"Will" wrote in message
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The trouble then becomes
how far and how fast it moves north ?


Hi, Will,

Thaws moving up from the south are terrible for hill sites in NE England
as I posted yesterday. The snow which we will most likely have from the
forecast cold snap should be clean, dry and powdery. This snow is not
too bad to drive on, apart from drifting and reduced visibility. It is
also easy to shovel.

The snow which will come from a northward moving thaw with SE winds will
be heavy, wet, slippery and dirty with hill fog and slow thaw temps of
0C to 1C. YUK ):0(

A thaw coming in from SW, NW or W is quick and relatively painless.

ATB,

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Ken Cook, Copley (5miles north of Barnard Castle), County Durham.
830ft
http://mysite.freeserve.com/copley
(MO climat. site updated before 10Z and 19Z daily)
kencookATcopleydurham.freeserve.co.uk


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