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Just come back from evening recce.
Snow down to 180m asl. Trees all white. 2cm at home accumulating quickly in
continuous light to moderate snow.

Snow settled on old snow higher up giving an estimated depth of 6cm but
difficult to tell as it is scouring and starting to drift in the strengthening
wind.

People were already sledging on the top slopes in the fog and sledging
conditions look to be perfect with fresh snow on a firm rather icy base.

Temperature started to rise a little now at -0.2 deg C but any rise above
freezing will be temporary with colder air to the east advecting in.

Dartmoor - the snow capital of England (OK only for today, but I'm milking this
:-) )
I await the hordes of tourists at the weekend VBG

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"Will Hand" wrote in message
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Dartmoor - the snow capital of England (OK only for today, but I'm milking

this
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Yep, a bit of sleet and the odd wet snow flake on the M5 this evening. Good
job there was a warni.. oh hang on.

Jon.


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Looking quite wintry on the Dartcam
http://www.dartcom.co.uk/dartcam/dartcam.jpg
if you get in quick.

Jon.


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Temperature started to rise a little now at -0.2 deg C but any rise above
freezing will be temporary with colder air to the east advecting in.

Max here of 2.9C today Will and lingered there for some time - only now
started to drop but quite quickly down to 1.8C so it's on the way.
Dave, S.Essex, 1840Z, 1.8C,98%RH, 1021mb, 30m ASL


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On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:46:09 -0000, "Will Hand"
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Snow settled on old snow higher up giving an estimated depth of 6cm but
difficult to tell as it is scouring and starting to drift in the strengthening
wind.


Would you say the snow depths will remain as you suggest all weekend
Will?
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"Robin Nicholson" wrote in message
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On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:46:09 -0000, "Will Hand"
wrote:


Snow settled on old snow higher up giving an estimated depth of 6cm but
difficult to tell as it is scouring and starting to drift in the

strengthening
wind.


Would you say the snow depths will remain as you suggest all weekend
Will?
R


Depends how much sunshine we get. The south slopes of Hay Tor melt quite quickly
in strong sunshine (and we are a long way south in the UK). If it stays quite
cloudy then depths will only go down a centimetre or two. Having said that I
haven't a clue how much is up there now, given the strength of the wind I would
estimate 7 cms with deeper patches to 15 cms but just a thin icy covering on
slopes fully exposed to the wind. However, it looks like that any visitors
coming up to the moors this weekend to see snow and perhaps do a bit of sledging
won't be disappointed, just don't come expecting alpine-like conditions :-)

Apres sledge anyone in the Warren House Inn :-)

Will.
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