Mancehster, UK - April 28, 2016
1. Heavy snow, green trees, tent
2. Light snow on green leaves
3. Snow on lawn
4. Heavy snow, traffic light
5. Heavy snow, traffic flow
6. Various of street views, buildings
7. Snow on lawn
8. Cityscape under dark sky

A snow suddenly fell in Manchester, UK on Thursday morning. This is the first ever snow in April in 19 years.

Some areas in Manchester saw a snowfall of 30 millimeters. The surprising snow slowed local traffic.

This year is a cold spring for Manchester, with average temperature in April standing at six Celsius degrees, four degrees lower than previous years. The temperature skydived from 17 Celsius degrees on April 18 to zero Celsius degrees on Friday in ten days.

According to records of UK’s meteorological department, the last snow in April was in 1981.

The meteorological department forecast that the snow will move southwest in next two days. But the snow and hailstorms in northern UK will not weaken within this week. The temperature will still be lower than that in March.