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today. 2 to 5 cm of snow accumulations are expected above 200 meters. Sunny spells and scattered showers are expected elsewhere. The showers will be heaviest and slow moving across south west England and Wales, where hail and thunder are likely too. Deputy Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris said: “The band

; a limitation of the encoding and data transfer method. 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. Synoptic Chart For the 7 May 2000 1800 (UTC). Lightning

said: “Over the coming days we’ll be transitioning to a more unsettled regime for the UK, though temperatures will remain high and it’ll feel very humid for many. “Heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to become more frequent through the weekend, with the potential for associated hail, lightning

and northern England later on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. “In addition, scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms may break out on Thursday afternoon and evening across parts of central, southern and eastern England, along with perhaps south Wales, which may produce gusty winds, large hail

height_ASL_at_ top_of_convective_ inflow height_ASL_at_wet_ bulb_freezing_level Implied depth of the layer of liquid water equivalent (LWE) hail produced by the model precipitation scheme and deposited on the surface in the previous time period. Implied depth of the layer of liquid water equivalent

the weekend as heavy showers and thunderstorms move in from the west later today and through Saturday and again across some southern parts on Sunday into Monday. Not everywhere will see the showers, but there could be some intense thundery downpours with a risk of hail and gusty winds which has prompted

, Northern Ireland and around Irish Sea coasts, but eastern coasts will also be affected at times on Friday and Saturday. There will be gales which could lead to temporary blizzard conditions as well as a risk of hail and thunder in some locations. Although the south of the UK is likely to avoid

a potential for surface-water flooding.  “Within the warning areas, potential impacts include the chance for some power cuts, difficult travelling conditions thanks to sudden changes in driving conditions and possible flooding of travel routes, homes and businesses. Hail and lightning could also

October 1961-1990 rainfall Radar imagery 3-hourly radar imagery from 14/15 October 2002 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: 11 February 2013 © Crown Copyright

strikes and hail making road conditions dangerous.  “Strong winds will also affect southern parts of England and Wales through Monday and at first on Tuesday, with gusts of up to 60 or 70mph possible near the coasts in the far southwest, and around 50mph possible inland especially near to the heaviest