Tideswell, Derbyshire - Friday 7th December 2012
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0630z NW F4 3000 -SN 3St005 7Sc012 +01.1/+01.0 997
RMK: Several hours of moderate sleet and wet snow yesterday
evening resulted in 3 cm of very wet snow and slush on the ground
by 2200z. Sleet and wet snow has continued throughout the night
with the rate of accumulation just about in balance with the rate of
melting. This morning there's 2-3 cm of very wet snow on the ground.
The falling snow is now very slight. There's a penetrating wind.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.

Tideswell, Derbyshire - Friday 7th December 2012
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0630z NW F4 3000 -SN 3St005 7Sc012 +01.1/+01.0 997
RMK: Several hours of moderate sleet and wet snow yesterday
evening resulted in 3 cm of very wet snow and slush on the ground
by 2200z. Sleet and wet snow has continued throughout the night
with the rate of accumulation just about in balance with the rate of
melting. This morning there's 2-3 cm of very wet snow on the ground.
The falling snow is now very slight. There's a penetrating wind.

0900z WNW F3-4 30+km 1Cu006 +01.1/+00.6 1001
RMK: It's now fine and sunny. Under the clearing skies the wet snow
and slush have frozen hard during the past hour. Our road now has a
covering of thick rutted ice. There's 2 cm of lying snow.
09-09z: Tx +2.1 (2325z) Tn -1.1 (0900z yesterday) RR 19.1
09-21z: Tx +1.3 (1900z) 21-09z: Tn +0.9 (0550z)
15-09z: Tg -0.9 00-24z: Sun nil

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.

Tideswell, Derbyshire - Friday 7th December 2012
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0630z NW F4 3000 -SN 3St005 7Sc012 +01.1/+01.0 997
RMK: Several hours of moderate sleet and wet snow yesterday
evening resulted in 3 cm of very wet snow and slush on the ground
by 2200z. Sleet and wet snow has continued throughout the night
with the rate of accumulation just about in balance with the rate of
melting. This morning there's 2-3 cm of very wet snow on the ground.
The falling snow is now very slight. There's a penetrating wind.

0900z WNW F3-4 30+km 1Cu006 +01.1/+00.6 1001
RMK: It's now fine and sunny. Under the clearing skies the wet snow
and slush have frozen hard during the past hour. Our road now has a
covering of thick rutted ice. There's 2 cm of lying snow.
09-09z: Tx +2.1 (2325z) Tn -1.1 (0900z yesterday) RR 19.1
09-21z: Tx +1.3 (1900z) 21-09z: Tn +0.9 (0550z)
15-09z: Tg -0.9 00-24z: Sun nil

1600z NNW F4-5 30+km 7Sc008 +02.6/+01.4 1007
RMK: Sunny this morning then broken cloud in the afternoon. I drove
to Buxton early this afternoon and had to take a more circuitous route
than usual as my normal route was closed due to a serious traffic
accident. It's very likely that this was due to the road conditions
which were atrocious as a result of the sudden freeze between
0800z and 0900z. The main roads were fine but the secondary roads
had quite long stretches of snow, frozen slush and water, making for
a very slippery mix. If it freezes tonight it'll be very nasty. There's a
very sharp snow line at about 300m. Below that the countryside is green
but there's icy patchs on the roads. Above 300m everything is under a
blanket of snow and the secondary roads are quite badly affected. Here,
right on the snow line, we have about 50% cover 1-2 cm deep.
Max temp 3.0

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.