75 minutes of moderate snow with fairly large flakes has produced no
more accumulation - temperature 0.8C but RH at 89%. Don't know how the
snow last night managed to accumulate on the roads at all!

Looks to be more showers lined up across the Thames Estuary for later.

--
Jonathan Stott
Canterbury Weather: http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/

"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
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75 minutes of moderate snow with fairly large flakes has produced no more
accumulation - temperature 0.8C but RH at 89%. Don't know how the snow
last night managed to accumulate on the roads at all!
This was the view looking up around 20 minutes ago he

http://tinypic.com/1t7ztd

The snow came in two showers. First was a 5 minute one which added a
sprinkling of white to the lawn, before it swiftly melted afterwards (air
temperature 1.1C at the end).

Then there was a half hour shower, this time leading to a dusting on cars,
grass and rooves. It even tried to settle on the soaking roads and
pavements, but needless to say as soon as it stopped it melted on those. 10
minutes after it ended the snow's not melted on the grass, cars and rooves,
although the air temperature's risen from 0.4C to 0.7.

(WR refers to Leysdown, north Kent, 10m ASL).

"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
...
75 minutes of moderate snow with fairly large flakes has produced no more
accumulation - temperature 0.8C but RH at 89%. Don't know how the snow
last night managed to accumulate on the roads at all!
This was the view looking up around 20 minutes ago he

http://tinypic.com/1t7ztd

The snow came in two showers. First was a 5 minute one which added a
sprinkling of white to the lawn, before it swiftly melted afterwards (air
temperature 1.1C at the end).

Then there was a half hour shower, this time leading to a dusting on cars,
grass and rooves. It even tried to settle on the soaking roads and
pavements, but needless to say as soon as it stopped it melted on those. 10
minutes after it ended the snow's not melted on the grass, cars and rooves,
although the air temperature's risen from 0.4C to 0.7.

(WR refers to Leysdown, north Kent, 10m ASL).

"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
...
75 minutes of moderate snow with fairly large flakes has produced no more
accumulation - temperature 0.8C but RH at 89%. Don't know how the snow
last night managed to accumulate on the roads at all!
This was the view looking up around 20 minutes ago he

http://tinypic.com/1t7ztd

The snow came in two showers. First was a 5 minute one which added a
sprinkling of white to the lawn, before it swiftly melted afterwards (air
temperature 1.1C at the end).

Then there was a half hour shower, this time leading to a dusting on cars,
grass and rooves. It even tried to settle on the soaking roads and
pavements, but needless to say as soon as it stopped it melted on those. 10
minutes after it ended the snow's not melted on the grass, cars and rooves,
although the air temperature's risen from 0.4C to 0.7.

(WR refers to Leysdown, north Kent, 10m ASL).

"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
...
75 minutes of moderate snow with fairly large flakes has produced no more
accumulation - temperature 0.8C but RH at 89%. Don't know how the snow
last night managed to accumulate on the roads at all!
This was the view looking up around 20 minutes ago he

http://tinypic.com/1t7ztd

The snow came in two showers. First was a 5 minute one which added a
sprinkling of white to the lawn, before it swiftly melted afterwards (air
temperature 1.1C at the end).

Then there was a half hour shower, this time leading to a dusting on cars,
grass and rooves. It even tried to settle on the soaking roads and
pavements, but needless to say as soon as it stopped it melted on those. 10
minutes after it ended the snow's not melted on the grass, cars and rooves,
although the air temperature's risen from 0.4C to 0.7.

(WR refers to Leysdown, north Kent, 10m ASL).

I know I'm getting boring but I'm sure most people are surprised it hasn't
settled more!
Dave
"Darren Prescott" wrote in message
...
"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
...
75 minutes of moderate snow with fairly large flakes has produced no
more
accumulation - temperature 0.8C but RH at 89%. Don't know how the snow
last night managed to accumulate on the roads at all!
This was the view looking up around 20 minutes ago he

http://tinypic.com/1t7ztd

The snow came in two showers. First was a 5 minute one which added a
sprinkling of white to the lawn, before it swiftly melted afterwards (air
temperature 1.1C at the end).

Then there was a half hour shower, this time leading to a dusting on cars,
grass and rooves. It even tried to settle on the soaking roads and
pavements, but needless to say as soon as it stopped it melted on those.
10
minutes after it ended the snow's not melted on the grass, cars and
rooves,
although the air temperature's risen from 0.4C to 0.7.

(WR refers to Leysdown, north Kent, 10m ASL).

I know I'm getting boring but I'm sure most people are surprised it hasn't
settled more!
Dave
"Darren Prescott" wrote in message
...
"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
...
75 minutes of moderate snow with fairly large flakes has produced no
more
accumulation - temperature 0.8C but RH at 89%. Don't know how the snow
last night managed to accumulate on the roads at all!
This was the view looking up around 20 minutes ago he

http://tinypic.com/1t7ztd

The snow came in two showers. First was a 5 minute one which added a
sprinkling of white to the lawn, before it swiftly melted afterwards (air
temperature 1.1C at the end).

Then there was a half hour shower, this time leading to a dusting on cars,
grass and rooves. It even tried to settle on the soaking roads and
pavements, but needless to say as soon as it stopped it melted on those.
10
minutes after it ended the snow's not melted on the grass, cars and
rooves,
although the air temperature's risen from 0.4C to 0.7.

(WR refers to Leysdown, north Kent, 10m ASL).

I know I'm getting boring but I'm sure most people are surprised it hasn't
settled more!
Dave
"Darren Prescott" wrote in message
...
"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
...
75 minutes of moderate snow with fairly large flakes has produced no
more
accumulation - temperature 0.8C but RH at 89%. Don't know how the snow
last night managed to accumulate on the roads at all!
This was the view looking up around 20 minutes ago he

http://tinypic.com/1t7ztd

The snow came in two showers. First was a 5 minute one which added a
sprinkling of white to the lawn, before it swiftly melted afterwards (air
temperature 1.1C at the end).

Then there was a half hour shower, this time leading to a dusting on cars,
grass and rooves. It even tried to settle on the soaking roads and
pavements, but needless to say as soon as it stopped it melted on those.
10
minutes after it ended the snow's not melted on the grass, cars and
rooves,
although the air temperature's risen from 0.4C to 0.7.

(WR refers to Leysdown, north Kent, 10m ASL).

I know I'm getting boring but I'm sure most people are surprised it hasn't
settled more!
Dave
"Darren Prescott" wrote in message
...
"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
...
75 minutes of moderate snow with fairly large flakes has produced no
more
accumulation - temperature 0.8C but RH at 89%. Don't know how the snow
last night managed to accumulate on the roads at all!
This was the view looking up around 20 minutes ago he

http://tinypic.com/1t7ztd

The snow came in two showers. First was a 5 minute one which added a
sprinkling of white to the lawn, before it swiftly melted afterwards (air
temperature 1.1C at the end).

Then there was a half hour shower, this time leading to a dusting on cars,
grass and rooves. It even tried to settle on the soaking roads and
pavements, but needless to say as soon as it stopped it melted on those.
10
minutes after it ended the snow's not melted on the grass, cars and
rooves,
although the air temperature's risen from 0.4C to 0.7.

(WR refers to Leysdown, north Kent, 10m ASL).

"Dave.C" wrote in message
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I know I'm getting boring but I'm sure most people are surprised it hasn't
settled more!
It's a theme that's cropped up on some Web based message boards as well.

The only thing I can say for certain is that given heavy enough snow (of the
big fluffy flake sort), it *will* settle, even if the roads are soaking wet
after rain/melted snow. Until today the last time I saw that in action was
the snow event in January 2004, which started with a few minutes of heavy
rain which turned to heavy snow and promptly settled.

Other than that, there's got to be an obvious reason why the snow's having
such trouble settling in this spell. I'd be tempted to say it's the
radiation absorbed during the day that's causing it to melt so quickly, but
that wouldn't apply to snow falling early in the day.