I Hate Early Spring Weather

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Scotland's weather is even more perplexing than usual. "April is the cruelest month"

[h=1]Snow falls a week after record heatwave[/h]
What a difference a week makes ... snow has replaced last week's sunny weather
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Published: Today at 12:26


[h=3]PARTS of Britain woke up to a blanket of snow today as the recent scorching weather was replaced by wintry conditions and predictions of sub-zero temperatures.[/h]
Around seven inches of snow fell in Aviemore in the Highlands overnight as an Arctic weather front bore down on the UK.
The wintry blast comes just a week after record-breaking warm temperatures in north-eastern Scotland.
Last Tuesday temperatures rose to 23.6C in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, marking a new high in Scotland for the month.
Today the mercury dropped to minus 0.5C overnight and was at 0C at 6am.
Wintry weather ... man clears snow from street north of Edinburgh
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The Met Office issued severe weather warnings for all of Scotland, as well as parts of northern England, Yorkshire and Humber, and the East Midlands.
Pile-up ... seven vehicle accident in Shotts, North Lanarkshire
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The snow caused widespread travel chaos as temperatures plunged. Emergency services attend a seven-vehicle accident in Shotts, North Lanarkshire.There were a number of other collisions and reports of cars sliding off the road in Tayside and Fife where some vehicles also became stuck in the snow in the Largoward and St Monans area.
Cold snap ... couple walk through snow-covered Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
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Roads were closed in some areas due to the weather.
Around four inches (10cm) of snow has carpeted most parts of northern Scotland overnight, with 7.5 inches (17cm) recorded in Aviemore and temperatures of minus 2.7C in Glen Ogle.
Hot spell ... woman rollerskates in sunny London last week
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Scotland’s central belt was also hit by the wintry weather, which will gradually creep into northern England, parts of Wales and the Midlands in the coming 24 hours.
Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown said: “This kind of weather is much more normal for Scotland than the superb weather we have had over the previous days. So we have had, for example, 124 gritters out overnight.
“Because we’ve not had this kind of weather over previous weeks, it can catch people by surprise and what we’re saying is people should listen to the media, take on board any information they’ve got about the likely length of time to make their journeys and take the appropriate precautions.”
Temperatures plunge ... more than seven inches of snow has been recorded in Scotland
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Forecasters predict that the snow will move south over the course of the day.
Top weather forecaster Aisling Creevy said: “A slow-moving Arctic front has brought a wintry mix of weather to parts of Scotland overnight with snow, sleet and rain in northern and central areas.
“Snow and rain showers will continue in Scotland throughout the day and move into northern England before reaching the Midlands tomorrow morning.
“Tomorrow the UK will be noticeably colder and feeling quite raw and we could get widespread lows of around minus 5C in Scotland overnight.”
The weather is in stark contrast to March’s hot weather: the only years to have had a warmer month in the past 100 years are 1938, 1948, 1957, 1990 and 1997.




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