"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
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Tom2131 wrote:
Temp 1.1C (overnight low of 0.4C), strong easterly breeze. Overcast
earlier, but recently more broken cloud with some clear sky showing.
I've noticed isolated v small snowflakes for the past hour or so but
we've now (11.00 am) started to see larger and more numerous flakes
blowing in the wind, as darker cloud moves in from the east.

- Tom
Blackmore, SW Essex

You beat me to it Tom, the first few flakes of snow here at
Southend-on-Sea.

Temp currently 2.3°C

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Assessment of the severe winter of February 2009 ...... grin

Similar conditions here in Rayleigh. A few very light flurries in the last
couple of hours. Each flurry slighlty heavier than the previous one.
Still not enough to settle. Grass is still green.
temp 2.5C