Britain braced for Arctic blasts

[super jumbe]

Arctic blasts and snow showers' to hit UK this week.


Temperatures across the UK are set to plummet to as low as -10C this week with cutting Arctic winds sending a shudder down the spine of the British Isles, according to forecasters.

A high-pressure system hanging over Scandinavia and western Russia is set to push raw, easterly winds towards the UK as the week progresses, causing the longest spell of cold weather so far this winter, experts say.

Snow is also forecast in some regions over the coming days with some people in Wales and the far West of England waking up to a dusting of up to 5cm.



I can remember the days when it really snowed in winter.

We played in the snow for hours, and I wish I can go back again those years of fun!!!!!!!!!!

[darcu5]

An just when my boiler decides to f@ck up!!! No hot water or heating for another 2 week. Brrrrrrrrrrrrill

[jordigirl]

bloody hell how 2 weeks to fix a boiler, british gas come ouot same day usually

[darcu5]

no it's places for people, private rented, they sent a couple of the blow heaters round but i dont benefit as the mrs an daughter have them strapped to them

[super jumbe]

When we live in cold weather country, I would think we should be allowed to burn coal, timbers in our chimney for our beneficial, when our Govt came up with the smokeless law???.I wonder why they still build houses with chimneys????????????

[darcu5]

i use to have a big stoves log burner in the old house, use to burn all sorts on that, logs, coal, video's cause charity shop wouldn't take them, use to get a cage full of pallet blocks drop off when ever i needed them, all free apart from coal... wish i'd of took the fire out when i moved.

[JustMeAgain]

no it's places for people, private rented, they sent a couple of the blow heaters round but i dont benefit as the mrs an daughter have them strapped to them

Hope your landlord is paying your leccy bills. Those buggers gobble up units.

[johnboy1974]

Well its -2 in glasgow, thats it im keeping the radiators on constant but at lowest setting.

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[GastonJ]

If it's Arctic weather do the polar bears come with it, and the seals go clubbing? Compared with the Arctic we live in a warm climate, media use anything to grab headlines