Scattered Showers: Nine Beautiful Short Stories

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What we usually mean when referring to 'rain' is the precipitation that falls from weather fronts. A front is aboundary between two bodies of air that have different properties.Frontal cloud may stretch for hundreds of miles usually consisting of various types of stratus cloud (including stratus, altostratus and nimbostratus). Clear spells in the north and northeast at first Saturday night with some frost and fog patches and lowest temperatures here of 0C to 4C. However, less cold elsewhere, as outbreaks of rain and drizzle becomes widespread from the Atlantic, and it will turn milder everywhere by morning in a light to moderate south to southeasterly wind. Good dry spells will develop in the west later.

Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said there will be a north-south divide in the coming days. He explained: "Quite a contrast in the weather across the country today, warm and sunny across the south - wet and windy across the far north west."

Bookmakers BetVictor have priced up the odds for which UK cities are most likely going to see snow on Christmas day, MyLondon reports. Using forecasts from various airports around the country, London has been given a 10/1 chance of waking up to snow - Glasgow is the likeliest place, with 7/4 odds, but Liverpool and Dublin are least likely to see snow, with just 12/1 and 16/1 odds. Showers will merge into longer spells of rain across the south-eastern quarter of the UK during the afternoon and evening, however clouds will break elsewhere and some brighter or sunny spells will break through. Highs will climb to 18°C for London, 17°C for Manchester and 15°C for Edinburgh. Sunny spells and scattered showers Rather cloudy Sunday night with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Later in the night, patchy rain and drizzle will move away to the south with clear spells developing from the north. There will be some mist and fog patches as winds will be light or moderate northwesterly, with lowest temperatures of around 4C to 6C.”

The key differences relate to the types of cloud that lead to their formation and the resulting difference in the duration and intensities of the downpours. In our forecasts There will be similar conditions on Thursday with clouds breaking to reveal periods of sunshine, variable amounts of patchy cloud cover and a widespread threat of showers developing. Some showers will be locally heavy and thundery in nature but will ease and clear during the afternoon to reveal late sunny spells. Temperatures will reach 15°C for Plymouth, 11°C for Edinburgh and 17°C for London. Rain will clear eastwards overnight. Drier by the end of the week It added: “Current indications suggest cold weather for Wednesday and Thursday bringing showers of rain, hail and sleet. It will turn progressively colder and some snow is possible over Ulster and high ground further south.”

On any day with a shower in the forecast, it is usually best to prepare to get rained on, even if it looks bright outside.On some days there will be frequent showers, on other days you may just catch one brief shower and then it stays dry the rest of the day. Rain The BBC predicts of Tuesday: "Tomorrow, sharp showers will continue in Scotland but will generally fall lighter and will be more scattered in nature. Cloudy with the odd shower in central areas, plenty of sunshine in the south." The primary goal of this article was to make sure you get a better understanding of the different weather forecasting symbols and elements to help you be better prepared for upcoming weather conditions. Snow for Christmas is set in Rowell’s popular Simon Snow universe (Carry On, Wayward Son and Any Way the Wind Blows) as Baz and Snow endure a slightly strained family Christmas.

Met Eireann has said 'snow is possible' for some parts of Ireland within days as a cold snap takes hold. High pressure will build from Thursda y, bringing a dry and bright day with spells of sunshine and variable amounts of cloud cover. The odd isolated shower cannot be ruled out. Temperatures will recover to around the average for the time of year with highs of 19°C for London and 18°C for Birmingham and Glasgow. Temperatures will eventually recover and return to the average for the time of year from Thursday onwards. The largest cumulus clouds are called cumulonimbus and they reach high enough into the atmosphere to contain ice, rather than water droplets. Whilst cumulonimbus clouds are large relative to an observer on the ground, they are not on the same scale as the body of cloud associated with a front. Meanwhile an area of low pressure in the north will keep temperatures lower with a chance of rain. The sunny skies are set to remain across the south however with summer making a return for many areas there, Birmingham Live reports. Scattered showers will continue on Wednesday and Thursday, including in south-west England, with some areas experiencing thunder and lightning.

Sunny spells and scattered showers

The wet weather will not douse the heat though, as temperatures are likely to exceed 30C (86F) by the weekend. It continues: "Scattered showers along with an overnight ice risk may affect some coastal areas of northern and eastern Scotland, and eastern England at times, which could turn increasingly wintry over hills in the north. These conditions could then persist, particularly in the north, but there is an increasing chance of areas of cloud, rain and/or snow, perhaps with strong winds too, spreading north across at least southern areas from later next week." A cloudy Sunday morning with outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the east, and scattered showers elsewhere. Some sunny spells developing in the afternoon with further scattered showers. A touch milder too with highs of 7C to 10C with light to moderate southerly winds becoming west to southwest or variable. But the Met Office's long-range forecast hints there could be more snow on the way. The forecast for next Tuesday (November 28) until the following Thursday (December 7) states there is most chances of 'some wintry showers' or even 'more general snow'.

Technically, 2021 was the last white Christmas in the UK, with 6% of stations recording snow falling, but less than 1% of stations reported any snow lying on the ground. Before that, 2020 was also a white Christmas, with 6% of weather stations recording snow falling. However, only 4% of stations reported any snow lying on the ground." Showers imply the weather will change a lot during the day with rain on and off, whereas rain will bring continuous wet weatherfor hours at a time, and then it will clear. Showers However, it’s set to turn even colder next week with the possibility of wintry showers hitting parts of the island. The Snow Ball is similar to Midnights, with friends realising they’d like to be something more, when a new girlfriend threatens to upset their Christmas traditions. A spokesperson for the Met Office, Greg Dewhurst, said: “On Wednesday, it is going to be generally across the whole of the UK another day of sunny spells and some scattered showers. Showers could be heavy and thundery at times, particularly across the north and west of the UK.

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Showers, by contrast,are produced by convective clouds known as cumulus.Rain-bearing cumulus clouds are commonly taller than they are wide and have a fluffy, cauliflower-like appearance to their tops.