Tideswell, Derbyshire - Sunday 28th December 2014
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0630z CALM 30km SKC -03.4/-03.7 1028
RMK: Occasional slight snow showers yesterday evening but
this morning is fine crisp and clear. 17 cm lying snow.
Bus routes have been well treated and are mostly clear of
snow and ice. All other roads are badly affected by
hard-packed snow and slush which has frozen overnight.

0900z CALM 20km SKC -04.7/-04.9 1031
RMK: A winter wonderland. 17 cm lying snow and bright
sunshine. It's dazzlingly bright. Not so good walking down
to the village, though. Our road is covered by a mix of
hard-packed snow and thick, rutted, frozen slush. Without
YakTrax walking would be well-nigh impossible on even the
slightest gradient.
09-09z: Tx +0.8 (0050z) Tn -4.7 (0900z today) RR 0.5
15-09z: Tg -8.9 00-24z: Sun 0.3

1600z 29005kt 30km 2Ci300 -03.3/-03.8 1036
RMK: It's been a gorgeous sunny day. Ideal for walking this
afternoon though the underfoot conditions required a bit
of care. With a max temp of -0.3 there's been no thaw and
there's still 16 cm of lying snow. If the temperature remains
below zero till 0900z tomorrow it'll be our first 'ice day'
since 24th March 2013. I'm a bit puzzled by the forecast
temperatures for tonight. The current forecast for Tideswell
shows the temperature steady on -1 all night. With clear skies,
very little wind and a thick snow cover I would have expected
much lower temperatures. It's already well below the predicted
figure and falling quickly.

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
http://peakdistrictweather.org