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Snow falls in Scotland as British Summer Time arrives
Snow has fallen in Scotland as the arrival of British Summer Time saw a return to wet and wintry weather across parts of the country.
Published: 8:24AM BST 29 Mar 2010
Snow covered fields in the hills near Fintry, Scotland, as the arrival of British Summer Time has brought wet and windy weather some parts of the country Photo: PA
Stephen Davenport, forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said snow had fallen in the far north of Scotland and there will be more to come.
Temperatures dropped to freezing in Glencoe and minus 2C (28.4F) in Glenshee as the snow fell.
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Warm weather to return at the weekendMr Davenport said: ''It's not a surprise for that part of the country in March. We could eventually see 5cm-10cm (2in-4in) of snow over the hills and maybe a slight slushy covering in Glasgow.
''The hills in northern England and maybe North Wales will see a slight covering on Wednesday.
''Everywhere will see temperatures dropping below average. It will get wet and windy but the snow will be confined to those northern areas.''
Earlier predictions said the cold snap is likely to only last two days, with better weather coming by the end of the week.
Julian Mayes, senior forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: ''It should be milder by Friday, with rain coming in from the south west, but unfortunately it does look an unsettled picture over the Easter weekend.''
The country has seen mild temperatures for the best part of 10 days.
Mr Mayes said: ''The month started cold, but the warmer temperatures recently have taken the whole month up to about average for March. The highest reading of the year so far was one of 18C (64F) in Norfolk on March 18.
''But it's not unusual to get a northerly blast in springtime.''
www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/7533878/Snow-falls-in-Scotland-as-British-Summer-Time-arrives.html
yes it isnt unknown for scotland but looked at as a bigger picture the weather arround the world is very irratic,some strange force is at work
Snow has fallen in Scotland as the arrival of British Summer Time saw a return to wet and wintry weather across parts of the country.
Published: 8:24AM BST 29 Mar 2010
Snow covered fields in the hills near Fintry, Scotland, as the arrival of British Summer Time has brought wet and windy weather some parts of the country Photo: PA
Stephen Davenport, forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said snow had fallen in the far north of Scotland and there will be more to come.
Temperatures dropped to freezing in Glencoe and minus 2C (28.4F) in Glenshee as the snow fell.
Related Articles
Winter continues in UK
Blizzards leave motorists stranded
Snow returns to parts of south west Britain
Snow Britain: forecasters predict ice and hail to follow snow
Heavy rain and threat of flooding thwarts late summer for most
Warm weather to return at the weekendMr Davenport said: ''It's not a surprise for that part of the country in March. We could eventually see 5cm-10cm (2in-4in) of snow over the hills and maybe a slight slushy covering in Glasgow.
''The hills in northern England and maybe North Wales will see a slight covering on Wednesday.
''Everywhere will see temperatures dropping below average. It will get wet and windy but the snow will be confined to those northern areas.''
Earlier predictions said the cold snap is likely to only last two days, with better weather coming by the end of the week.
Julian Mayes, senior forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: ''It should be milder by Friday, with rain coming in from the south west, but unfortunately it does look an unsettled picture over the Easter weekend.''
The country has seen mild temperatures for the best part of 10 days.
Mr Mayes said: ''The month started cold, but the warmer temperatures recently have taken the whole month up to about average for March. The highest reading of the year so far was one of 18C (64F) in Norfolk on March 18.
''But it's not unusual to get a northerly blast in springtime.''
www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/7533878/Snow-falls-in-Scotland-as-British-Summer-Time-arrives.html
yes it isnt unknown for scotland but looked at as a bigger picture the weather arround the world is very irratic,some strange force is at work