Building snowmen is still a possibility

We are now well into the start of 2019 and the festive period is starting to seem like a distant dream with many of us having been back to work for a number of weeks. Although the thoughts of a snowy Christmas Day may be far behind us and we are finally through all of the chocolates and biscuits that seem to adorn the Christmas period, the possibility of snow and cold winter weather is still a very real possibility. In fact, it is more likely that we will see snow in the months of January and February than in the latter part of the year. This is because the winter season doesn’t hit its peak until the beginning of the year. So, don’t forget to make sure that you have a nice warm coat with you and that you have the car topped up with anti-freeze and enlist the services of a Car Park Gritting like http://www.contract-gritting.co.uk to make sure that you work place is safe from the hazards that snow and ice can bring.

If you are a fan of all things snow like, then here are a few facts for you about the much-loved white stuff.

Snow doesn’t just fall at freezing temperatures. If the climate and the environment is right, you can find that snow can occur even at 6 degrees Celsius. For this to occur rain would need to fall consistently for a period of time long enough that the rainfall causes the air temperature to cool and snow can then occur.

Scotland is one of the snowiest places in the United Kingdom with around 52 days on average in the area seeing either snow or sleet each year. For example, the weather station located at the Cairngorm Chairlift recorded an average of 76 days of snow a year. That is a lot of snow!

Although we often think of snow as the blanket of white that covers the ground, snowflakes are in fact all as individual as we are. Each snowflake has a unique shape and pattern and it is only when all of these join together that we see the snow in its entirety. Each snowflake’s appearance will be affected by the exact conditions that it was formed under and the slightest change in temperature along with other factors will alter this to create a completely different snowflake.

Snowflakes are in fact translucent which means that the light spectrum reflects indirectly through them causing us to see them as white.