Snow has fallen in the UK this week, and has caused plenty of disruption in the process, with schools closed and people’s journeys to work being impacted.
Further Met Office warnings for snow, ice and fog are in place until Thursday, with it mainly being focused on Scotland.
Data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts has stated that northern Europe as a whole has been colder than usual, giving reason for the snow sticking around so far.
Whilst the novelty of seeing snow might be nice for some, undoubtedly others will be wondering when it’ll disappear.
Temperatures simply have to get above 0C for snow, ice and frost to start melting, which the Met Office predicts will start happening at the weekend.
Interestingly the temperature does not have to get to 0C for it to snow, with the Met Office stating it often happens at 1C-2C also.
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On its website, it says: “Precipitation falls as snow when the air temperature is below 2 °C. It is a myth that it needs to be below zero to snow.
“In fact, in this country, the heaviest snowfalls tend to occur when the air temperature is between zero and 2 °C.
“The falling snow does begin to melt as soon as the temperature rises above freezing, but as the melting process begins, the air around the snowflake is cooled.”
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