Snow/wintry Precipitation Reports: 20th December

[ScottSnow]

Snowing lightly in Gateshead now although it is not settling.

I was passing through Consett earlier ( foothills of north pennines ) and there was a covering of around 2-3cm there. The pennines looked very snowy.

[blackwell]

further snow in stanley, co.durham

[Snow Man]

It was snowing here 8 this morning, nothing really of note, gave us a slight dusting, this soon melted away, around 10:45 snowed rather heavily, on and off, it then snowed very heavily for around three quaters of an hour giving a good covering, about 3cms of snow fell, very nice surprise indeed, it stopped snowing around 2:30 it is now beggining to turn rather slushy because of the ammount of people walking on it, very nice though indeed, especially walking around christmas shopping, felt very festive indeed!

[stuartmathers]

Very light flurries on and off all morning then at 12.15 it started to snow and for the next 90 mins, it was like being in an arctic blizzard, massive flakes being blown sideways by the wind.

This left about 1cm of lying snow at 300 meters but at lower levels there is just a dusting. Much more snow than the occasional rain/sleet that they forcast!

[original spacehermit]

Sleet in Lincoln.

Temperature: suitable for brass monkeys.

[Cakie]

Wow, big huge flakes and laying about 2 hours ago. I was getting quite worried for a while as it started to lay but then it turned to rain after about 1/2 hour

[Darren Bown]

Had moderate snow today, left a dusting, but has more or less melted now, although its only 2C! Probably get ice very soon!

[snowking]

light rain/sleet falling here, hoping we might see a little wet snow or something.

snowking

[R.P. McMurphy]

Had snow, sleet and rain.

Non stuck.

Was nice to see it falling though!

[rob-lancs]

ditto - at least it gets added to the snow league, i'm glad i'm not compiling that today!

[i luv snow]

it has jus started lightly snowing here in Ipswich! About time! lol only very lightly though- not much

[SP1986]

sleet here

[SnowyPirate]

Sleet here in Norwich, well rain with pieces of snow in it. Hehe! I'm happy, it's the closest we've come to snow this Winter.

[dodge]

It was snowing here 8 this morning, nothing really of note, gave us a slight dusting, this soon melted away, around 10:45 snowed rather heavily, on and off, it then snowed very heavily for around three quaters of an hour giving a good covering, about 3cms of snow fell, very nice surprise indeed, it stopped snowing around 2:30 it is now beggining to turn rather slushy because of the ammount of people walking on it, very nice though indeed, especially walking around christmas shopping, felt very festive indeed!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And I'd like to back up what the right honourable gentleman from my local constituency just stated, pretty much exactly the same in my neck of the woods Snow Man - but it has turned slushy now.

[darrylb]

ditto - at least it gets added to the snow league, i'm glad i'm not compiling that today!

Sorry for being dense....I'm a bit new.

Is posting a report here all that's needed to get in the snow league?

Edited December 20, 2004 by darrylb

[Hywel]

Very heavy snow, but it is quite wet, sticking to grass and roads quite well. Thats at 350m ASL, at my parents which is 150m ASL and 4 miles east it is sleeting.

[rob-lancs]

Sorry for being dense....I'm a bit new.

Is posting a report here all that's needed to get in the snow league?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think so, I never told anyone about my sprinkling last month apart from a post in here and it was added

[mr_crazy_snowfan]

SNOWING IN LOOOTONS SNOWINGS IN LOOOTNS RIGHT NOWS!!!! LIGHT FLAKIES FALLINGS!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!1

had rains ealriers then stoppeds and now snowings properlys!!!! :lol:

[derbyshire_lad]

1 cm lying but had around 3cm in total throughout today

[runboy]

I didn't think I'd be posting this today. Yep, snow in Norwich!

Left work at 5pm, walked out the door and thought 'what was that tickle my ear!' Yep a few flakes of snow, which eventually turned into wet snow/sleet.

Now stopped, nothing stuck, but if it freezes tonight.....geeze I'm not looking forward to the drive (make that slide) into work tomorrow.

[Cakie]

Very heavy sleet on the way home tonight. Tested out my ABS on the way down a hill

Still have a good cm on the ground and currently 0.3c

[Weather Beaten]

Marvellous, what could be better, trailing round the shops in Harrogate doing my Christmas shopping with big fat flakes of snow falling....this is what Christmas is all about...

Sadly it turned to rain later.

[Tim B]

That is what happened here, though there is still some of it lying around.

Though it is frozen solid as we have had yet another hard frost last night.

Yesterday when I set off for work at lunch time, it was almost blizzard conditions up here.

Then when I got to work it was raining and there was no sign of snow on the ground.

It is amazing what difference a few hundred feet can make when it comes to snow.

[derbyshire_lad]

there was a snow shower here during the night and bits of snow are still in the shade

[Paul R]

Just sleet for me today. Woopee.