Winter facts

I’m sure you have seen plenty of ‘winter is coming’ captions from companies but, winter is coming, and it can throw up all sorts of weather conditions and issues for the UK.

During winter, you need to be prepared for many surprises. From snowfall to frozen pavements, it’s one of the most unpredictable seasons of the year.

Before we face the unpredictability, we’ve found the five most interesting facts that you need to know about winter.

Keeping up to date with the weather is arguably as important as keeping up to date with the news. Most of us will have a weather app or website saved on phones or computers. Whether these sites are accurate or useful is up for debate but, most of the time they will get the weather right, kind of.

Throughout the world, countries with tropical climates experience snow very rarely, but from time to time the unexpected happens, here’s a few stories from around the globe:

Please see below some advice from the Department of Health to keep warm and well during periods of cold weather.

Below you can find some of the winter world record.

The winter of 1963 was one of the harshest in British history. 

Driving your car in snow and ice can be challenging at times. Some vehicles are well suited to winter weather conditions, whilst others must be driven with a lot more care and attention.