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that ‘listens’ to the echoes transmitted back to the radar to capture important weather data. Field services engineer Engineers whose job it is to maintain and fix radars. Precipitation Water that is falling out of the sky, this could be rain, drizzle, snow, sleet, or hail. Meteorologist People who forecast

into sleet in the afternoon Tymheredd dyddiol uchaf: 5 °C Tymheredd dyddiol isaf: 2 °C Chance of precipitation: 80% Cyflymder gwynt ar gyfartaledd: 9 mya Cyflymder hyrddau: 18 mya Haul cryf, gan droi'n gymylog gyda'r hwyr Tymheredd dyddiol uchaf: 26 °C Tymheredd dyddiol isaf: 18 °C Tebygrwydd o law: 20% Cyflymder gwynt ar gyfartaledd: 10 mya Cyflymder hyrddau: 16 mya

rainfall radar network, we can now gain more real-time information from falling precipitation – rain, sleet, snow, hail and ice pellets – than ever before, including the size and shape of the droplets. The seven-year roll out of the new radar network across the UK was motivated by the need

and heavy in northern and western areas, falling as a wintry mix of sleet and snow for some. Gales are expected in exposed parts of the north and west, with windchill making temperatures feel rather cool. Monday is likely to see another frontal system move through from the west, bringing further wind

the hills. The average number of days each year when sleet or snow falls varies from 10 or less in south-western coastal areas to over 30 in Snowdonia. Snow rarely lies on the ground at sea level before December or a er March, and the average number of days with snow lying in Wales varies from 5

into the weekend with the risk of sleet and snow at times continuing mainly across northern areas. Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster, Helen Caughey, said: “The northerly airflow and cold conditions which have dominated our weather patterns over the last 10 days will start to lose ground to a push of mild air

The Amber warning is accompanied by a number of yellow National Severe Weather Warnings, highlighting a mix of wintry hazards, including snow, sleet, ice and rain.   Northern England is the focus for the Amber ice warning, with a prolonged period of freezing rain possible on Sunday. There’s a good

, southern Scotland and northern England. Snow will be focused over hills, where several cm may fall, but some sleet, snow and hail may fall to quite low levels for a time, bringing possible icy conditions by Sunday morning."  A cold snap is on the way this weekend, with a lowering of the height

of respondents (48%) were unsure which icon represented intermittent rain, with only one in 10 (14%) able to identify the symbol for sleet. Although Brits are well-used to bad weather, 81% incorrectly thought a grey cloud symbol meant there would be a high potential for rain. Amazingly, only a fifth (22

, sleet and snow, especially over the high ground in the north. Despite that late-month flurry of rain and snow, November was a dry month for most, with the UK seeing 63% (74.9mm) of its average, the exception being the far north of Scotland. As is usually the case, Scotland led the way in terms