Snow/wintry Precipitation Reports, February 23rd 2006

[mr_crazy_snowfan]

snow is stopped around 3pms todays but at least the me is had very prolonged heavy snow fall. pity it is not settleds

[J10]

A Couple of hours of snow this afternoon, giving a decent covering on the grass, now all gone with light drizzle, Temps 2c.

[Casper]

Jealous of you Casper! I could make it to Swindon by 7.... *thinks about it*

Died down for 10 minutes but becoming increasingly heavy now, snow making ground colder, starting to settle albeit slushy. But it's a good start

temp 1c

The pics were taken near Liddington hill just south Swindon close to the M4 NR J15.

[Storme]

Had quite heavy snow about 4pm til 5.30pm though ground was wet so only a "dusting" of the white stuff.

Tis chilly and it will no doubt freeze but I suspect we wont get much more here - it's a miricle to get a dusting here!

[Somerset Squall]

Had a period of moderate snow from 11am-2pm, turned back to sleet and rain after that.

[johnholmes]

Had quite heavy snow about 4pm til 5.30pm though ground was wet so only a "dusting" of the white stuff.

Tis chilly and it will no doubt freeze but I suspect we wont get much more here - it's a miricle to get a dusting here!

I am often amused by the phrase a 'dusting' when its very wet. I think of dusting in terms of dryness, as in dusting of flour or icing sugar.

I do believe we should reserve the term with snow for those sub zero conditions when very small amounts lie for ages without any thawing.

end of rant

John

[Mammatus]

Very light snow here.

[osmposm]

Urban and low-level so no surprise, but never better than sleet or sleety rain here at any time today. Miserable. Stopped entirely now, though pretty much continuous through daylight hours.

[Terminal Moraine]

I am often amused by the phrase a 'dusting' when its very wet. I think of dusting in terms of dryness, as in dusting of flour or icing sugar.

I do believe we should reserve the term with snow for those sub zero conditions when very small amounts lie for ages without any thawing.

end of rant

John

And I'll second that, John.

Light rain earlier has turned to wet sleet, temp' is 1.3c.

T.M

[Boleyball]

Been some fairly heavy snow this afternoon which turned to sleet then back to rain.Ever so often it turns back to snow again.

The hills around Swindon are white due to the higher altitude allowing the snow to settle, i've taken the kids up there to have a look about as they 'pine' for snow.Some good quality snow about 3" deep.Seems wierd as the hills are only about 2 miles from where we live.

This is the classic case of everywhere gets snow as long as you're 2 miles out of Swindon. Its dry now. Hasn't been any snow for a few hours and there's no snow on the ground. But looking at the hills arounds Swindon they are white:(

[i luv snow]

snow for a good while today before it changed to rain, then snow, then sleet and then rain- a light cover this morning on cars and some paths and grass soon melted

[SP1986]

I'm not sure why, and it beats me, but there are occassionally snow pellet type things falling. Not sure exactly what they are though, can't be sure it's snow but it's made of ice!

[disco-barry]

had snow this morning in halifax then turned to sleet for the majority of the day with some wet snow but as i left work it was wet snow again and it's meant to turn to snow later tonight again for tomorrow so.

[Somerset Squall]

I'm not sure why, and it beats me, but there are occassionally snow pellet type things falling. Not sure exactly what they are though, can't be sure it's snow but it's made of ice!

Graupel?

[conor123]

The rain here is now slowly reverting back to snow.

[SP1986]

Graupel?

Could well be, now it's sleet - graupelly stuff it mixing with rain, I find it highly unusual considering my latitude and height, I would have expected complete rain until the early hours.

[Somerset Squall]

Could well be, now it's sleet - graupelly stuff it mixing with rain, I find it highly unusual considering my latitude and height, I would have expected complete rain until the early hours.

well I got snow today and I am only 8 metres above sea level, so anything could happen!

[Let_it_snow]

Light snow in Norwich

[Terminal Moraine]

Large, wet snowflakes now falling. Temp' 0.8c.

T.M

[Stoxs]

snow from 10am untill about 1pm then turned to sleet ,by 3pm was rain

nothing settled