FabSwingers.com forum: It's been minus degrees

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Down as low as minus 7 or colder in some places but is it me or what but not once have I had to defrost my windscreen no de-icer or scraping all week are we having a different type of frozen weather?

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Dunno only thing I can think of is the wind or the water content in the air is lower, as the snow doesn't seem as wet as usual, it's like powder that's blowing around everywhere.

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Something to do with ' dry air ' rather than ' wet air' the weather forecast said so

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I haven't had to scrap either. Just press the buttons for the window heaters.

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

"Down as low as minus 7 or colder in some places but is it me or what but not once have I had to defrost my windscreen no de-icer or scraping all week are we having a different type of frozen weather?"

It's probably too cold for frost.

Confused? Let me explain.

The ice you get on your car is basically frozen mist which condenses on your windscreen then freezes.

If the ground is frozen solid and the air is dry then there is no mist to freeze no matter how cold it gets. Also strong wind will stop it from forming.

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

Maybe cos it's been snowing there hasn't been enough moisture in the air to freeze into a heavy frost?

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

Should have added that we had - 11 last night and the cars are clear.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's to do with lack of moisture. The snow is powdery too... not like the normal wet snow we often get.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Something to do with ' dry air ' rather than ' wet air' the weather forecast said so "

Yes this!

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By *ficouldMan
over a year ago

a quandary, could you change my mind?

No scraping the screen for ice here either, just brush the snow off. Been having to fill the screen wash up yesterday however that was like slush even though its meant to go down to minus 20, outside temperature was minus 7..

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

I don't know but as a circumcised man I've had a foreskin all week it's that cold!!

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By *eet the new boss1Man
over a year ago

Liverpool

"I don't know but as a circumcised man I've had a foreskin all week it's that cold!!

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By *olieandSlaveCouple
over a year ago

Stafford

"I don't know but as a circumcised man I've had a foreskin all week it's that cold!!

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