Thursday 1 March 2018
HIGH AND LOWLIGHTS FROM THE PEVENSEY BAY WEATHER SALON
8:15am
Bitter cold bleak mid-winter kind of start to the day. Strong swirling wind, snow on the ground, but no new falls at present. Sky full of snow.
Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 17:39
-4C°/24°F
Sea temperature 7°C/44°F
Wind speed 10.7mph
Cloud base 3231ft
Wind direction North North West
Freezing temperatures and snow across UK. Red weather warning in parts of Scotland, Devon, Somerset and South Wales are at standstill.
Lincolnshire Police said all major routes were blocked either by snow, HGVs or cars.
Across the UK, more than 20 rail operators are running a reduced service. In London, Paddington Station was closed at 08:00 due to severe weather conditions.
5:00am: News briefing: National Grid
The National Grid issues a “gas deficit warning” over fears supplies could run out as temperatures drop across the UK. The operator of the UK’s power network issued the guidance at 5am as “supply slipped 48 million cubic metres short of demand”. Spokesperson said the notice was a “first stage” warning to say “it’s looking tight”, which will remain in place until 5am on Friday.
“National gas demand today is high and due to the extreme weather conditions, there have been gas supply losses overnight. At 5.45am this morning we issued a ‘Gas Deficit Warning’ to the market”.
