Today I drove from the south coast of Wales (Porthcawl) where there was
still some snow a few centimetres deep in shaded place - along the M4
westwards to Swansea. Plenty of snow cover a good few centimetres deep,
except on south facing hills.

Then northwards via the Neath valley to the heads of the valley. By the
time we reached Merthyr Tydfil snow cover was more or less 100% and the
car temp sensor was just 2C.

I followed the heads of the valleys road to the highest point
approaching Brynmawr and the temperature had fallen to 1C.

Brynmawr itself was amazing! Level snow of some seven inches in places,
most roads with several inches of firm icy cover, and drifts to a foot
or so along walls. A real Winter wonderland. I have seen this localised
effect before in Brynmawr, but more usually on an easterly wind. Even
coming south to Abertillery there was still a good three inches of snow
on pavements and untreated roads.

North Wales looks to have received a fair dumping - but have we not got
uk.sci.weather folk from there?

Cheers

James
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James Brown