Snow in London as Met Office warns of wintry weekend weather
Parts of London have seen snow this morning, and further showers are set to fall on the capital over the weekend.
Twitter users reported a light dusting in various parts of east London.
Light #snow in #Shoreditch, #London. #publicserviceannouncement
— Rob (@robhallifax) February 9, 2017
It's snowing in Tower Hill! #snow #London pic.twitter.com/et6hlsTqoC
— Lucy B (@FoodGoblin1) February 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/sashasimic/status/829615903729971200
The Met Office warned of "distinctly cold" conditions, with "brisk easterly winds", and said show showers are expected today, as well as over the weekend.
Things are set to turn colder this week, with top temperatures on Friday reaching just above freezing #brrr This brings the risk of ice ❄️️ pic.twitter.com/BTbCceF7SB
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 8, 2017
The snow will fall as a so-called Snow Moon becomes visible in the night sky.
The February full moon AKA “Snow Moon” was given its name because of the heavy snowfall that often occurs throughout the month.The moon is to rise at 4.44pm on Friday afternoon, and will set at 7:30am the following day.
Londoners may take this warning of snow with a pinch of salt – the last time the capital braced itself for blizzard-like conditions, it experienced, at most, a flurry. Despite an underwhelming dusting of snow, dozens of flights were still cancelled across the city's airports, causing massive disruption for travellers.
But it wasn't all bad – the sub-par snowstorm gave people a chance to show how funny they can be on Twitter.