My Mum is flying in from the UK today, was worried she'd not be able to make the flight in time due to the roads or it would be cancelled. But seems all is well and the flight is scheduled to arrive on time.
Hope all turns out well, We are somewhat use to these weather conditions but would imagine a country that isn't it must be horrible. Even here year after year it takes sometime to get adjusted. I lived in the Maritimes for a few years (Moncton) and a few times the city would shut down because of storms.. everyone would be sent home.. Somtimes the snow would be up to the roof of houses and we'd spend a couple days digging out.
YES!!! A 100 year low temp in Cancun as the "Global Warming" summit is in town! Aside from 'that' debate we have all sorts of weather in the U.S. depending on where you are at. Winter weather in Minnesota can be unbarably cold while the southern states are getting a warm gulf front so we can wear T-shirts and shorts. Next thing you know a Arctic front can shoot down the plains and dump 6 inches of snow on the southern cities. As Montana gets a warm Pacific front that gives them a short break from the winter we get a rare blizzard. That same cold front that shoots down the plains of the US sometimes runs all the way into the Gulf of Mexico. South Texas and Florida citrus farmers get hit hard by these fronts. But, fortunately, they don't happen that often. So, to answer the question. The winter weather in the UK is more like the upper east coast (or upper west coast) of the US. Cold, damp and none too pleasent. But then the coasts do get the best turns of seasons. It's all a trade of what matters most to you. I like my long, hot summers, mild winters with nothing much in between. I like winter days (like today) that I can wear t-shirt and shorts out to shop. Toss in the mild snow storm 2-3 times a year for fun and it's great!
It really depends on where you're from. In Vancouver (where it rarely ever snows), a foot of snow would be a disaster. In Montreal it would barely be noticed.
Very true. Winter weather on the Pacific coast from about Portland, Oregon to Seattle, WA to Vancouver, BC is much like the Western UK coastline. Cold, damp and generally unpleasent. A few hundred miles inland (into/across the mountain range areas) and it's as bad as you would ever want winter weather to be.
I think this storm would shut down anyone though. Hundreds stranded in southern Ontario storm | Canada | News | Toronto Sun
UK is getting another round of the white stuff. Hope you all are getting through the storms OK. Interesting that I made a comparison of UK weather to the upper West Coast of the US and Canada. While Atlantic storms are hitting the UK right now, Pacific fronts are dropping 10 year record rains just north of Los Angeles. And snow falls on the inland mountain areas from California to BC meassured in feet, not inches. Here in Dallas we are looking at a 3-4 day forcast sunny with highs in the mid 70s(f) and lows mid 50s(f). A "cold" front might roll through before Christmas to bring the temps down to a high 55 , low 40 average in the area. (Last Christmas Eve we had a few inches of snow within an eight hour window) Keep dearming of your white Christmas, I'll take the fair weather any holiday season!
Where I live we get 200-300 inches of snow per year. Even 3'/1Meter snowfalls do not shut things down. The only time I recall the town shutting down was when we had 60 inches in 24 hours.
I heard it snowed once in L.A. and residents were seen outside cleaning their driveways with straws and rolled up bills...
