'Beast from the East' to plunge UK, rest of Europe into historic deep freeze

A bone-chilling, frigid air mass will soon stretch from Ireland to Siberia, as a record-shattering weather pattern establishes itself across the North Atlantic Ocean. The cold will cause temperatures to plunge well below freezing in London, where snow is likely to fall during the next 1 to 2 weeks. 

The U.K. Met Office is calling the cold snap “exceptional,” saying it will be the coldest air to affect the country since at least 2013. The cold winds from Siberia, which are pushing the frigid air westward into Central Europe and the UK, are popularly known as “The Beast from the East.”

“The cold easterly wind will persist bringing a significant wind chill  which will make it feel several degrees colder than thermometers indicate,” the Met Office warned in a press release.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | 'Beast from the East' to plunge UK, rest of Europe into historic deep freeze