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Old March 30th 15, 08:52 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default [WR] More Snow above Whistlefield.

On 30/03/2015 19:12, Alan White wrote:
A showery morning and early afternoon but from about 14:00z continuous
moderate/heavy rain, low cloudbase and poor visibility.

Currently, continuous heavy/moderate rain, 10mph gusting to 20mph after
a max gust so far today of 31mph at 15:56z, 4.6°C from a max of 8.1°C at
11:49z and a min of 1.7°C at 00:03z, 12.6mm since 00:00z, 254.0mm (177%)
so far this month and 722.0mm (137%) so far this year.



By late afternoon the temperature was 1.9C here with the steady
moderate rain turning progressively to snow and a lowering snow line on
the hills just above us . Quite abruptly the temperature fall reversed
and we are now up to 8.5C. Still raining with wind gusting to 51mph now.

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