Coltishall have been reporting rain nearly all the time we've had snow
here. I was beginning to wonder what was happening. But we have just had
a moderate rain shower here now - although it has subsequently become
mixed with snow again.

This airstream isn't really cold enough to sustain snow to low levels
during the day. It needs to be a couple of degrees colder.

I think we forget that most wintry episodes in this country are a wet
gloopy mix of rain, sleet, hail and snow at sea level; we just best
remember those few times when it has been cold enough for the "wrong
kind of snow"; ie the dry fluffy stuff.

--
Chris
www.ivy-house.net
Swaffham, Norfolk (very wet and slushy)

In article ,
Succorso writes:
Coltishall have been reporting rain nearly all the time we've had snow
here. I was beginning to wonder what was happening. But we have just
had a moderate rain shower here now - although it has subsequently
become mixed with snow again.

This airstream isn't really cold enough to sustain snow to low levels
during the day. It needs to be a couple of degrees colder.

How close are you to the coast? If fairly close, then further inland it
may be mostly snow,

I think we forget that most wintry episodes in this country are a wet
gloopy mix of rain, sleet, hail and snow at sea level; we just best
remember those few times when it has been cold enough for the "wrong
kind of snow"; ie the dry fluffy stuff.

That's true enough.
--
John Hall
Johnson: "Well, we had a good talk."
Boswell: "Yes, Sir, you tossed and gored several persons."
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84); James Boswell (1740-95)

"John Hall" wrote in message
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How close are you to the coast? If fairly close, then further inland it
may be mostly snow,

Chris & I are probably about 30 miles inland.

Cheers.

"John Hall" wrote in message
news
How close are you to the coast? If fairly close, then further inland it
may be mostly snow,

Chris & I are probably about 30 miles inland.

Cheers.

"John Hall" wrote in message
news
How close are you to the coast? If fairly close, then further inland it
may be mostly snow,

Chris & I are probably about 30 miles inland.

Cheers.

"John Hall" wrote in message
news
How close are you to the coast? If fairly close, then further inland it
may be mostly snow,

Chris & I are probably about 30 miles inland.

Cheers.

"Succorso" wrote in message
...
Coltishall have been reporting rain nearly all the time we've had snow
here. I was beginning to wonder what was happening. But we have just had
a moderate rain shower here now - although it has subsequently become
mixed with snow again.

Worth bearing in mind that the Coltishall obs (and many other RAF stations)
will normally be purely machine generated at the weekend...

Jon.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Succorso"
Newsgroups: uk.sci.weather
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 8:27 AM
Subject: [WR] Norfolk

4cm here, and more falling - but it's very wet stuff; there's lots of
dripping going on out there.

No cycling today methinks.

--
Chris

Chris, forgot to ask, when do you expect the Barncam to be back online ?

Cheers,
Jon.

John Hall wrote:

How close are you to the coast? If fairly close, then further inland it
may be mostly snow,


Swaffham is about 25 miles from North Coast of Norfolk.

--
Chris
www.ivy-house.net
Swaffham, Norfolk

Jon O'Rourke wrote:


Chris, forgot to ask, when do you expect the Barncam to be back online ?

Cheers,
Jon.



I'll see if I can sort something out to make it easier to move the
camera around. Then I can do what I need with the camera in the evenings
when it's dark, and leave it in Barncam-mode during the day.

I've been meaning to sort this out anyway - I'll take a trip up to the
loft and see what cables I've got stowed away, that might help.

Watch this space...

--
Chris
www.ivy-house.net
Swaffham, Norfolk