UK headed for icy winter

UK has seen exceedingly unusual weather this year, and its vagaries seemed bent on disobeying predictions from the Meteorological Office.

When a barbeque summer was predicted by the Mets Office, all of Britain rejoiced and looked forward to it. However, after just a brief spell of sunshine in June, the entire summer received very high rainfall. The whole region was affected by floods and high winds in the summer.

The previous month also defied Mets’ predictions, and unseasonal rainfall created havoc in the entire UK region. Last month had the highest unseasonal rainfall since UK records have been kept. The national average rainfall, which was reported to be 193.6mm, was beaten by at least 25mm.

Wide scale damage was witnessed as many bridges broke down under the strain, cutting off vital routes and reports of flooding came from throughout the region. Cumbria was reported to be one of the worst affected areas. The rainfall in November was reportedly three times higher than the national average in Cumbria.

However, the weather has now turned chilly, as come November, icy winds have surfaced across northeast England. Temperatures have slid down to well below freezing and roads have turned dangerous and slippery.

A school bus carrying children reportedly skid off the road in and rolled in to a ditch in East Sussex. While everybody inside the bus was fine, as it was veering off the road, it struck a couple of teenagers walking by the road. One girl was seriously injured with her lung punctured and another girl suffered minor neck injuries.

The Met’s predictions for the next couple of days reveal milder weather and rain.