Siberian blast – again! Snow & wind chill equal to -6C.

With maxima of 12.6C and 12.1C on Thursday and Friday respectively, the arctic blast from the northeast, starting early today, has dropped the temperature by almost 13C.

On Saturday morning the temperature began to fall just after 3am to reach 0.8C at 08.00. However, the thermometer only tells one aspect of this severe cold blast as the wind just after 9am gusted to 36mph. Currently the ambient temperature is -0.1C and the wind chill makes it feel more like -6C.

After sunny and warm weather on Friday, the wind began to swing into the northeast shortly after midnight to change from a mild, warm air mass to a very cold and dry air mass.

Earlier this morning there was a snow shower with more in the air from 11am

Saturday update at 16.30: air temperature -0.9C, wind chill feels like – 6C. Light snow showers for 7 hours but little on ground with wind a dropping a little.

Saturday update at 18.30: air temperature at-1.7C with wind chill now -7C. Wind abated slightly gusting to 30mph and 10 minute average of 12mph. Air humidity still low at 87%.

Saturday update at 20.00: currently snowing much heavier resulting in a covering of at least 1 – 2cm. Temperature now -2.1C.

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