Did it really snow?

On top of the hills around Mere today there was snow (this is on the Dorset/Wiltshire/Somerset border area), I went up there in the pinz to try my new CB rig out and to have a cuppa, and was most surprised to find the snow, and also a snowman! About 3 feet tall, so quite a size. It had snowed this morning even down by my house but it didn't lay much other than on high ground.

It was snowing here in Coventry at 6am this morning, but by 9.30am it had all melted away.

We don't get snow like we used too..3 inches is considered a lot these days. I remember when I was younger playing out in our close when there was 2ft of snow! I was off school for about 3 days....happy days!

Paul

Couple of inches lying this morning, nothing to mention really. Playing needs at least six inches, there might be that amount over the top roads that haven't been ploughed and gritted.

Several short snow pellet turing to snow showers through during the day but with the temp just above zero it's thawing as fast as it's coming down. Roads are remaining clear.

It snowed here yesterday - just a little, mixed with hail and sleet, but it was there. That's pretty rare in Pembrokeshire, even in winter.

Anyone else old enough to remember Summer 1976? It was the summer of the long drought, but before that happened I distictly remember seeing snow in Leeds in early June. Weird weather that year, and no global warming to blame.

Well whilst driving from Ashton on Mersey to Bolton at 5:30 this morning, there was no snow until you hit Worsley and then up to Bolton had a light fluttering of snow 1", much more on the moors above Bolton and to the East.

Dave

Loads here in Boston. 3 to 4 inches. Was great in the early part of the morning. My bro brought out his tracks for some testing, but by 1 pm it had all melted. did not seem worth the trouble of fitting them

Loads here in Boston. 3 to 4 inches. Was great in the early part of the morning. My bro brought out his tracks for some testing, but by 1 pm it had all melted. did not seem worth the trouble of fitting them

There was plenty this morning around N.E Manchester, maybe 5 inches in places. Bloody freezing going to a classic bike show at Bury on me old bike, most of it had gone by around mid afternoon though.

Martin

Been off for a course over fri , sat and sun in the caravan, woke up to a good covering Sunday and a 15 mile drive in covered dual carriageways but for our tyre tracks along with a blizzard for most of the trip. :-)

Caravan was fine, initially getting up was cool to say the least but the heater soon picked up. Ok till the aqua roll freezes which didn't happen this time... oh and gas but we are on the red bottles - butane? Propane? I get confused.

Got a picky of the white 110 and white caravan in the snow here.......

;-)

Lee D

Red = Propane, It's the blue one (butane that freezes in the bottle)

Nice pic! I had to turn it sideways in the shade to see it. :-) Have you not been far?, it's very clean.

Martin

In message , Oily writes

Doesn't freeze - just won't boil

Just out of curiosity, what difference in temperature is there between the boiling point and freezing point of butane?

Martin

Around -138°C

Snowed on Sunday morning ... got knocked up and went for a walk at 7am, only four miles, but when we got back the snow had all but gone.

!?!?!?!

Heheheh, I didn't mean it like _that_!

What I meant was ... er ...

s'OK, leave it ... ;)

That seems to answer every question. What made me think it freezes in the bottle was something hitting the inside of the bottle when the outside temperature was very cold if the bottle was shaken. I suppose it's possible that there could be water ingress and build up due to leaving the valve exposed without the cover and then blowing a small amount of water in as it is refilled and this was freezing. I think I may invert the bottle next time it is supposedly empty and open the valve to see what comes out.

Martin

something to do when its too cold to go outside innit! ;)