Cakie

Been out in the Dales for the day, sun was out but showers on the road. Got back to Darlington and floods. BMW burnt out his turbo trying to get through one flood. Rain gauge has 26mm of rain so far. Hoping for something from the south later

My American friends are happy to adopt them as their 'Royal Family'. Well fine. I agree that the press have not been kind to them. They have said their bit, they want their own life so go live their life in private.

If you search D-Day on the Met Office site there is a lot of information on there for you to read

2c according to the car but felt colder than yesterday with frost. I guess more moisture in the air makes it feel that way?

Gone down to 1.3c now

It certainly feels colder. I think it's picking up some heat from the house

At last some white stuff is falling. 2.5c

I swear there is a line south of Yarm that is eating all the snow 😔

I've just queried with the team. Think it's a glitch. It's back on the 10:20

Was -6.7c at 8am, now -3.3c in the shade in Darlington

Currently -6.7c after an overnight low of -7.8c. I'm not sure I remember such low temperatures. Possible chance of some snow later the radar is correct on the movement out over the coast

Strange accumulations overnight. West side of Darlington has about 1.5 inches, North east side hardly half an inch. Still gently snowing though

Nice snow shower in Darlo at the moment

Started with Graupel which is a good sign of convection, now proper snow

Breaking the ice in the water fountain is a must. I think Blue Peter drilled this into me in the late 70's or was that having a tennis ball in your pond to let the air in ?