LONDON (Reuters) - Most of northern Europe will experience below normal temperatures in February, The Weather Company said on Tuesday.
"The long-anticipated pattern change towards more sustained colder weather has finally occurred as we head towards the end of January," said Todd Crawford, chief meteorologist at The Weather Company.
A blocking pattern over the North Atlantic "will allow for a long period of colder and drier weather across northwestern Europe as high pressure pushes in from the north and east," he said.
Meanwhile a wet and windy remainder of winter is expected in southern Europe in February, he said.
The Weather Company, owned by IBM, provides weather forecasts aimed at the commodities and energy sectors.
FEBRUARY:
Nordics – Colder than normal
Britain – Colder than normal
Northern mainland – Colder than normal
Southern mainland – Warmer than normal east, colder than normal west
MARCH:
Nordics – Colder than normal
Britain – Warmer than normal
Northern mainland – Warmer than normal
Southern mainland – Warmer than normal
APRIL:
Nordics – Warmer than normal
Britain – Warmer than normal
Northern mainland – Warmer than normal
Southern mainland – Warmer than normal east, cooler than normal west
(Reporting by Susanna Twidale; editing by Jason Neely)
