"wafflycat" wafflesATv21netDOTcoDOTuk wrote in message
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Wot's this then??? Stood out in the garden and there's lots of cold wet,
white stuff shaped as little balls and large clumps falling out of the
sky
on to me'ead!

Shivering cheers.

A "US-esque" cold front has just hit you it would seem -

EGSH 111720Z 33005KT 280V360 4000 -RA FEW005 BKN011 01/01 Q1007 TEMPO RASN
BKN007=
EGSH 111650Z 36009KT 320V020 4000 RA BKN012 03/02 Q1006 TEMPO BKN007=
EGSH 111620Z 35009KT 320V030 7000 -RA SCT010 BKN018 04/03 Q1006 TEMPO RA
BKN012=
EGSH 111550Z 30018G29KT 270V360 9999 -SHRA BKN028 07/04 Q1006 TEMPO 4500
DZ BKN014=

A temperature drop of 6degC in 90 minutes at EGSH (Norwich International)

Joe