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Thursday 13 December 2012

Rivers Are Frozen Solid...Due To Cold Weather 2C and 4C Today For Large Parts Of Britain

Water not-quite-fall: Climbers Simon Stokes and Mark Davies admire giant icicles along the frozen Kinder Downfall waterfall high in the Derbyshire Peak District


Basingstoke Canal near Odiham in Hampshire felt the cold as plants were covered in layers of ice and even the river had chunks of ice in it

A thick sparkling frost coated much of the UK today, leaving many places cold but with a winter wonderland look.

Rivers across the country had chunks of ice floating them as everywhere from Scarborough to Hampshire experienced bitterly cold conditions.

Scotland in particular suffered, as snow dusted the north of the country and residents had to wrap up warm against the plummeting temperatures.

But the festive appearance is about to melt away, as heavy rain and gale force winds are working their way from the Atlantic towards the UK.
Today had been predicted to be the coldest day of the year, with temperatures last night dropping to -12C in Scotland.


There was a dusting of snow in the northern parts of Scotland, but most of the country only experienced a glittering frost and some fog last night and the early part of this morning.

But the Met Office revealed that it had been mild compared to the sub-zero conditions in February, where a temperature of -15C was recorded in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, making that that the coldest date of the year so far.

The spokesman said: 'This year's winter is only 12 and bit days old, so it's been the coldest day of the season so far.'

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