Just had a quick shufty higher up.
It is starting to look white above 400m asl.
Should be good for a stroll later!
Temp now +1.2C and bigger flakes again.
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1340
Snow coming on harder again (now just moderate).
Temp +1.3C after a rise to +1.4C.
No change re settling/melting balance.
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1315
Now lighter snow. Big flakes about 10 mins. ago.
Temp +1.2C. Still a settling/melting balance.
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1250
Alternating light/mod snow. Not sticking on road, slowly accumulating on
grass
with some melting.
Temp. +1.0C and now steady.
Wind NW F4.
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1230
Cont. mod. snow (bottom end of scale). Sticking on grass and Stevenson
screen
and on cars. Roads OK.
Temp +1.0C.
Snow is practically horizontal on exposed moor.
Will walk up to Hay Tor (450m asl) this afternoon.
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1220
Continuous moderate snow now starting to stick. Velux is white and it
is
sticking to grass. Not on road yet. F4 N-NW wind driving the snow.
Temp +1.6C
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1210
Continuous moderate snow (not settling yet)
Temp +1.9C
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1200
Well it took its time but we now have continuous wet snow.
Snow is starting to stick for longer on velux.
Temp +2.2C
COME ON :-)
2 days snow falling this year (whatever next).
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1150
Rate still 2-3 mm/h
Continuous moderate sleet (50/50), much smaller drops now at a
higher
density.
Temp 2.6C and starting to feel chilly outside as the wind is
picking
up
from
the
north now.
Bar 986.1 hPa.
Total precip so far (AWS) is 14.5 mm
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1130
Rate 2-3 mm/h
Temperature 2.8C
Continuous moderate sleet (50% rain/snow)
Heaviest precip. is to east ATM which is a pity as a heavy
burst
would
bring
the
snow level down.
But sky is darkening again and pressure is steady at 986.2
hPa.
Is this what modern winters have come to, looking at a velux
to
catch
snowflakes? LOL :-)
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1110
Rate 5-6 mm/h
But temperature now 3.0C and wet snow is staying on the
velux
for
longer.
Still continuous heavy sleet at 70% snow 30% rain.
It might turn to snow here but the precip. could stop before
it
does?
Hope these updates are useful for operational forecasters?
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1050
Snow level is coming down.
Accurate velux window detector now gives 50% rain 50%
snow.
Temp + 3.3C
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1040
Continuous heavy sleet.
Rate 7-8 mm/h
30% snow 70% rain
Temp 3.4C but not falling quickly as air now saturated.
Must be snowing now on Hanginstone Hill, Cosdon etc
(above
500m
asl)
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1000
After a damp and gloomy morning. Large drops of rain
and
snow
are
starting
to
fall at moderate intensity.
Temp 3.6C
COME ON :-)
Will.
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