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The winter of 2010–2011 in Europe began with an unusually cold November caused by a cold weather cycle that started in southern Scandinavia and subsequently moved south and west over both Belgium and the Netherlands on 25 November and into the west of Scotland and north east England on 26 November. This was due to a low pressure zone in the Baltics, with a high pressure over Greenland on 24 November. From 22 November 2010, cold conditions arrived in the United Kingdom, as a cold northerly wind developed and snow began to fall in northern and eastern parts, causing disruption. The winter arrived particularly early for the European climate, with temperatures dropping significantly lower than previous lows for the month of November. On 28 November, Wales recorded its lowest-ever November temperature of in Llysdinam, and Northern Ireland recorded its lowest ever November temperature of in Lough Rea. The UK Met Office issued severe-weather warnings for heavy snow for eastern Scotland and the north-east of England. From January, temperatures were more normal. == Meteorological history == The weather phenomenon was caused by a cold weather cycle that had started in southern Scandinavia and subsequently moved south and west over both Belgium and the Netherlands on 25 November and into the west of Scotland and North East England on 26 November. This was due to a low pressure zone in the Baltics a high pressure over Greenland on 24 November.〔 A cold front moved out of Siberia on 24 November, and cold spell and snow storms also hit the Alps, on 26 November before hitting the UK on 29 November.〔 Other earlier, but unrelated, storms had dusted Northumberland and Scottish Borders Region on 23–24 November, before being absorbed into the advancing Scandinavian weather system. Ireland was first hit on 26 Nov Heavy Snow caused many problems across the UK and the first disruption of Snowfall occurred on 24 November in the Grampians, Eastern Scotland and Cairngorms, where snow showers blown from a northerly wind caused havoc as accumulations up to in Aviemore made conditions difficult and major roads in Aberdeen had gridlock problems in the rush hour. Further snow disrupted all of Scotland, Southern Wales, Northern Ireland, South West and England and much of the North and East of England as snow accumulated to over in rural settlements in Scotland. The snowfall was the earliest widespread snowfall since 1993. Some forecasters have warned of temperatures dropping to . Temperatures in Carterhouse, Scottish Borders, fell to , and several inches of snow were recorded in Devon and Cornwall. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Winter of 2010–11 in Europe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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