What's happening in your world?

[fool-ish]

I looked like I'd been dragged through a hedge backwards

Oh, dear...I find that I just can't help but chuckle at your misfortune, with such a wonderfully funny picture that you have placed in my head!

Indeed! It raised a few laughs at work too!

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when temperatures are stable around -10C, there is rather little snowfall. Having temperatures above -2C or so generally means that there is a high risk of rain, and rain is no fun at all.

You're quite right, rain isn't good. Though, surely at -2C or so, it would fall as snow?