On Dec 20, 12:48*pm, "Will Hand" wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message

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On Dec 20, 12:14 pm, "Martin Rowley"



wrote:
... (1125Z): moderate snow again, but recently we had a mix of sleet
(RASN) mixed with pellets (PE) ... new snow depth 5 cm.
OAT: = +0.3°C//DP = -1.0°C//Visibility 0700M
Been out for a walk: roads running OK ... all treated roads fine,
others PWC but the care is needed!

... (1210Z): light rain now ... recently, short period rain/snow mixed
... everything quickly turning slushy underfoot.
Visibility shot up to at least 8 km.
OAT:= +0.8°C//-0.3°C.

Martin.

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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

Seems to have turned to rain or possibly sleet in the Southampton
area. Lows coming in from the southwest are almost guaranteed not to
produce snow round here, even if the mild air doesn't get in - just
about all our falls are from winds with a northerly component.

Nick
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Weird because there has been nearly a foot of snow in sub-tropical Exeter!

Will
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Yes I wonder about that - Devon, even lowland Devon with onshore winds
- has at least a couple of times in the last two winters got much more
snow in these setups than Hampshire. It seems to be something to do
with the paths of these lows, they seem to become slow moving
somewhere between Devon and Hampshire quite often, meaning Devon gets
stuck in cold snowy NElies while Hampshire gets (relatively) mild, wet
SElies.

Am hoping the clearance will arrive asap now - a truly horrible day
here.

Nick


Nick

... (1210Z): light rain now ... recently, short period rain/snow
mixed ... everything quickly turning slushy underfoot.
Visibility shot up to at least 8 km.
OAT:= +0.8°C//-0.3°C.


.... (1350Z): OAT stabilised at +0.8°C, but PPN ceased by 1315Z ..
mainly rain, but short, sharp pulses of moderate rain/snow mixed.
Visibility now good - cloud base lifting - roads very slushy/wet and
drip,drip,drip off the roofs.

Martin.


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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

... (1350Z): OAT stabilised at +0.8°C, but PPN ceased by 1315Z ..
mainly rain, but short, sharp pulses of moderate rain/snow mixed.
Visibility now good - cloud base lifting - roads very slushy/wet and
drip,drip,drip off the roofs.


.... (1450Z): moderate rain now, having begun as slight ~1440Z; snow
steadily collapsing/eroding ... 'new' cover over a white board down to
2 cm (from maximum of 5 cm late morning), with OAT = +1.5°C//DP =
+0.7°C. Visibility coming down ... circa 7 km. Roads running well -
Transdev 29 back to schedule but W&D37 gave up this morning and
haven't been back: re-cycling abandoned ... not going to see them now
until end first week in January!

Martin.


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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
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... (1350Z): OAT stabilised at +0.8°C, but PPN ceased by 1315Z .. mainly
rain, but short, sharp pulses of moderate rain/snow mixed. Visibility now
good - cloud base lifting - roads very slushy/wet and drip,drip,drip off
the roofs.


... (1450Z): moderate rain now, having begun as slight ~1440Z; snow
steadily collapsing/eroding ... 'new' cover over a white board down to 2
cm (from maximum of 5 cm late morning), with OAT = +1.5°C//DP = +0.7°C.
Visibility coming down ... circa 7 km. Roads running well - Transdev 29
back to schedule but W&D37 gave up this morning and haven't been back:
re-cycling abandoned ... not going to see them now until end first week in
January!

Martin.


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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023


Thats ok, my folks live at the edge of West Moors down the end of a long
bumpy lane and they hardly ever see the recycling van!
Popped over there about 1600 and it was pretty disgusting.. cold rain and
everything underfoot turning to slush. Hate it when that happens!! Think if
it had all been snow we probably would have had some 6-8 inches.
Max of 4.4c here in Bournemouth and most of the snow has gone.

Jim, Bournemouth.
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