Tideswell, Derbyshire - Wednesday 28th February 2018
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0630z 01004kt 10km 8St008 -06.2/-07.1 1019
RMK: Snow showers continued yesterday evening and into the
early hours. There's 5 cm of lying snow but with only light
winds overnight there's no significant drifting.
0900z 07009g21kt 2000 -SN -BLSN 8St008 -04.9/-05.8 1020
RMK: Snow since 0645z. Mostly slight but briefly moderate.
With the freshening wind it's beginning to drift a bit. That
could become more of a problem as the day goes on. Several
main roads in the area have been closed, including the
A57 Snake Pass, A537 Cat & Fiddle, A53 Leek Road and A6024
Holme Moss. Untreated roads have hard-packed snow or pristine
powder. Last night's min temp of -8.1° was the lowest min
here since -9.5° on 16th Jan 2013. It was the lowest February
min since -8.8° on 4th Feb 2012.
09-09z: Tx +0.2 (1505z) Tn -8.1 (0205z) RR 4.9
15-09z: Tg -9.9 00-24z: Sun 1.3
1200z 07017g25kt 0300 SN BLSN VV/// -04.8/-05.7 1020
RMK: Slight snow continued for much of the morning then
abruptly became mod/hvy at 1100z and is now drifting
significantly as the wind freshens. 10 cm of lying snow with
drifts to 30 cm around the house. I haven't ventured further
but I expect that there are drifts to 1 metre and more in
exposed areas outside the village. I suspect that traffic
in the area has either mostly ground to a standstill or is
non-existent.
1700z 06014g26kt 20km 1Cu015 -06.6/-08.4 1019
RMK: Continuous snow ceased around 1245z. During the afternoon
there's been occasional heavy snow showers and blowing snow
giving temporary blizzard conditions with vis below 50m.
There's something like 13 cm of lying snow though there is
no 'level depth'. There's drifts to 50cm around the house and
garden and to 1.5m or more outside the village. Max temp -4.2°.
If that turns out to be the 24-hour max to 0900z tomorrow it'll
be the lowest daily max since -5.7° on 20th Dec 2010.
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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
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