The week Britain froze

Subzero temperatures, heavy snow and a fierce Siberian wind brought Britain to a halt this week. What was behind the brutal weather?

[jamesvseverything]

I remember this so vividly. Getting four days off school, outside of holidays, in a row at that time was absolutely unreal. I know this was hard and annoying for some people but I loved this.

[tonydean]

The bus driver at 5.00 deserves a medal, that was skill

[Pay-No-Mind]

I remember being homeless out in this, it was bloody awful.
I was sat on a box wrapped in blankets with a umbrella over my head just constantly getting hit with super strong wind and snow, the fact I hadn't been able to sleep the last few nights and the cold meant I fell asleep where I was sat, and woke up when someone in a car threw a hot cup of coffee at me, I'd realised I was also just sat in the middle of this HUGE 🛆 triangle of snow- no one could see my sign, and I had to find my bag and stuff underneath all that white, people saw what the guy did to me and came out to help, brought me hot tea, and gave me enough money to get a warm hotel room for a few nights it meant the world to me I was in tears.
I'll always remember that period, insanely cold!

[marshalllucky]

Its called winter, it used to be like this every year, what`s so shocking ?

[andrea]

I'm in North London watching this on 8th July 2022 in a little heatwave. This is cooling me down nicely.

[bigfatbaataed]

To my Canadian eyes it doesn't look like a lot of snow...

[bazfluffcutter]

This is hilarious, the traffic officer digging the van out with a plastic shovel

[matthewhardwick]

A bit OTT tbh. We hardly had snow for a long time, now it's here everyone is freaking out.

[ArdentlyGrant]

3:50 "this happens once every 5 years, its really quite rare." hmm. once in 5 yrs is rare??

umm. its winter. the only thing truly unusual here is the govt's failures to inform and warn though they knew in advance. a gentle reminder that govt cant do eveything all the time for everyone.. some self reliance is always needed.

[DiamondEnderPearl]

Loved this cold weather event! Want another one this December!!! 🥶

[williamreid]

This was an incredible event! It made the news because it was so widespread, here in the UK snow doesn’t hit very often and when it does it we usually don’t see a lot, this however brought several inches across a lot of the country. It also caused a red weather warning which rarely ever happens and it caused A MASSIVE traffic jam that went on for miles in Cornwall of all places. We are not over reacting, this was rightly a news worthy moment, it’ll be remembered as the Beast From The East for years to come

[Steve-eqiz]

"Britons experience mild Canadian winter day."

[joeturner]

And yet just a month and a half later, temperatures soared to 29C

[johnmackinnon]

An outpost of the Arctic??, ...come winter in Canada it gets to -50C and much further below that, ...toughen up...

[TheBloodsuger]

A bit sensationalist tbh, there’s no need to spread panic 😂

[bzza_]

Before: After:
Britain froze. Britain melts

[becv]

It was the coldest I've ever experienced here in Gloucestershire, and it was a different type of snow to past year's like 2010, this time it was a very dry cold easily wind blown snow that would find it's way through the smallest of holes into buildings ect ect it was getting in under the tiles on roofing and I've never experienced that before.

[lonefoxbushcraft]

hes havin a laugh that guy shoveling the front wheel lmao

[fcbarcelona-clashroyale]

Still as not as much snow as in Sheffield in December 2010

[hyljix]

Oh no -3 C *Everyone Panics*


Meanwhile in Finland: -21 C
*I went normally to School..*