1140Z Okehampton

Mod shower of snow pellets following on from showers of hail (small
drifts against NW facing wall), rain and sleet.

Wind NW F6-7

Shower easing now but another large CB Calvus developing to the NNW.

Dave Naylor


On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:35:49 -0000, "Will Hand"
wrote:

"Will Hand" wrote in message
...


0730

Heavy hail shower with snow mixed in giving an icy covering on all surfaces.
Drifts of ice on side of moorland road.

0850

Temp 4.2 deg C
Dewpoint 1 deg C
Wind (est 10m) NW 22 knots gust 36 knots (severe gale force 9 on open exposed
moor)
5/8 Cu and isol arctic Cb (low topped)
Visibility 10-15Km
Rainfall since midnight 3.3 mm
Bar 1010 hPa falling quickly


0920

Heavy shower of hail and snow.
Temp 2.5 deg C and crashing down.
Dewpoint 0 deg C
Visibility 300m
Everywhere turning white rapidly
Temporary northerly gale.

STOP PRESS

0925

Continuous heavy snow, big flakes - blizzard conditions, snow settling on road
rapidly.
Snow depth 1 cm

0930 Snow stopped leaving all surfaces white with a covering.
Temp 1.0 deg C
Dewpoint -2 deg C
Wind Northerly 22 knots.
Bar 1011 hPa

More Cbs to my north so it looks like more snow to come.

The rapid fall in dewpoint would indicate that a trough has come through, bar
has now kicked.


Will.