"Will Hand" wrote in message news:...

"Lawrence13" wrote in message
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It seems in the SE we will have a slightly warmer interlude and then
turn colder again although not as cold. My question is how long can
the snow cover last.


Less than you think, especially for powder.
We get a lot of small (1-2cm) powder snow falls on Dartmoor in a normal
winter and they disappear rapidly unless you go through several
freeze/thaw cycles and then it is harder to shift. In February 2009 we had
a nine inch fall which went through two freeze/thaw cycles and then a day
of heavy rain 35mm with 4C only reduced it down 3 inches. However, rain
and 8C usually does the trick!

Eskimo Will
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Sorry that should have read - down to 3 inches depth, i.e. a loss of 6
inches.

Will
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