17th February 2012
Cold weather warnings released by the Met Office today are set to see Brits spend the weekend huddled up at home around their Dimplex electric heaters.
Scotland will bear the brunt of the influx of Arctic weather, bringing with them icy winds and dipping mercury - the country has been issued with a 21-hour blizzard warning over parts of the weekend.
Meanwhile, the north and west of England is braced for gales, ice and up to six inches of snow, according to the forecasting body.
"Sleet and snow showers will become frequent and heavy at time over the north-west Highlands during Saturday, with significant accumulations away from the west coast," said a statement from the Office.
"The public should be aware that this is likely to cause disruption."
While many will take to sledging down hills, constructing snowmen in the garden and daubing crude diagrams on the windscreens of cars, most will spend the weekend thankful for their electric immersion heater.
However, with the average boiler system having an efficiency in the range of 56 to 70 per cent, heating the house in cold weather with an out-dated system not only costs money, but creates approximately 1.5 tons extra of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
So if your electric central heating boiler is in need of an upgrade or a servicing, now is the time to do it.
"Friday to Sunday will turn colder from the northwest, with wintry showers affecting northern areas and a risk of gales and blizzards across northern Scotland on Saturday," the forecaster continued.
While the south and east of England are not expected to be hit by snow showers, typical British weather could see a few flakes of the white stuff causing havoc.
"We'll keep track of the situation and keep everyone up to date with the latest development," said Met Office forecaster Dan Williams, according to the Daily Mirror.
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