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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
. READ MORE: Met Office Deep Dive: Storm season past and present “Once again, another thunderstorm warning issued here across parts of England and Wales. Pushing its way north-eastwards and some heavy bursts of rain along with it. Hail, possible frequent lightning. So, an unsettled day once again
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
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
in the southeast later, bringing an increasing risk of showers and elevated thunderstorms, particularly overnight. Northern England and Scotland will also see a rising chance of showers from mid-afternoon, extending to Northern Ireland later. There is a small chance of torrential downpours with hail
of these showers could turn heavy, with hail and thunder possible in places. However, showers will generally become less frequent later in the day, allowing for some drier and brighter spells to develop. Temperatures will be close to the seasonal average, providing a typical late August feel. ⚠️ Yellow
. Meanwhile in the north there are thundery showers moving eastwards across the country today, bringing intense showers in places with the potential for hail too. A band of heavy thundery showers will move across parts of the south east and East Anglia on Thursday morning, not everywhere will see
bringing the chance of hail and gusty winds for a few places. A Yellow Warning for thunderstorms has been issued, covering Wales and a large area of southern and central England from 1400 to 2100 on Saturday. The warning highlights potential disruption to travel, the chance of power cuts
Gust speed: 8 mph Heavy rain turning into hail in the afternoon Highest daily temperature: 10 °C Lowest daily temperature: 3 °C Chance of precipitation: 90% Average wind speed: 21 mph Gust speed: 12 mph Gust speed: 38 mph Making your own weather report Forecast cards Location: Manchester Location
in too, possibly even some hail and thunder. So quite an unsettled and possibly quite wet day by the time we reach the afternoon on Wednesday. But still once again some sunny breaks across eastern areas mixed in with the showers. Temperatures not getting quite as high, highs reaching more like 20
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