Observations

You can now find a detailed history of our records, along with detailed information and photos of individual events below.

Winter observations

If it’s snowing, we’re aware! Before we post a report here, we need to evaluate data from nearby stations to understand the extent of the snowfall, and whether it was only on the ridge slope. For this reason, posts can take up to two days.

  • 18/01/2023 Snowfall event

    This event was localised and not recorded by weather models. Snow did not occur in nearby Cardiff or Cowbridge on this occasion. This is an example of the St Nicholas ridge slope effect.

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