What's the closest encounter you've had with the line
above which some sleet/snow has settled?

I was going along the Southern section of the M25
on 28 Dec 1993 and there was white stuff just
perceptible on a hill.



The next day it almost went dark as night in Brentwood Essay
- just before very heavy rain.

Michael Hatton wrote:

What's the closest encounter you've had with the line
above which some sleet/snow has settled?

I was going along the Southern section of the M25
on 28 Dec 1993 and there was white stuff just
perceptible on a hill.

Does this count:

http://www.jstott.me.uk/lakesfeb2003/004.htm

or this:

http://www.jstott.me.uk/lakesmar2002/047.htm

I'm going back to the Lake District in January, so I might see some more
snow

Jonathan

Back in 1998, April I think, I remember getting a Bus home from Bristol
along the A37 - just after Pensford there is a long hill up to Clutton,
which is probably no more than 30m in height. It had been sleeting most of
the day in Bristol: the snow line was quite precisely defined halfway up the
hill - at the bottom there was just wet ground, at the top there was 2-3
inches of snow.

Chris

"Michael Hatton" wrote in message
...
What's the closest encounter you've had with the line
above which some sleet/snow has settled?

I was going along the Southern section of the M25
on 28 Dec 1993 and there was white stuff just
perceptible on a hill.



The next day it almost went dark as night in Brentwood Essay
- just before very heavy rain.

"Michael Hatton" wrote What's the closest encounter you've had with the
line
above which some sleet/snow has settled?

In Co. Durham (as Ken will testify), the snowline is a prominent feature of
most winters.

Pick a decent hill with a road up it (Lanchester to Maiden Law, Beamish to
Stanley, or Rowlands Gill to Burnopfield to name but 3 main roads) and the
chances are that at least once or twice each winter you'll drive through the
snowline.

It's often very pronounced, some way up the road, with heavy snow lying at
the top and absolutely none at the bottom. The best I recall was in March
(1983-ish, I think) when there was nothing but rain and sleet at Beamish but
the full Monty at the top of the hill in Stanley - 4' drifts, cornices and
spindrift, with dry snow still falling and the snowploughs out
round-the-clock.

Tom.

Michael Hatton wrote:
What's the closest encounter you've had with the line
above which some sleet/snow has settled?

I was going along the Southern section of the M25
on 28 Dec 1993 and there was white stuff just
perceptible on a hill.



The next day it almost went dark as night in Brentwood Essay
- just before very heavy rain.

Mountain biking in Chinnor a couple of years ago - sleet in car park, couple of inches as we climbed into the Chilterns!

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 12:37:54 +0100, Michael Hatton
wrote:

What's the closest encounter you've had with the line
above which some sleet/snow has settled?

I was going along the Southern section of the M25
on 28 Dec 1993 and there was white stuff just
perceptible on a hill.

Often when out on the hill.. Its the comfort line... Below you are
wet, above , the precipitation no longer wets your clothes and the
ground becomes dry. Sometimes, a little higher, I can put my skis on
- always a pleasure.

Its always surprising how quickly in terms of altitude change rain
becomes 'dry' settling snow.

Richard Webb

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:43:59 GMT, RJ Webb wrote:

Its always surprising how quickly in terms of altitude change rain
becomes 'dry' settling snow.

Most definately, several times each winter (even these recent
snowless(*) ones) it can be snowing hard at home (1400') with an inch
or more lying, drive down into the town (1100') and it's just raining
and not a sign of snow.

(*) Snowless by North Pennine standards.

2000/2001 585mm total fall
2001/2002 397mm " "
2002/2003 380mm " "
2003/2004 35mm (so far and arrived 3 days earlier than last year)

Oh and the 585mm is not considered a "snowy winter" by the locals. I
think "snowy" would have an accumulated amount around 2000mm. B-)

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

" cupra" wrote in message
...
Michael Hatton wrote:
What's the closest encounter you've had with the line
above which some sleet/snow has settled?

I was going along the Southern section of the M25
on 28 Dec 1993 and there was white stuff just
perceptible on a hill.



The next day it almost went dark as night in Brentwood Essay
- just before very heavy rain.

Mountain biking in Chinnor a couple of years ago - sleet in car park, couple
of inches as we climbed into the Chilterns!
------------

I have seen the snow line regularly in the south cumbria because you can go
into the hills from sea level (and the coast) in very few miles. I have been
in rain at one point and less than a mile further on it was snow.

Jim Webster

18 March 1980

Snow on the grass at Aldermaston / Tadley / Boundary Hall [now
demolished, I gather, its burgers and cinema were amazing]

.... and wet in Reading then.

"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message

snip

2000/2001 585mm total fall
2001/2002 397mm " "
2002/2003 380mm " "
2003/2004 35mm (so far and arrived 3 days earlier than last year)

Oh and the 585mm is not considered a "snowy winter" by the locals. I
think "snowy" would have an accumulated amount around 2000mm. B-)

Hi, Dave,

These figures seem a little low for your location imho. For comparison,
Copley recorded the following fresh falls at 0900Z

2000/2001 120cm (1200mm)
2001/2002 51cm ( 510mm)
2002/2003 37cm ( 370cm)

Average annual fall 67cm (670mm) [since 1995]

Highest fall in recent years 201cm (2010mm) 1978/1979

It could be the "heat effect" from the North Sea that gives us higher
falls, but I expected your figures to be higher.

ATB,

--
Ken Cook, Copley (5miles north of Barnard Castle), County Durham.
830ft
http://mysite.freeserve.com/copley
(MO climat. site updated before 10Z and 19Z daily)
kencookATcopleydurham.freeserve.co.uk


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