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Although Wales is very close to the NAD it often has spectacular snowfalls thanks to its great
Height . Snowfall is often brought on by small areas of low pressure from the channel or from NW
France. Fronts from the North can give Wales light coverings or sprinklings as with any places in
the UK. But the best source comes from a NW wind which often brings an unstable airflow and cold
winds with it. This often gives short lived but intense showers of wintry precipitation.
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Here courtesy of James (JackFrost) we have some information of previous snowfalls in Wales
from the last couple of years
There was slightly above average snowfall in my part of Wales this year compared to previous years.
The first snowfall here was on Dec 21st when a few snow showers in the evening gave a light covering of
2cm but it was all gone by Christmas as milder weather took over. There was a number of occasions
when snow and sleet fell but there was nothing significant until Jan 28th.
So on the evening of Jan 28th a trough passed through with torrential rain for a while. Then the rain
turned to very heavy blizzards with slight drifting and by the end of the evening there was a covering of
5cm.
Feb 26th started of sunny but soon heavy snow showers pushed in giving a partial covering in places
by 2pm. But then about 3pm very very heavy snow started to fall covering everything even the
motorways. Busses were stopped and the next day schools were closed. There was an even covering of
7-10cms with a max depth of 16cms. But it still wasnt over....
On Mar 11th an Atlantic weather front bumped into cold easterly winds. There was a massive blizzard
and once again everything was covered including main roads and motorways causing chaos. The next
day schools were closed and some trains cancelled because of branches on the rails because of the
weight of the snow. There was an even covering of 10-14cms and a max depth of 23cms.
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