Brigg has experienced its first snow of late autumn 2021 this weekend... in late November as Storm Arwen hit the UK. But these are not the earliest falls the town has seen at this time of the year.
A shower of the white stuff lasting about an hour on Friday evening (November 26) did not settle, but more showers over several hours after dark last night did produce snow that lingered due to lower temperatures.
This morning (November 28) folk drew back their curtains to see a dusting on roads, pavements, buildings and gardens.
Significant wind chill made conditions feel much more unpleasant for those who decided to venture out last night (Saturday) but pubs we visited were still busy.
The earliest snowfall Brigg Blog can recall fell on November 19, 1971 and continued the following day. There were some prolonged periods. It failed to halt a Friday afternoon football match we were playing in at Brigg Grammar School.
November 2010 proved to be unusually cold. The initial snowfall came on November 24; however, November 30 saw heavy and prolonged spells of the white stuff. M180 traffic was diverted through Brigg for some hours following weather-related accidents on the motorway.
The Met Office currently has a weather alert in place for ice affecting Lincolnshire and lasting until 10am tomorrow (Monday).
The pictures seen above were taken about 11.30pm last night and at 9am today. Below - to support our comments about heavier snow falling in November - is the scene in Brigg Market Place on November 30, 2010.
