I was waiting in anticipation for an undercutting low.

It looked far from promising for a while as temperatures rose above freezing overnight but Neil (NSRobins) assured me of a dry intrusion ahead of the frontal systems, lowering dewpoints and assuring we got snow.

Sure enough it went sub-zero just after dawn on the 18th in fresh SE winds and we were treated to heavy powder snow that eased during the day but gave several inches of cover 

Heres a brief vid taken in mid-morning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-7cQ-HOxdM

Much different to this year sadly but it may be a time to reminisce in here!

Excellent stuff Dave, we recieved about 6" if I remember, magical . We went home early that Friday if I rememeber

I had to work that night and was worried about driving to Basingstoke. Got there OK thankfully!

According to my records, we had some snow by that weekend but I remember how I felt a bit underwhelmed by it as 2 to 6 cm of powdery-type snow settled by the end of Sunday. But, hey, it was far, far more than what could be said for this winter so far!
  Of course, it wasn't the only snow event of that winter anyway.

LOL...You couldn't make it up!

Excellent stuff Dave, we recieved about 6" if I remember, magical . We went home early that Friday if I rememeber

 

 

Originally Posted by: moomin75 

You swine Marcus....and here in Witney we got a sprinkling of wet slush that was gone in 6 hours.

 

LOL...You couldn't make it up!

Originally Posted by: Gooner 

I remember our old mate Mark ringing me and saying you guys had virtually nothing, amazing the difference in 20 miles

We had 2 inches of snow on the ground at this point with more to add!

Was the start of a two & half month spell of bitterly cold weather that lasted well into April,save for a couple of milder interludes.