THE RIVER THAMES in London froze over for the first time in 60 years as temperatures plummeted overnight.
By STEVEN BROWN
BBC Weather: UK set for freezing temperatures and snow
For the first time since 1963, parts of the River Thames were frozen over as witnesses spotted seagulls perching on the icy surface in Teddington. The River Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire was also frozen over leaving boats stuck.
It comes as temperatures dropped to below 0C in parts of England.
In Ravensworth, North Yorkshire, temperatures plummeted to -15.3C last night as the UK braced for up to four inches of snow and 50mph gales today.
In Newcastle, families woke up to the city blanketed by snow with the wintry weather also hitting parts of northeast Scotland as well as coastal regions in northeast England.
The Met Office has issued several warnings for snow showers across Scotland with up to 3cm forecast to fall across Angus and Aberdeenshire.
River Thames frozen for the first time in 60 years (Image: Tony Kershaw/SWNS)
Seagulls seen on the ice after Thames freezes (Image: Tony Kershaw/SWNS)
The weather warning read: “Further snow showers, most frequent on Friday night across Angus and Aberdeenshire, becoming fewer and lighter on Saturday morning.
“Fresh accumulations of 1 to 3cm are expected, but locally 5 to 10cm over higher ground of northeast Scotland.
“In addition, icy stretches will form as any partially melted snow refreezes, especially at lower levels.”
The freezing weather comes as 15 weather stations in Britain recorded their lowest temperature ever for February overnight on Wednesday.
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This would be a great time to turn off the heat at all the palaces—for the cause.
Please pray for real global warming…those mates are freezing…..
No need to panic in Europe.
January and February were not so terribly different from what we experienced near Berlin in Germoney in 2018.
We had a few nights below -10 °C, so what.
I recall February 1956, January 1963, January 1979, February 1987…
And especially CONUSians should not forget what happened in IL, MN etc etc.
-30 °C in Chicago…
Compared with such temperatures, a bit of ice on the Thames is NOTHING.
In February 1956, not the average temperature for Germoney was -10 °C… It was the anomaly below the mean of 1981-2010. What that means should be easily understood.
What has been anormal were the winters 2016-17, 2018-19, 2019-20: too warm.
But… I enjoyed all of them, I feel no need for snow or ice anymore.
J.-P. D.
My family tell me the UK is having one of its coldest winters in decades, many are reminded of the cold winters of the 60’s and 70’s, the years that “scientists” were predicting a new ice age was approaching.
Cool!