Snow in Wembury, Episode 4
 

Light snow started 1040.
Sun disappeared. How much will settle and on what surfaces?
Not the depth of cold in the ground compared with 28 Feb so some uncertainty.

Wembury, SW Devon coast

Snow in Wembury, Episode 4
 

On Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 10:51:47 AM UTC, Len Wood wrote:
Light snow started 1040.
Sun disappeared. How much will settle and on what surfaces?
Not the depth of cold in the ground compared with 28 Feb so some uncertainty.

Wembury, SW Devon coast

Heavy snow in last hour.
Turned Wembury white.
About 3 cm deep but reluctant to cover road surface.
Trouble is the narrow roads to Wembury will be filling up slowly, cutting us off.
Need to get to Plymouth for wife's Plymouth Phil Concert.
Unlikely atm.

Snow in Wembury, Episode 4
 

On Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 12:13:08 PM UTC, Len Wood wrote:
On Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 10:51:47 AM UTC, Len Wood wrote:
Light snow started 1040.
Sun disappeared. How much will settle and on what surfaces?
Not the depth of cold in the ground compared with 28 Feb so some uncertainty.

Wembury, SW Devon coast

Heavy snow in last hour.
Turned Wembury white.
About 3 cm deep but reluctant to cover road surface.
Trouble is the narrow roads to Wembury will be filling up slowly, cutting us off.
Need to get to Plymouth for wife's Plymouth Phil Concert.
Unlikely atm.

Being snowing moderately all afternoon, but not settling.
Nice warm ground, but not settling even on car roofs.
Something's up. Temperature around 0°C.
I think there is some warmer maritime air being entrained into the circulation.

Len
1km from SW Devon coast
Wembury

Snow in Wembury, Episode 4
 

On 18/03/2018 15:48, Len Wood wrote:
Being snowing moderately all afternoon, but not settling.
Nice warm ground, but not settling even on car roofs.
Something's up. Temperature around 0°C.
I think there is some warmer maritime air being entrained into the circulation.

It's been snowing here from mid-morning onwards, sometimes quite heavy
and now it is crisp an' even out there except on the lane where the snow
hasn't really settled. About 12 cm or so.

Still snowing lightly, temperature at -0.2C after rising to 0.7C in a
brighter interlude earlier on.

--
Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalleyweather.me.uk

Snow in Wembury, Episode 4
 

Not even settling on the moors in west cornwall, yet. Hardly surprising, solid surfaces in the sun were warm to the touch by noon.

I think the only chance here is in snow showers later in the night, the main risk ice 1st thing tomorrow.

Plenty out enjoying the sun this morning, including me.

Graham
Penzance

Snow in Wembury, Episode 4
 

Heavy snow gave a covering of 1cm or so, just enough for snowballs!

Still snow on the trees, but the warm ground means it’s rapidly vanishing now it’s eased off

Typical temporary wet thin Cornish snow, about 5% of the depth we ended up with at the beginning of the month, ignoring the drifts

Graham
Penzance