Snow has fallen in the capital for the second time in two days – even though it’s nearly May.
Astonished Londoners took to social media to share photographs as snowflakes fell across the city accompanied by claps of thunder and lightning.
Similar conditions hit the capital on Tuesday, with Met Office forecasters revealing it was the first time snow had dusted London in late April since 1985.
Unusual sight: Londoners shared their amazement on social media Twitter/@yak32
On Wednesday night areas including Brixton in south London and parts of west London were affected.
The snowfall came amid thunder and lightning and some shared stunning photographs of ominous clouds building before the downpour.
One Twitter user suggested the scene seemed like the opening of apocalypse movie The Day After Tomorrow.
Forecasters at the Met Office had predicted showers on Wednesday and warned of frost forming overnight, but snow came as a surprise.
Minimum temperatures going into Thursday were set to be -1C, the Met Office said
Source - Evening Standard
Source - Evening Standard
