On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 16:58:20 +0000, Alan White
wrote:

Some very blustery showers this afternoon falling, at times, as sleet.
Snow lying above c.700 metres.

Currently, temperature 4.8°C varying in showers with a low of 3.4°C at
16:15.

Wind averaging 16mph, gusting to 40mph, NNW. Max gust 50mph, NNW, at
15:00.

Barometer 1003.8mb rising.

Precipitation since midnight 12.2mm with a maximum rate of 3.2mm/hr at
11:15.

Was just above your place Sat morning... Interesting conditions up
there.. Legged it back down sharpish, abandoning plans to go to the
next hill, when it became difficult to actually stay attatched to the
hill. Tracks in the snow showed that one person turned back shortly
before the summit.

Fortunately my summit visit coincided with a dry interlude, but it was
thoroughly nasty otherwise.. Really enjoyed it, but glad to get down.

Funny how different parts of the hill get different winds and the way
the wind picks up in the showers , a lot of the descent was in calm,
yet I was blown over crossing the dam at Auchengaich.

Richard Webb