View from our bedroom window one morning
So over the past 7-10 days we've woken up several times to see a dusting or a coating of snow outside our north-facing windows. On many of those same mornings, DH has driven to work only to discover an inch or more of snow has fallen just 5 miles outside of town.
It seems that more than anything that altitude is playing a role in these differing experiences. From tonight's bulletin from the UK Met Office (their National Weather Service equivalent) applicable to our region (North Yorkshire):
There is a high risk of a severe weather event affecting parts of Scotland and the northern half of England. Snow spreading from the west on Wednesday evening will become persistent and heavy at times by the early hours of Thursday morning, eventually clearing away eastwards from England by Thursday afternoon and from most of Scotland by the evening. On low lying ground there is the potential for 2 to 5 cm of snow to accumulate, while on ground above about 150 metres accumulations of 10 to 20 cm are expected, with blizzard conditions and considerable drifting in strong winds. This is likely to cause disruption to travel networks, particularly across higher level routes.
According to Google Earth, the location where we live is about 470-490 feet above sea level - just at or under the 150 meter mark. Where DH works, however, he is at 750-770 feet above sea level.
Luckily, DH just got the snow emergency number to call to know whether to report on time or at all for work in the event of a major snow. I don't think that they get major snows (like 8+ inches) very often though.
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