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Old November 1st 06, 02:51 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Robb C. Overfield Robb C. Overfield is offline
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http://www.express.co.uk/news_detail.html?sku=645

Britain faces arctic winter
01/11/06
By Mark Reynolds

AFTER one of the hottest summers on record, Britons have been warned to
prepare for the big chill.

Weathermen sent out the alert as they told the nation to wrap up for an
icy blast from the Arctic.

Temperatures are set to plummet to minus 4 degrees celsius (24F) overnight
in some parts of the country in what could herald the start of a long and
bitter winter.

The sheer scale of the change in temperature, dropping up to 24F, will
make conditions feel even colder.

The meteorologists warned that strong winds will also add to the chill
factor in the wake of the warmest six months since records began.

But last night the Met Office said the big chill, which is initially set
to grip the nation for at least the next week, signals an end to the
extraordinarily mild weather.

Long-term forecasters believe the hot summer will give way to an unusually
icy winter, with one agency predicting a 40 per cent chance of a white
Christmas.

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