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Old March 20th 07, 06:21 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default [OBS]Whipsnade, Beds, Tue 20 Mar 2007

"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote:
"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote :
"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote :
"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote:

0850z NNW F6 20km 4Cu014 5Ci250 02.2/-01.3 1012.4
RMK: Just a few small patches of snow/hail lying in the shade.
Last evening's snow/hail-cover lasted till about 07z this morning.
Wind quite strong and very penetrating this morning. Cu fra.

1150z NNW F5-6 30km 5Cu016 5Sc025 02.6/-01.5 1014.0
RMK: B***ding cold. Sunny breaks very abbreviated this morning.


1450z N F5-6 20km -RESNSH 5Cu016 8Sc045 03.9/-00.8 1014.6
RMK: Several light snow flurries since 1230z. Wind increased
to 6-7 for quite a lengthy period


1550z N F5-6 1600m SN 7St008 00.9/00.5 1015.3
RMK: Soft hail shwr 1500-120, turned into mod snow -
big swirly flakes in the strong wind ... Can see blue through
the St fra to the east; undoubtedly other clouds above the St
elsewhere but they're not discernible.


1820z N F5 25km 2Cu020 6Sc035 00.8/-00.6 1016.8
RMK: Snow stopped abruptly at 1600 revealing retreating
cunim; a couple of showers of soft hail and snow since.

09-18: Tx 4.6 RR 0.4 sss(00-18) 2.1

Philip Eden
Whipsnade 214m