Powys, south and east Wales worst hit by heavy snow last night and this morning. Typically 2 to 3 inches in Cardiff. 4 to 6 inches in others areas.
12 inches in the Brecon Beacons. While in Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog I've had a report of 40cm of lying snow (16 inches) with bigger drifts on the hills.
The low pressure that brought the snow is slowly moving away into France, so I think Wales has seen the worst of the snow for the time being.
This pic came in from Lindsey in Cwmbran of her daughter with a snowman:
A few snow showers in Mid and South Wales this afternoon. Brighter skies spreading from the north. Top temperatures around 3 Celsius. Remaining below freezing on high ground with a biting north-easterly wind.
Tonight most of Wales fine with clear skies. Ice will be a big hazard. Lowest temperatures -10 Celsius in rural spots possibly lower. A few snow showers in north and west Wales later in the night with the wind easing.
Tomorrow another icy start. Wintry showers are expected in north west Wales and in the south west, especially in Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire.
2 to 5cm locally,10cm (2 to 4 inches) of fresh snow likely e.g.the Preseli mountains.
The rest of Wales fine with bright skies and sunshine. Very cold but with lighter winds.
The rest of the week remains very cold. Plenty of sunshine. Hard frosts and ice. The wind picking-up over the weekend making it feel bitterly cold.
And there is a moderate risk of more snow on Sunday.
Read the latest weather warnings
Longer term, the cold spell looks likely to continue for at least another 10 days!
But of course we've had it much worse in the past. Some of you will remember the snow of January 8-10, 1982 when one of the worst snowstorms in 100 years occurred in South Wales.
Depths in excess of 30 cm (1 foot) were common place, with severe drifting in the strong to gale force easterly winds resulting in power lines being brought down and some roofs collapsing due to the weight of snow.
Derek
