{"id":146,"date":"2016-01-07T09:35:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T09:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/direct2u.co.uk\/blog\/?p=146"},"modified":"2018-05-18T09:40:16","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T08:40:16","slug":"winter-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/direct2u.co.uk\/blog\/winter-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rumours are True – Winter is Coming…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"winter-is-coming-blog\"<\/a>If over the last few months parts of the UK hadn\u2019t had enough bad weather; the latest news is that it\u2019s only going to get worse!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s seems that over we have had storm after storm hit the UK this winter, and now we are faced with the news that an Arctic cold snap is heading our way. New satellite reports show that there is artic weather on its way which will make the UK\u2019s average temperature plummet to below -10 degrees overnight.<\/p>\n

If winter wasn\u2019t already on its way \u2013 it certainly is now!<\/h2>\n

The Artic weather will bring up to two feet of snow for some areas and sub-zero temperatures within days. It\u2019s expected to hit the country after the weekend and another bout of rainfall, which is expected to turn into snow fall in the north of the country as soon as Friday.<\/p>\n

This new cold weather front threatens to bring more misery to families across the north of the UK that are still coming to terms with the devastation that Storm Frank has brought, and it is only going to make the clean-up operation longer and more difficult. The cold weather is predicted to turn roads into ice rinks and cause more problems for the homes and businesses that have already been flooded.<\/p>\n

The predicted cold spell will be a shock to the system for most, as we\u2019ve enjoyed very mild weather this winter until now. However, others will be glad of the cold weather as it will kill off germs and bugs which have made colds rife so far this winter.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s true December 2015 has been a record breaking month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last month was the wettest and mildest December on record and the wettest month in history (records date back to 1910)! Average temperatures of 7.9\u02daC in December beat the previous record of 6.9\u02daC which was set in 1934.<\/p>\n

The outlook for January is that it will be stormy and much colder than our late weather with high winds. By Tuesday next week the Met Office are predicting that temperatures in London will have dropped to a maximum of 5\u02daC in the day and will be as low as 0\u02daC at night, with very strong winds.<\/p>\n

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So how can we be prepared for this winter weather?<\/h3>\n


\nThe Met Office Advice<\/a> is the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n