Experts at the Met Office, (the UK’s national weather service), say it is very early in the year for this to occur.
Lead climate scientist Jeff Knight told the BBC: “It would appear to be the earliest on record looking back over the 75 years we’ve been observing…with most experts agreeing this is a very unusual event.”
But they stress that it is too early to know whether recent changes in the polar vortex will change the overall winter outlook.
A polar vortex does not create cold weather on its own, and not every chilly spell in the UK is caused by one.
So this doesn’t mean we are about to get an influx of snow across the UK.
In fact, by the weekend, milder weather will head over from the Atlantic Ocean, so you may not want to put away your lighter coats just yet.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
