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and western areas, with the showers falling as a mixture of rain, hail, sleet and snow. Rain is more likely near coasts but a few centimetres of snow in some inland parts is possible. Tuesday night sees the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. Yellow severe weather warnings are in place for snow and ice

of hail or even the odd rumble of thunder in the southwest. Winds will be strong, with coastal gales at first, though these will become confined to the far southwest and northeast later. A patchy frost is possible in parts of western Scotland where skies clear, but it will be milder elsewhere

, and has been plotted in 5-minute intervals below. Radar imagery Initial analysis of 5 km radar data, indicates that some points may have had over 100 mm in just 3 to 4 hours. Please note: The empirical relationship between radar reflectivity and rainfall rate is fixed whereas in reality this is highly dependent on precipitation type and is very different for rain and hail. Last updated: 6 November 2012 © Crown Copyright

overnight 7th/8th, heaviest in the west, followed by sunshine and showers on the 8th, the showers locally thundery with hail. After a dry and bright start for many on the 9th, rain spread from the west and gave 78.0 mm at Mickleden (Cumbria). A slow-moving frontal system brought mostly cloudy weather

. The 24th was cloudy with persistent rain across the Midlands moving north-east and another rain band in the south-west then moved eastwards across the south. A er a dry bright start for eastern counties, the 25th was a day of sunshine and showers with hail and thunder in places. The 26th was bright

of Wednesday with the heaviest and most frequent snow showers then likely across northern and western Scotland, Northern Ireland and around Irish Sea coasts. There will be coastal gales as well as a risk of hail and thunder in some locations. Other parts of the UK could still see some snow at times

. Jason added: “While many within the thunderstorm warning areas may see relatively little rainfall, there is the potential for a few places to see around 20-40mm of rain within an hour, and possibly around 40-60mm over three hours. Large hail and frequent lightning are additional hazards for the likely

and hail will be additional hazards. “By tonight, the thunderstorms in the south of England are expected to ease, leaving behind largely dry and fine conditions. Temperatures will be cooler than recent nights, particularly away from the southeast.” Friday continues the showery theme, with a risk of heavy

Snow and Ice Warning Colder weather is expected across the UK this week accompanied by frosts, hail and sleet, particularly from mid-week onwards.  Snow is expected to settle over higher ground in the northern half of the UK - the Met Office has issued snow and ice warnings for parts of Scotland

Scattered blustery showers are expected in western areas, some of which may turn heavy with a risk of hail and thunder. These showers will gradually spread eastwards from late morning into the afternoon, affecting central and possibly eastern regions. However, some eastern areas will remain largely