| 15th Dec 2000 |
Fresh snow over 400m accumulations in areas sheltered from north wind |
900m |
has the deluge stopped or is this just a brief respite?! |
| 18th Dec |
snow over 600m |
3 deg C at Tal y Waen(300m) |
actually saw the sun today! |
| 21st Dec |
Patches remain over 800m |
9 deg C at Tal y Waen(300m) |
beautiful spring like day (went climbing at Tremadog) |
| 25th Dec |
Sprinkling of fresh snow over 700m, few patches of old snow over 900m |
300m |
Merry Xmas |
| 27th Dec |
Fresh snow above sea level 1cm at Tal y Waen (300m) |
sea level (-2deg C at Tal y Waen (300m)) |
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| 28th Dec |
Fresh snow overnight to sea level. 17cm at 300m |
sea level (-3deg C at Tal y Waen (300m)) |
Winter Wonderland |
| Sat 30th Dec |
Lying unconsolidated snow at all levels from wed nights fall. Some wind
erosion on west facing slopes above 900m |
sea level this morning rising to 500m by dusk |
Judging by the numbers in Cwm Idwal today there's no one left to read this!
Llyn Ogwen & Idwal frozen over.
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| 2001
Tue 2nd Jan |
Thaw and heavy rain on New Years Eve has reduced snow to patches over 400m |
7 deg C at Tal y Waen 300m |
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| Fri 5th Jan |
Patches and gully lines over 500m |
4 deg at Tal y Waen 300m |
|
| 2001
Mon 8th Jan |
Patches of old snow over 500m, general thin new snow cover over 700m |
900m |
V. little ice build up in Clogwyn Du left hand |
| Tue 9th Jan |
Sprinkling of graupel overnight has added to the existing moist snowpack.
This has consolidated with the lowering temperatures |
600m lowering to 300m by dusk |
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| Fri 13th Jan |
Thin covering(10cm, thicker in gully and cornice lines) of snow with hard
surface crust over 700m |
400m |
icy paths around Idwal some wind slab developed high in cwm Cneifion |
| Sat
14th Jan |
Snow over 700m remained frozen all day even on south facing slopes |
sea level |
Perfect winter day |
| Tue 16th Jan |
Thin layer of neve over 700m, ice forming at all levels |
sea level |
Llyn Ogwen and Idwal frozen, continuing good conditions |
| Sat
20th Jan |
Thin layer of hard frozen neve over 700m, patches over 500m |
sea level |
A week of continuous cold due to change tomorrow unfortunately |
| Mon 22nd Jan |
Thin layer of hard neve over 700m softening in rain and rising
temperatures, older patches over 500m |
above tops |
Still plenty of ice on the PYG track |
| Thu 25th Jan |
Thin covering of new snow and patches of old neve over 500m |
3 deg at Tal y Waen(300m) |
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| Fri
26th Jan |
Snow over 600m, soft wind slab developing in areas sheltered from W
winds |
900m |
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| Mon 29th Jan |
No new snow since Wed last but existing snowpack over 600m has consolidated
with the cold temperatures over W/e |
900m |
Plenty of ice still on the lower tier of the Black Ladders |
| Fri
2nd Feb |
Mild weather and rain since Tuesday has reduced the snow to patches above
700m |
5 deg at Tal y Waen(300m) |
|
| Sun
4th Feb |
4cm of fresh snow overnight over 300m adding to existing patches of old
snow over 700m. Thawing during the day in the rain and rising temperatures. |
Rising to above tops by afternoon |
|
| Wed 7th Feb |
Day of continuous heavy rain, patches remain over 700m new snow over 600m
this evening |
6 deg falling to 2 deg by evening at Tal y Waen (300m) |
|
| Thu 8th Feb |
Sprinkling of fresh snow over 600m, overlying patches of old snow over 700m |
300m |
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| Sun 11th Feb |
Day of continuous rain and mild temperatures. Patches of old snow remain
over 800m |
above tops |
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| Mon
12th Feb |
Sprinkling of fresh snow, patches of old snow over 800m |
800m rising to above tops by afternoon |
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| Sat 17th Feb |
Another fine day with frosty start patches of neve remain over 800m |
sea level rising to 1000m in afternoon |
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| Mon 19th Feb |
Patches, gully and cornice lines remain over 800m |
above tops 5deg C at 1000m in afternoon |
ice above 300m after last few nights of frost |
| Fri
23rd Feb |
Sprinkling Fresh graupel over 500m. Patches of neve over 800m |
900m |
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| Sun
25th Feb |
1-2cm fresh graupel at all levels overnight soon thawing to 400m. Patches of
neve over 800m |
300m rising to 900m |
thin ice formation on Craig y Rhaeder and top of Devils Appendix |
| Tue
28th Feb |
Thin covering fresh snow over 400m. Patches of
neve over 800m |
400m |
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| Wed 29th Feb |
Fresh snow overnight(10cm) and this morning above sea level drifting in the
strong NE wind |
-3 deg C at Tal y Waen (300m) |
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National Park Closed due to Foot and Mouth
see Access Report for current
situation |