The Daily Express today warned its readers to prepare for '100 days of snow' with winter 2013/14 set to be the worst in more than 60 years.
The newspaper quoted Jonathan Powell, forecaster for Vantage Weather Services, who said: “Early indications are that this winter is looking particularly severe, and we could see parallels with the shocking winter of 1947.
An icy blast is set to herald the arrival of winter next week with sub-zero temperatures overnight and widespread frost.
By Tuesday most of the country could see wintry showers with the chance of some significant snowfall on higher ground in northern areas, Met Office forecasters say.
Although temperatures will hover around 46F (8C) in the daytime, it will feel much colder as...
Deliveries of salt are arriving in Plymouth every day this week to fill the salt barn at Prince Rock depot in preparation for winter.
By the end of Friday, the Plymouth Transport and Highways salt barn will be stocked with 1,100 tonnes of salt to treat the city’s roads when cold weather hits over the coming months. Additional deliveries will be made as required through the winter....
