vIndianz.com (16 Dec, 2009) — A sprinkle of snow fell in London for the first time this winter following a bitterly cold night. The early flurries were not thick enough to settle on the ground and forecasters said the frozen rain and snow would turn to rain later.
Victoria Kettley, from MeteoGroup UK, the weather division of the Press Association, said: ”It’s just a fine dusting. We’re not expecting any problems on the roads.”
No weather-related troubles were instantaneously reported on London’s transport network. Temperatures dropped to minus 6C in several rural areas overnight, and forecasters warned that some parts of south-east England could see 1-2cm of snow fall today.
Tonight will too be cold even though augmented cloud cover will avert temperatures diminishing as low. More snow flurries are anticipated in central and eastern areas of the UK tomorrow with rural parts of Kent and East Anglia the most probable locations for a snowball fight.
More snow is projected later this week with a lot of areas seeing a dusting of flakes by Saturday night. Bookies responded to the most recent forecasts by cutting the odds of London experiencing a white Christmas from 8/1 to 5/2.
William Hill said it would have to pay out millions of pounds if there is a blanket of snow across the country on December 25. One gambler from Derbyshire stands to gather over £14,000 if it snows on Christmas Day.
Rupert Adams, spokesman for William Hill, said: ”The million pound snow flake is something that we have always talked about in hushed tones and for the first time this millennium it looks like we could get collared.
Further Reading- The nose knows: Allergy season here with vengeance – The Associated Press
- Shops hit by snow chaos and panic buying – Telegraph.co.uk
- ‘Maldistribution’ Found in Doctors Who Treat Kids – MedPage Today
- Do Bacteria Contribute To Weather Conditions? – RedOrbit
- Mercury takes a sharp dip in state – Times of India
- Prince William addresses Christchurch mourners – The Guardian
- UK snow: ferry services operating as normal
- Prince William wants ‘informal’ trip Down Under – AFP
- D-Backs, Rockies snowed out – Boston Herald
- Stunned Japan Struggles To Bind Its Wounds – NPR
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