The thermometer did not get above freezing at any time on Sunday with a maximum of -0.1C at 13.33, which was 8.1C below the average and the coldest day since 2nd February 2021 (-0.2C).
Very light snow was observed beginning to fall at 11.45 and became a little heavier until around 13.00 producing a light covering. The east December when snow was recorded was in 2020 on the 2nd. The snowiest December was in 2010 when snow fell on four days and stayed on the ground for eleven days.
The air movement was totally calm for many hours with a maximum movement of just 8mph, from the east.
The thermometer hovered around -1.0C for much of the evening until after midnight when it began to fall away further to a minimum of -4.7C at 08.00.
Monday arrived dull, grey and cold, with total cloud cover, which was very low producing misty conditions again.
We are still suffering from the Arctic Maritime airmass brought to us thanks to a low pressure system over Scandinavia, rotating anticlockwise. This depression is also blocking any movement from the west in germs of warmer weather fronts.