Verglas

same here, W8681 from wsplc, results show below using 'cumulus' rather than the supplied s/w the only problem I have had was the bearing on the wind vane but a replacement unit was readily available and wasn't expensive, the actual bearing would be pretty easy to replace anyway, just a push fit. I have also put a bigger tail on it to stop flywheeling and balanced it up with an extra metal rod in the nose. now due some new batteries I expect, as it's about 2yrs old

IoM often misses the snow completely due to the warm moat we have around us, and depending on the wind direction anything we get can be quite localised, like just the southern tip or the north west coast or over the 'mountain road' from Ramsey to Douglas via snaefell above 600ft asl. The effects on travel is that the mountain road just gets closed if there's more than 3 flakes fall as there are coastal routes available and hardly anyone is affected by the road closures (from Creg ny Baa to Ramsey usually, part of the TT race course and they don't want to damage the racing surface with machinery) and they only bother ploughing it when the thaw has set in. The problems with most commuting routes is that there are some hills on most which soon get blocked with slithering cars, buses etc., and with a large amount of the population working in the Douglas areas it can cause long backlogs to and from work. I must say that last year was exceptional, so early, dry snow from the east for a change, (not the soggy wet stuff which just goes to slush and packed ice as we are usually just barely at freezing point), and down to sea level, and although I have a 4x4 it wasn't worth taking it out as the roads were gridlocked, I walked into town with a rucksack of weather gear to meet Mrs V and get her home from work. Next morning (sat) she set off like Nanook at 8am for the 2 mile walk through the snow to open up at work for 9.30 ! The local road salt stocks have been replenished ready for action and there is an increased interest in fitting winter tyres and a few places offering 'snow sox' but it will be seen if there is any less gridlock next time we see the white stuff. Many years ago (too many !) when I travelled to work over the mountain road I often met sheets of frost in the mornings on the newly laid 'blaw knox' surface and had a set of studded tyres for my mini which I fitted at the first frosts and left on until it warmed up in the spring, it was uncanny how you just drove normally and smoothly and straight past people slithering about, I even towed an old chap in his A35 up hill on snow as he was stuck almost at the top and everyone else was about ½ mile behind at the bottom ! Just wondering if/what we'll get this winter, likely just a few flurries at a guess

Snaefell (the hint is in the name :lol: ) oh, sorry, it's 'miss Isle of Man' again, we don't exist :blink:

here in the middle of the Irish Sea if it's from the NW we get the usual soggy wet snow flakes, if it's easterly we tend to get nice powder snow, like last winter

november rain 84mm,

I assume you didn't search the members list with a location filter of 'Isle of Man' then :lol:

you won't get many reports on Irish Sea weather because my attempt to have a separate thread for Isle of Man last year, rather being clumped in with england, Ireland or Scotland was dismissed out of hand by the mods. It wasn't a nationalistic thing, just that our weather bears little comparison to the surrounding areas, never as hot, never as cold, more windy etc., I gave up bothering to post reports after that !

been about 13c here most of the day although pretty windy with some heavy showers (and a short glimpse of the sun !)

logged a record rain rate @ 04.20 12/11/11 42.3mm/hr now topped the 1 metre of rain this year

highest gust 36.9kt highest rain rate 32.4mm/hr max temp 14c min temp 7c sudden changes as front passed, temp drop 14c>8c, wind 24kt>12kt, direction sse>n (and a tree across the drive )

a very grey miserable day, 18.4c (at 00.28) - no warmer in the day than overnight, 100% humidity and mist/fog/dampness all day just as well that we made the most of the lovely sunny day yesterday !

Summary for August 2011 Rainfall (mm): Total for month 90.0 Wettest day 14.7 day 12 High rain rate 18.0 day 04 Rain days 19 Summary for September 2011 Rainfall (mm): Total for month 47.4 Wettest day 19.2 day 05 High rain rate 18.0 day 05 Rain days 5 Summary for 2011 Rainfall (mm): Total for year 791.1 Wettest day 47.7 day 17/06 High rain rate 43.2 day 07/05 Rain days 141

bright and very breezy, mainly dry, very strong NW wind disrupting shipping entering the harbour with 40kt+ cross-wind making one ship stand off about 1/2hr until there was a lull, entering port also involves a turnaround before reversing onto the berth, not an easy job in strong wind wind died down a bit now

Rainfall for May 2011: Total for month (to 23rd) 96.3mm Total for year so far 446.4mm Wettest day 20.7 day 05 Rain days 15

96mm so far this month and 435mm this year

thunder storm here tonight, lots of rumbling very close, my weather station hit a record 43mm/hr rainfall at its peak (but for just a very short time)

overcast start but beautiful day with bright sunshine now, light breeze max 10mph temp 14ºC, almost like spring

started out quite bright but wind increased during the day until the front passed over about 20.30, high gust 36.9mph

overcast day, min 3.1c max 7.7c (now) drizzle / light shower this evening.

temp was down to 4c earlier but up to 4.9 and rising

Nice sunny day, just a light breeze (wouldn't suit the snow rampers at all ! ) :lol:

light shower overnight but sunshine now, patchy cumulus drifting over from NW

overcast all day, still 7.4c, little crack of cloud to see a sliver of sunset this afternoon