The London Weather Station

Britain's coldest winter in almost two decades will tighten its grip today with further snowfalls adding to yesterday's blizzards.

Central and southern England were bracing for 10cm (4 inch) of the white stuff during the morning rush hour."London could see up to 5cm and parts of the Midlands, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Hampshire can expect up to 10cm," the Met office said last night.

Temperatures today are not expected to rise much above 3°C, meaning any snow which does thaw will quickly refreeze, causing teacherous condotions on untreated roads and pavements.
Night-time temperatures at the weekend could fall as low as -7°C in the countryside and -4°C in cities.

More heavy snow is forecast for the beginning of next week. London is expected to be affected and there are fears of a repeat Monday's travel chaos. The cold is here to stay: last night the Met Office warned that low temperatures would continue for the rest of the month.

Source: Metro 06-Feb-2009
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