Beege Welborn

The screencap of the original 2000 article headline, lamenting the loss of winter, in The Independent, is pretty funny. 

Right now, though, it's a mess. I asked meteorologist Ebola - who is a fair bit south of there in the Cotswolds - how the temps were holding where he is and got a video back this morning of snow and ice from him. It's going to be his first winter there, and I also think he's on one of those English heat pump systems, so I'm curious how the utility bills will do..

More than 200 schools in England and Wales have closed on Tuesday as snow and ice caused disruptions across the country.

By Tuesday afternoon around 140 schools had closed in Wales, with around 50 in the West Midlands and 20 in Derbyshire.

The weather conditions also led to train cancellations and road delays, while motorists have been urged to take extra care.

The Met Office put three yellow warnings for snow and ice in place in the North, the Midlands, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – advising that vehicles could be stranded, power cuts may occur and rural areas could be cut off.