Col wrote:


On the BBC 6.30 forecast it was stated that there had been snow today on the
highest Scottish mountains, by that I'm assuming above 4000ft. I recall that
snow has been seen here at every time of the year apart from the last week of
July when it is just a little bit too warm for it to happen. Therefore
today's snowfall can be seen as highly unusual, but not unprecedented.

I recall one occasion about 50 years ago when I experienced heavy snow falling
on the summit of Cairngorm (4,085 ft) on 1st August.

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
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