On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:59:21 -0800 (PST), Nick
wrote:

On Dec 21, 2:44*pm, Dave Ludlow
wrote:
On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:31:16 +0000, Dave Ludlow

wrote:
On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:21:16 +0000, Dave Ludlow
wrote:

2.4 deg C here, *continuous moderate to heavy rain has turned to
sleet. Getting *pretty dark now, the sort of gloom I remember from
years gone by during heavy snow.

+0.6 deg C. Now continuous heavy (wettish) snow - very large flakes.

All surfaces now wet and slushy - this could stick soon.

Continuous heavy snow continues.

+0.3 deg C. Slushy snow is accumulating now on all surfaces, all are
turning white.

Let's hope (well, if you like snow, let's hope...) this lot is heading
west. We're in the sleet phase now, but it was still rain when you
first reported sleet...

You may have just missed out then Nick, it was very marginal here,
even in the heavy snow. 6 miles down the road in Lee-on-the-Solent I
am told that there is no accumulation; here there is a 100% covering
of slush some of it with a thin soft snow topping.

Currently the heavy snow has turned to moderate sleet but it hasn't
yet shifted the slushy snow cover so if it freezes.... ouch!

Temperature +0.3, moderate light to sleet.

--
Dave
Fareham W (Locks Heath 40m asl)