Hoar Frost

[MegGriffin]

There is a yellow warning on the Met office for the south of England. I have never heard of this. Does anyone know what it is?

[chewitt]

It's a heavy frost - the stuff that looks likes it's been snowing.

[mankyscotslass]

It's beautiful, thick and almost furry looking, and in certain lights looks purple.

But it's not so good for driving in, very icy.

[southeastastra]

is there a picture? can't visualise that at all :D

[GrimmaTheNome]

Its not uncommon is it - when the moisture in the air freezes on things and covers them in ice crystals. If the conditions create it for a few days it can get quite thick, looks amazing.

[BCBG]

Basically as the others have said: a very very heavy frost that coats all the twigs and branches with frost that persists: like the world has been lightly iced... if it happens, grab a camera

[GrimmaTheNome]

of course there are pictures

[MegGriffin]

We have thick fog at the moment. I will look forward to this hoar frost with interest!

[MegGriffin]

OMG that look amazing Grimma

[GrimmaTheNome]

If you've fog and its below freezing you should get hoar frost. I think its starting to form here in Lancashire too.

[winterpetunia]

We've got freezing fog and a lovely hoar frost this morning. Car's temp guage was saying it was between -7 and -8 on the school run.

[BaroqinAroundTheChristmasTree]

here too in Northamptonshire. Or to be more precise formed over night - it's actually blue skies now - but everything looking lovely

[SoupDragon]

the railings near the duck pond had hoar frost last week. It looked like rows of sharp little teeth.

[Berk]

We have that here in Lancashire, not had snow, had freezing fog over the weekend. Looks lovely and wintry but glad am not driving today.

[Berk]

Oh

[moonmother]

We have a hoar frost here in Bedfordshire.

Well, actually half on my town has it the other half has freezing fog and black ice on the pavements.

The hoar frost is beautiful

[BaroqinAroundTheChristmasTree]

Oh - we have a proper hoar frost this morning. It's absolutely bloody freezing out there but so beautiful. I legged it back to the house on the school run to grab my camera (and the boys tried not to look too embarrassed as I was taking photos along the way)

[comixminx]

We've got beautiful hoar frost here near Stroud! Must take a piccie once I've finished feeding...

OP, it's a phrase I think I probably came across in slightly old-fashioned kids books - Enid Blton sort of thing maybe? Perhaps it's not used that much nowadays if you're not familiar with it?

[blueberrysantabait]

We have a stunning hoar frost in Wiltshire this morning. If I wasn't waiting for the plumber the girls and I would be out with the camera.

[BaroqinAroundTheChristmasTree]

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(and yes I'm aware that those of you who didn't know my RL name now will )

[itsTwiiiiitmaaaaasss]

We have it here in Herefordshire too. Very pretty, I've been taking pictures of it but the ice on the roads and paths is getting boring now.

[MegGriffin]