Here in Porthcawl just started - light to moderate snow. Temp +2.0 and
falling DP 0.2

Wintry cheers

James
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James Brown

In message , James Brown
writes
Here in Porthcawl just started - light to moderate snow. Temp +2.0 and
falling DP 0.2

Wintry cheers

James
Further moderate snow here at 1930 - temp +0.6C DP+0.5 At higher
elevations there is considerable snow with drifting - as usual the
valleys get the worse conditions.

Cheers

James
--
James Brown

On 12/01/2010 19:28, James Brown wrote:
In message , James Brown
writes
Here in Porthcawl just started - light to moderate snow. Temp +2.0 and
falling DP 0.2

Wintry cheers

James
Further moderate snow here at 1930 - temp +0.6C DP+0.5 At higher
elevations there is considerable snow with drifting - as usual the
valleys get the worse conditions.

Cheers

James

It is still snowing heavily here. I haven't the faintest idea about
overall depth as there is so much drifting. My neighbour rang about half
an hour ago to say he had been out with his tractor to pull a stranger
out of a 5 foot snow drift. Apparently the snow is blowing out of the
fields onto the road.

--
Howard Neil
(western end of the Brecon Beacons National Park, at 235 metres asl)

In message , Howard
Neil writes

On 12/01/2010 19:28, James Brown wrote:
In message , James Brown
writes
Here in Porthcawl just started - light to moderate snow. Temp +2.0 and
falling DP 0.2

Wintry cheers

James
Further moderate snow here at 1930 - temp +0.6C DP+0.5 At higher
elevations there is considerable snow with drifting - as usual the
valleys get the worse conditions.

Cheers

James

It is still snowing heavily here. I haven't the faintest idea about
overall depth as there is so much drifting. My neighbour rang about
half an hour ago to say he had been out with his tractor to pull a
stranger out of a 5 foot snow drift. Apparently the snow is blowing out
of the fields onto the road.


Now down to +0.5 with DP +0.4 - humidity at 99% !!
These strangers who go astray need to be rounded up Howard....

James

--
James Brown

On 12/01/2010 19:53, James Brown wrote:
In message , Howard
Neil writes

On 12/01/2010 19:28, James Brown wrote:
In message , James Brown
writes
Here in Porthcawl just started - light to moderate snow. Temp +2.0 and
falling DP 0.2

Wintry cheers

James
Further moderate snow here at 1930 - temp +0.6C DP+0.5 At higher
elevations there is considerable snow with drifting - as usual the
valleys get the worse conditions.

Cheers

James

It is still snowing heavily here. I haven't the faintest idea about
overall depth as there is so much drifting. My neighbour rang about
half an hour ago to say he had been out with his tractor to pull a
stranger out of a 5 foot snow drift. Apparently the snow is blowing
out of the fields onto the road.


Now down to +0.5 with DP +0.4 - humidity at 99% !!
These strangers who go astray need to be rounded up Howard....

James


A gentleman from Warrington (where they know a thing about snow, I
understand) apparently. Following his GPS. Time these GPSs had a weather
station built in.

--
Howard Neil

In message , Howard
Neil writes

On 12/01/2010 20:44, James Brown wrote:
A gentleman from Warrington (where they know a thing about snow, I
understand) apparently. Following his GPS. Time these GPSs had a
weather station built in.


You'd think his car thermometer might give him a clue - but then who
knows, it could be me tomorrow so I mustn't condemn.

Still snowing, but the radar shows the precipitation gradually lightening.

Cheers

James

Yes, the radar does look less threatening but the snow looks just as
intense as earlier. I think I'll go to bed and see what it looks like
in the morning. Nos da.



Not sure if you are online today Howard, but I've put a non-streaming
web cam on at:

http://90.210.244.71:8888/

MIL in Abertillery reports 12" and we've several inches here, though
there has been a slight thaw. Definitely the most snow of the year (so
far;-))

Cheers

James
--
James Brown

On 13/01/2010 09:43, James Brown wrote:
In message , Howard
Neil writes

On 12/01/2010 20:44, James Brown wrote:
A gentleman from Warrington (where they know a thing about snow, I
understand) apparently. Following his GPS. Time these GPSs had a
weather station built in.


You'd think his car thermometer might give him a clue - but then who
knows, it could be me tomorrow so I mustn't condemn.

Still snowing, but the radar shows the precipitation gradually
lightening.

Cheers

James

Yes, the radar does look less threatening but the snow looks just as
intense as earlier. I think I'll go to bed and see what it looks like
in the morning. Nos da.



Not sure if you are online today Howard, but I've put a non-streaming
web cam on at:

http://90.210.244.71:8888/

MIL in Abertillery reports 12" and we've several inches here, though
there has been a slight thaw. Definitely the most snow of the year (so
far;-))

Cheers

James

Thanks, James. I'm not sure how much we have had so far (still gently
snowing) but, at the shallow end, there is about an inch and at the deep
end there are several inches. I'm just out to check the sheep so the
fields should give me a better idea.


--
Howard Neil

On 13/01/2010 10:09, Howard Neil wrote:

On 13/01/2010 09:43, James Brown wrote:
In message , Howard
Neil writes

On 12/01/2010 20:44, James Brown wrote:
A gentleman from Warrington (where they know a thing about snow, I
understand) apparently. Following his GPS. Time these GPSs had a
weather station built in.


You'd think his car thermometer might give him a clue - but then who
knows, it could be me tomorrow so I mustn't condemn.

Still snowing, but the radar shows the precipitation gradually
lightening.

Cheers

James

Yes, the radar does look less threatening but the snow looks just as
intense as earlier. I think I'll go to bed and see what it looks like
in the morning. Nos da.



Not sure if you are online today Howard, but I've put a non-streaming
web cam on at:

http://90.210.244.71:8888/

MIL in Abertillery reports 12" and we've several inches here, though
there has been a slight thaw. Definitely the most snow of the year (so
far;-))

Cheers

James

Thanks, James. I'm not sure how much we have had so far (still gently
snowing) but, at the shallow end, there is about an inch and at the deep
end there are several inches. I'm just out to check the sheep so the
fields should give me a better idea.



I now know that we had a lot more than I thought and the sight is
staggering.

Yesterday I had a couple of jobs so walked out of the gate to look. I
saw 2 to 3 ft snowdrifts so put the jobs back to today.

This morning a JCB cleared the road outside and so I decided to do those
jobs. About a mile from home there was the most amazing sight. The JCB
had cut a path through the snow, leaving vertical walls about 7ft high.
It looked just like the holiday videos on TV, showing Swiss ski resorts.
I have never ever seen so much snow. Sorry, I had left my camera at home.

I spoke to a couple of neighbours about this and they laughed and said
"you should have gone the other way. The snow was 13 to 14 ft deep there"

It has totally left me gob-smacked. Unfortunately I think tonight's rain
might ruin the sight or I would return tomorrow with my camera.



--
Howard Neil
(western end of the Brecon Beacons National Park, at 235 metres asl)

In message , Howard
Neil writes

On 13/01/2010 10:09, Howard Neil wrote:

On 13/01/2010 09:43, James Brown wrote:
In message , Howard
Neil writes

On 12/01/2010 20:44, James Brown wrote:
A gentleman from Warrington (where they know a thing about snow, I
understand) apparently. Following his GPS. Time these GPSs had a
weather station built in.


You'd think his car thermometer might give him a clue - but then who
knows, it could be me tomorrow so I mustn't condemn.

Still snowing, but the radar shows the precipitation gradually
lightening.

Cheers

James

Yes, the radar does look less threatening but the snow looks just as
intense as earlier. I think I'll go to bed and see what it looks like
in the morning. Nos da.



Not sure if you are online today Howard, but I've put a non-streaming
web cam on at:

http://90.210.244.71:8888/

MIL in Abertillery reports 12" and we've several inches here, though
there has been a slight thaw. Definitely the most snow of the year (so
far;-))

Cheers

James

Thanks, James. I'm not sure how much we have had so far (still gently
snowing) but, at the shallow end, there is about an inch and at the deep
end there are several inches. I'm just out to check the sheep so the
fields should give me a better idea.



I now know that we had a lot more than I thought and the sight is
staggering.

Yesterday I had a couple of jobs so walked out of the gate to look. I
saw 2 to 3 ft snowdrifts so put the jobs back to today.

This morning a JCB cleared the road outside and so I decided to do
those jobs. About a mile from home there was the most amazing sight.
The JCB had cut a path through the snow, leaving vertical walls about
7ft high. It looked just like the holiday videos on TV, showing Swiss
ski resorts. I have never ever seen so much snow. Sorry, I had left my
camera at home.

I spoke to a couple of neighbours about this and they laughed and said
"you should have gone the other way. The snow was 13 to 14 ft deep
there"

It has totally left me gob-smacked. Unfortunately I think tonight's
rain might ruin the sight or I would return tomorrow with my camera.



Thanks Howard - I had a feeling things were pretty much unsurpassed in
terms of snow depth in your neck of the woods - not always appreciated I
fear by others sections of this group. Perhaps we could recommend some
holiday accommodation so that folk could see what they are missing!

Cheers

James

--
James Brown

On 14/01/2010 22:40, James Brown wrote:
In message , Howard
Neil writes

On 13/01/2010 10:09, Howard Neil wrote:

On 13/01/2010 09:43, James Brown wrote:
In message , Howard
Neil writes

On 12/01/2010 20:44, James Brown wrote:
A gentleman from Warrington (where they know a thing about snow, I
understand) apparently. Following his GPS. Time these GPSs had a
weather station built in.


You'd think his car thermometer might give him a clue - but then who
knows, it could be me tomorrow so I mustn't condemn.

Still snowing, but the radar shows the precipitation gradually
lightening.

Cheers

James

Yes, the radar does look less threatening but the snow looks just as
intense as earlier. I think I'll go to bed and see what it looks like
in the morning. Nos da.



Not sure if you are online today Howard, but I've put a non-streaming
web cam on at:

http://90.210.244.71:8888/

MIL in Abertillery reports 12" and we've several inches here, though
there has been a slight thaw. Definitely the most snow of the year (so
far;-))

Cheers

James

Thanks, James. I'm not sure how much we have had so far (still gently
snowing) but, at the shallow end, there is about an inch and at the deep
end there are several inches. I'm just out to check the sheep so the
fields should give me a better idea.



I now know that we had a lot more than I thought and the sight is
staggering.

Yesterday I had a couple of jobs so walked out of the gate to look. I
saw 2 to 3 ft snowdrifts so put the jobs back to today.

This morning a JCB cleared the road outside and so I decided to do
those jobs. About a mile from home there was the most amazing sight.
The JCB had cut a path through the snow, leaving vertical walls about
7ft high. It looked just like the holiday videos on TV, showing Swiss
ski resorts. I have never ever seen so much snow. Sorry, I had left my
camera at home.

I spoke to a couple of neighbours about this and they laughed and said
"you should have gone the other way. The snow was 13 to 14 ft deep there"

It has totally left me gob-smacked. Unfortunately I think tonight's
rain might ruin the sight or I would return tomorrow with my camera.



Thanks Howard - I had a feeling things were pretty much unsurpassed in
terms of snow depth in your neck of the woods - not always appreciated I
fear by others sections of this group. Perhaps we could recommend some
holiday accommodation so that folk could see what they are missing!

Cheers

James


Good idea. However, I think I need to get the ski lift put in first.

--
Howard Neil