Woke up to a slight dusting of snow on the lawn this morning. Barely
measurable, but I've put it in as 1cm. What was coming down was wet
slushy stuff which didn't really have the heart to settle. Temperature
struggled up to +1.7 at lunch time, and has now just dropped to below
freezing. The roads and footpaths are like skating rinks out there.

However, it was a completely different story 15 miles away to the west.
The M1 and A14 have been the main topic on all the news and traffic
bulletins all day. Numerous minor bumps brought the M1 to a crawl during
the morning, and several accidents and a jack-knifed lorry closed the
A14 for about 7 hours. In the west of the county it was deemed too
dangerous for the dustmen to empty the bins, and they were recalled to
the depot. More than 500 properties in the county were without
electricity for most of the day. The River Nene in the Northampton area
is currently on a flood warning.

jim, Northampton