2024–25 European winter

2024–25 European winter
Seasonal boundaries
Meteorological winter	January 1 – ongoing
Astronomical winter	December 21 – March 20
First event started	January 1, 2025
Last event concluded	Season ongoing
Most notable event
• Fatalities	2
• Damage	Unknown
Seasonal statistics
Total storms (RSI) (Cat. 1+)	0 total
Total fatalities	2 total
Total damage	Unknown
Related articles
Asian winter, European windstorm season

The 2024–25 European winter is the current winter season that is ongoing across the continent of Europe.

United Kingdom

On January 6, temperatures plummeted to −16 °C (3.2 °F). Manchester Airport briefly closed its runways due to heavy snowfall on Thursday before reopening. U.K. weather forecasters, the Met Office, warned of more travel disruption to road and rail services in some parts, as well as potential accidents in icy areas. Snow and ice warnings were also in place for Northern Scotland and Northern Ireland. ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

France

It was reported that two people were killed and 20 others were injured during a snowstorm in northern France. ^[1]

See also

• List of major snow and ice events in Europe
• Winter Storm
• 2024–25 European windstorm season
• Tornadoes of 2024
• Tornadoes of 2025
• Weather of 2024

References

1. "2 people have died and 20 injured in snow and ice storm in northern France". Associated Press. 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
2. King, Simon; Keith-Lucas, Sarah (2025-01-07). "UK braces for coldest nights of winter so far with temperatures dropping close to -20C". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
3. O'Sullivan, David (2025-01-07). "Weather warnings as freezing temperatures hit United Kingdom". Euro News. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
4. McGuinness, Ross; Hockaday, James (2025-01-09). "Met Office maps show snow and ice alerts across the UK as -16C forecast". Yahoo! News UK. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
5. Riches, Chris (2025-01-07). "UK facing bone-chilling -20C Polar blast as snow triggers chaos". Daily Express. Retrieved 2025-01-09.