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Hail the size of marbles fell in Royston at about lunchtime on Monday
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The hail-covered pathways made for slippery conditions
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Heavy hail also fell in Hertford
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Hail gave this urban garden in Cambridge a wintry feel
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Hail in Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire was substantial enough for footprints to be seen
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Freckenham in Suffolk also saw a late January hail shower

27 January 2025

Parts of the East of England experienced intense hail storms on Monday lunchtime.

Hail - a type of precipitation that forms when water droplets in thunderstorms freeze and fall to the ground - was reported in Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.

In Royston some of the hail was comparable in size to marbles, while storms were also reported in Hertford, Letchworth Garden City, Cambridge and parts of Suffolk.

Hail differs from sleet, which occurs when raindrops freeze before reaching the ground.

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