It was cold last night and there was a frost at first light.
At about 8:15 snow began to fall. Five minutes later, there was a lot of snow falling on Abingdon town centre – as seen here in front of St Nics Church and the Guildhall.
There were big flakes falling on the Market Place in front of County Hall.
There were not many takers for the outside seats an Java & Co – often used by early morning sports enthusiasts.
There was not enough to build snowmen, but I did see some children playing snowballs, and spotted these synchronized tyre tracks outside Masons.
The view looking back to town from Wilsham Road was very pretty.
Just to let you know how much we all appreciate the wonderful photos you take and for keeping us up to date with the Abingdon news. I personally really look forward to seeing the Abingdon Blog.
The photos are lovely.
If you look at the parkrun photos (the ones near the end of the course) for Saturday you will see a young lad manfully managing to roll quite a big ball of snow.
Looking out of my east-facing bedroom window there was a terrific sunrise, bright orange/red on the horizon and fluffy pink clouds in a blue sky. Then suddenly dark flakes fell in front of this magnificent scene. A front had arrived from the west and it was snowing. In no time the sky was dark and the trees became etched in white.
This sunrise followed by snow reminded me of “red sky in the morning is the shepherd’s warning” and since my last post I have found this which tells you a lot about folk tales and the weather.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/learn-about-the-weather/how-weather-works/red-sky-at-night.