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Areas of expertise Climate model development and evaluation Representation of ASM in general circulation models Influence of vertical and horizontal resolution in models Sensitivity of modelled climate processes and phenomena to physical parametrizations Stratocumulus and cumulus cloud microphysics

AS Altostratus ASR Altimeter setting region ATD Arrival Time Difference AUG August AUTO Automated METAR (produced with CAA approval outside normal operational hours) Return to top B BASE Cloud base BCFG Fog patches BECMG Becoming BKN Broken (5 to 7 oktas) BL Blowing BLW Below BR Mist BTN Between

If you are interested in clouds or thunderstorms, UK climate or weather extremes, this series of factsheets clearly describes and illustrates the processes involved.

These factsheets clearly describe and illustrate the processes involved in global weather and climate, providing the most up-to-date answers and information. 1. Clouds The current classification of clouds is based upon those originated by Luke Howard (1772-1864), a London pharmacist and amateur

. Breaking to only a few scattered showers towards dawn as the snow level lifts to become confined to the highest routes. Only a few scattered light showers through the day, with best of the limited brighter spells developing across the west of the park. Cloud and patchy rain feeding from the south

, particularly over coastal areas and hills where it brings low clouds, drizzle and local hill fog. Judging from the number of isobars the gradient wind does not seem to be an issue but the complexity of the frontal system over the Atlantic indicates that conditions will deteriorate quickly

History Version Issue Date Change Description Owner V1 April 2019 New document D Hardy V2 July 2021 Replacement of AIRMET with GAMETs D Hardy V3 May 2022 Removal of EURO Forecast precip rate, Forecast precip type, Forecast vis & Forecast total cloud weather may layers D Hardy © Crown copyright 2021

Document Issue History Version Issue Date Change Description Owner V1 April 2019 New document D Hardy V2 July 2021 Replacement of AIRMET with GAMETs D Hardy V3 May 2022 Removal of EURO Forecast precip rate, Forecast precip type, Forecast vis & Forecast total cloud weather may layers D Hardy © Crown

Weather Forecasting  - helping you to understand the facts. The Met Office holds the nation's weather and climate records. Our UK climate and weather statistics will give you summaries, climate figures and much more. Latest Met Office guides and information on climate change.   Cloud Types

. A chance of some patchy light rain or snow flurries over Trossachs, Arrochar and up to Ben Nevis, the snow above 600m at first but down to 400m later as slightly colder air edges in from the east. Chance of cloud-free hill tops above 800m: 80% in west, 40% in east Low Cloud and visibility: General

. Breezy conditions will persist, and temperatures will hover near or slightly below seasonal averages. Monday night will see a shift to drier conditions for many, though showers in the north will drift southward, concentrating along North Sea coastal counties. Cloud cover will increase in the far