The advent of ice and snow... winter is coming

[@stephfoxwell4620]

The reason we used to get more white Christmas's is that until 1752 we followed the Julian Calendar. Xmas Day in the Julian Calendar is our 7th January. Statistically the most likely period for snow in England is 4-16 January. Peaking on 9th.

[@jondarbyshire-s7k]

Well spotted

[@stephfoxwell4620]

@jondarbyshire-s7k We also had colder winters until about 1850. The Thames held it's last Frost Fair when it froze over in 1821. In the cold years after the Tambora explosion.

[@thehumancanary131]

Over here where I live - on an island in the Andaman Sea - we had nearly 4 inches of sunshine here today!

[@pb8649]

Good video PT.

[@JamesDickson-vs5of]

Thank goodness, Edinburgh district council cancelled the hugmany fire works, what a fantastic idea, let let a million quids worth of " sqibs" off not a mile from the city zoo, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

[@billyblunham66]

I think of Hannah Hauxwelll in the Pennines. Those were the days, mij friend!

[@Mindsi]

We need the frost, it is the price we pay for no mud🎉

[@Carol.Allison]

I honestly think all this snow malarkey is far too hyped up. I live wedged between Liverpool & Wales, we never get a decent snow fall, just a light dusting which doesn't last long. The world must laugh at us as the UK goes into panick mode just for a bit of snow when they get loads of it

[@stanwizz2351]

when icicles hang upon the wall, and greasy stan doth keel the pot.

[@JamesDickson-vs5of]

🤔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

[@johnrussell3961]

It’s British snow and sloppier for it. It’s thawing as soon as it falls.

[@Christine-ry1qq]

We used to love walking to school in deep snow, and drinking frozen milk at break time. Making ice slides in the playground and snowball fights. Rosy cheeks and frostbite 😂😂 These days schools close for light flurries!

[@davidmcintyre8145]

Here we will see the UK population: 1-3 mm of snow or even the fear of snow or a sharp frost bringing the south which is the entirety of England to a standstill while in the midlands of the UK between the Solway/Tweed and Loch Lomond will cope quite happily with 10-15 cm of snow and 100 mph gales and the North beyond loch Lomond might just put a jumper on

[@stephenholmes1036]

Professor Tim im a farmer its been here 2 months

[@SuzanneO707]

As a January baby who managed to do a bambi on ice impression on the way to school one birthday morning , and fall on my butt when I was a kid. I always wanted a summery birthday lol. Here we go again. Wish me luck.😏

[@UnderaPiscesMoon-nr5gz]

Happy bday. Mine is Jan 16

[@SuzanneO707]

@@UnderaPiscesMoon-nr5gz Best wishes👍

[@UnderaPiscesMoon-nr5gz]

@@SuzanneO707 to you too x

[@scoobysnax9787]

It's absolutely beautiful & great for photographs. It's minus 2 down here in Sussex. Wearing my Snow Shoes so I don't slip.

[@radboo4384]

Winter takes our eyes of the prize,treaat or trick.

[@jondarbyshire-s7k]

Blue sky and sunshine temperature 13c and its Winter in the Near East.

[@jon7895]

Thermagrip is what you need Prof😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@lolwalters2936]

It would be interesting to see longer term data re mean winter temperatures for UK... weather to me doesn't feel as prolonged cold as was 30+ years ago. And it is winter after all, what do we expect???

[@Mindsi]

The frost gods🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Natures frost engines - Look it up🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@SwatantraNandanwar]

Pity humans have lost the ability to hibernate for a month or two during the cold season. Australians are more sensible in having their XMAS during the summer season. So why cant we move our Xmas to June and July to coincide with the summer holidays? And we could also do away with BST and stop messing around with time, which defies the Laws of Nature and Science.When Yrump does away eith Americas version of BST I guess Britain will do the same and step into line with the rest of the World. That should help our Economy and Growth. Honestly Britain has a knack of making things difficult for itself and continually whinging about the weather.

[@rebecca_noble]

Here's a hot tip: Don't eat the yellow snow.

[@isabellesmith5253]

A very interesting clip prof.....don t count too much on the east of england councils.. They don t do much either....certainly mine doesn't....😅

[@keithsunderland8839]

Are you a member of MI5

[@ProfessorTimWilson]

no

[@keithsunderland8839]

My comment was deleted, how do account for that?

[@keithsunderland8839]

Games are being played it's not fair or nice.

[@joffey1212]

Starmer using his heating allowance in maderia

[@TheVicar]

I can't believe he moved Number10 abroad What a cheek

[@peterware5173]

It's the solar melenenum ,freeeeezing .

[@Joeblogs999]

5:45 😂

[@ivanconnolly7332]

Its Fresian heifers.

[@paulcummins1770]

Cold weather means global warming.

[@colliehouse3133]

Global boiling is now happening.

[@TheVicar]

Look up global average temperature, instead of quoting localised weather events

[@paulcummins1770]

@TheVicar I do and they've been up and down for billions of years and will continue to do so.

[@TheVicar]

@@paulcummins1770 Never at the pace that they've increased over the last 50 years

[@paulcummins1770]

@TheVicar How do you know that.

[@juneworth9208]

Can’t get the staff!!

[@GBajoraitis]

Christmas tradition came from the Babylon , Alexander Hislop Book two Babylons

[@gswiftgs23]

im not coming out until march 🤤

[@billlaser4800]

As 4000 pensioners prepare to die Myself included labour analysis... We will never forget or forgive Martin Lewis said North of 500.000 pensioners will miss out On pension credit but the gormless Labour mp Lisa nandy has been out Knocking on doors?.... Vote ❎ reform

[@thomasmoore1499]

What a clown to get some cheap thrill from quoting large numbers of possible deaths this winter. Every winter comes with more deaths, that's a fact. I remember the winter of 1947 so when I hear the classical drivel that the Prof so commonly employs to wrap around his critic of present day events, I think I'm surrounded by fools.

[@gordonmackenzie4512]

It was -3c here last night. Currently 1c and all white with snow outside. I can see more snow clouds approaching, over the mountains to the north west.

[@tonsmeijers9711]

Right from the start you sound like a centaur yourself.

[@custossecretus5737]

We have to remember that we live at the same latitude as Moscow, it’s only because of the jet stream we have the weather we do.

[@BillSikes.]

Nothing to do with the Jet Stream, we're surrounded by warm water brought up from the Gulf Stream, by the North Atlantic Drift, this warm water is what stops us getting the kind of weather they get in mainland Europe

[@custossecretus5737]

The position of the jet stream over the UK determines the type of weather we experience. If the polar front jet is situated significantly to the south of the UK we will experience colder than average weather. If the polar front jet is situated to the north of the UK we will experience warmer than average weather.

[@BillSikes.]

@@custossecretus5737 It snows in Europe irrespective of the position of the Jetstream, this is because they're not surrounded by warm water

[@custossecretus5737]

Climate & Snow in Europe Weather systems in middle latitudes generally travel from west to east. Consequently, northwestern Europe receives air that has crossed the Atlantic, gathering moisture as it does so. The ocean is warmer than the land in winter and cooler than the land in summer, so Atlantic weather systems produce wet climates with cool summers and mild winters. This type of climate affects the western Pyrenees and the mountains of western Norway, but it does not extend very far into the Alps. There are no major mountain ranges aligned north-to-south to force the air approaching from the west to rise and its water vapour to condense. Consequently, the maritime air penetrates far inland and the maritime climate of the west gives way fairly gradually to the continental climate of eastern Europe, with its drier conditions and greater extremes of temperature. Air reaching North America, in contrast, loses much of its moisture as it crosses the Rockies, leaving the plains to the east in a rain shadow so pronounced as to produce desert conditions. Climate & Snowfall in The Alps Mountains strongly modify climates, however, and the mountain ranges that comprise the Alps produce many contrasts. Mild, moist air reaches the mountains from the west, bitterly cold arctic air from the north, dry continental air, hot in summer and cold in winter, from the east, and Mediterranean air from the south. The topography and altitude are, if anything, even more influential. Temperature decreases with height, by an average 3.6°F for every 1,000 feet (6.5°C per kilometre), but air is heated only by its contact with the ground surface, and high in the mountains strong winds usually sweep the air away before it has had time to warm. The air is cold, but when the skies are clear the sunshine feels warm. The warmest places are in the valleys exposed to the sun and sheltered from the wind, where the air remains in contact with the warm ground. On winter nights, however, the valleys are often cold. Cold, dense air sinks down the mountainsides to form pools in the valleys. That is why many alpine villages are built part way up the mountains, rather than on the valley floors. The coldest valleys are in the eastern Alps, where the climate is predominantly continental. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Switzerland, of -27°F (-33°C), was measured in the valley of the river Inn, near Davos. High pressure often dominates the weather in winter and it can cause temperature inversions, where cold air is trapped beneath warmer air. At these times fog often forms in the pools of cold valley air and the fogs sometimes persist for weeks on end. When the low ground is blanketed by cold fog the higher slopes, above the fog, are warmer than the valleys. When low pressure dominates to the west, the counterclockwise circulation of air brings warm air from the south and across the mountains. The air cools as it rises and expands, but as it descends on the opposite side of the mountains it sinks into a region of higher pressure where it is compressed and its temperature rises, producing a föhn wind. This is the alpine equivalent of the North American chinook. Föhn winds blow from either the south or the north, depending on the precise path followed by the weather system, and they can continue for up to three days. They bring a sharp and rapid rise in temperature, of up to 36°F (20°C) in 24 hours, but as they funnel through narrow valleys they can reach gale force. At elevations above 5,000 feet (1,500 m) almost all precipitation in winter falls as snow. Snow usually lasts from November until May at the 6,500-feet (2,000-m) level, and can be more than 33 feet (10 m) deep, although there are some winters when little snow falls. Mean winter temperatures have risen in recent decades as part of the general rise in global temperature. If the warming continues, it is likely that relatively snow-free winters will become more frequent and skiers will not find good snow conditions every year. Climate & Snowfall in The Pyrenees Like the Alps, the Pyrenees lie along an east-west axis and, also like the Alps, they form a climatic barrier that intensifies the contrast between continental and Mediterranean conditions. The climate of the western Pyrenees, as far south as Pamplona, is dominated by air approaching from the Atlantic. It is mild, often misty, and more precipitation falls in winter than in summer. Ocean air, flowing across the French plain, also affects the northern side of the central Pyrenees. Farther east, damp winds from the Mediterranean, called “levanters”, bring humid conditions to the French side of the mountains. On the Spanish side, the southern Pyrenees experience hot, dry summers but also cold winters due to the high elevation. Most of the precipitation falls in autumn and spring. Snow falls in winter everywhere above about 2,000 feet (600 m). In the central Pyrenees it lies at that elevation usually for about three weeks. At 6,500 feet (2,000 m) the snow lies for about 24 weeks of the year and at 8,000 feet (2,500 m) for about 34 weeks.

[@ricardopelc-wesoly3483]

The elementals of our deva evolution parallel to our human kingdom bring equilibrium through mother nature to address the imbalance where man rides roughshod over this most bountiful and beautiful place we call earth.

[@JZsBFF]

Keep the cat away from the mic, Prof!

[@markharrison260]

Winter is coming, but my heating allowance has gone!

[@MacTheRipper1]

Then you must be able to afford it.....! A.T.A.B

[@Rose-zw2oe]

Please check if you should receive it .I know its a pain in the bum but please don't miss out .Do not neglect yourself winter is about giving care to body +spirit. We are all subject to external conditions. They are tempory +soon spring will come singing in your ear .Best wishes 🌹

[@pb8649]

Oh no. You had to give Putin a dig.

[@TheVicar]

He is a silly man, you must admit Putin, not the Prof

[@lord123j]

With AMOC slowing down, these payments (or lack of even) will snuff many more people out, as the winter window expands in the coming decades

[@bobjames6622]

In modern day UK here is how councils/govt step up to emergency conditions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIvRYpmegsmlmLM

[@qetoun]

Global warming is over then?

[@TheVicar]

Nope Check global average temperature rising over time, not just a bit of winter near to where you live over a couple of weeks

[@qetoun]

@TheVicar then why is it cold?

[@TheVicar]

@@qetoun Do you understand what global means as opposed to local? And the difference between climate and weather?

[@CharlesLoukas]

Are they going to get away with it ?

[@TheVicar]

The Covid inquiry or the Russian interference into the Brexit referendum or the Russian interference into Johnson's general election win or Musk's foreign intervention with $100,000,000 or the right wing controlled media in the UK? I could go on