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Scotland braces for minus 11 C Arctic blast
Heavy snow was already causing havoc
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21 Dec 09 - Heavy snow was already causing havoc on roads across Scotland last night. Aircraft, trains and ferries were also hit by snow and ice yesterday, while the conditions forced Edinburgh Zoo to remain closed.
More snow was forecast over southern Scotland and the Northern and Western Isles today, with up to 2in (5cm) of snow falling in heavy showers, and up to three times that on the hills
The snow is expected to continue until tomorrow, with
temperatures plummeting to -5C in Edinburgh tomorrow night and -10C in
Inverness and -11C in Aviemore on Christmas Eve.
Inverness Airport was shut for the first time in years yesterday because
of heavy snow, and there were cancellations at Edinburgh Airport as
staff cleared the runways.
The odds on a white Christmas are narrowing daily. Britain's last
official white Christmas was five years ago, with snow in Scotland, the
Midlands, north-east and south-west England, and parts of Wales and
Northern Ireland.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/Scotland-braced-for-11C-Arctic.5926890.jp
Thanks to John Brown in Ardrossan, Scotland, for this link
"Obviously
this is Mother Nature's reply to the Copenhagen
nonsense," says
John.