-10C Blast In UK; Coldest In Decades
Brrrrrr it’s cold, even in the Midlands, coldest day for 5 years in Brum today. I have a stinking head cold, have been ill for nearly a week now! The sun is peppered with sunspots. The lights went off in Canada, in a similar fashion to what happened there in 1989.
“Britain is bracing itself for more icy blasts and heavy snow with even colder conditions moving in. Workers have already been greeted with freezing and icy weather as they return to work after the Christmas break. More travel chaos is predicted as temperatures plunge to as low as -10C overnight.” Source
Meanwhile, apart from there being major snow problems in much of Europe as seen here, Italy is a worthy mention :
White Florence : first in 20 years
“Florence, Italy has awoken this morning to a covering of snow for the first time in 20 years. A heavy snowfall which fell throughout almost the entire night, has covered the city’s buildings and monuments with 10-12 cm of snow” Source