COLDEST WINTER IN 58 TEARS SET TO HIT UK.

UK Arctic freeze: Coldest winter in 58 years set to hit UK

 

 

The UK is braced for severe weather this weekend as the coldest winter in 58 years is expected to hit the country.
Forecasters predict gales, plummeting temperatures and even snow, as the freak weather threatens to cause travel chaos.
Experts say the Arctic freeze will be driven in from Siberia and the North Pole.

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Blast of freezing Arctic air to hit Britain over the weekend

Recent weeks have seen milder weather which has brought welcome respite to areas battered by Storm Frank. However the Arctic freeze is set to bring flooding, freezing temperatures and difficult conditions again.
Some of the Arctic freeze's first effects were felt last night as severe flooding caused havoc in Scotland after the River Don burst its banks.


Two severe warnings for “danger to life” have been put in place in Scotland for the towns of Inverurie and Kintore by The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. Dozens of residents in Aberdeen have been evacuated from their homes amid flooding fears.
Flights were unable to land at Aberdeen Airport yesterday evening, after “unprecedented rainfall” damaged a section of tarmac on the runway. Emergency services reported being called to assist people stuck in cars and on trains on transport routes between Aberdeen and Dundee.
Locals have been urged to only travel if their journey is essential.

Rest centres have been established and more than 20 schools have closed today as a precaution.
The severe weather is set to spread throughout the UK over the course of the weekend, as the blast of freezing Artic air strikes.
A yellow warning for snow and ice is in place for much of Scotland, Northern Ireland, north west and north east England.