitter.com/vzr2SBeU6O
— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) September 23, 2018
Snow is also forecast across Scandinavia and large portions of Eastern Europe.
Many regions are already reporting snowfall:
Snowfall at Stația meteo Vlădeasa (1835 m), Romania this afternoon, Sept 24. Report: @meteoplusRO pic.twitter.com/tCeKq77H34
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) September 24, 2018
Arctic surprise for Eastern Europe. The first snow of the season coats the Tatra Mountains in Poland. [Grzegorz Momot/EPA-EFE]. pic.twitter.com/XCngDgotNv
— Al Jazeera Weather (@AJEWeather) September 24, 2018
First snow of the season in the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge), SE Germany yesterday, Sept 24! Report via partners @cycloneorhodes pic.twitter.com/s8rYbkDElw
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) September 25, 2018
Temperatures across much of Europe are well-below average for the time of year.
Stay tuned for updates.
GSM
