Features

When it comes to weather forecasting it helps to have some sort of system in place for different weather situations, below is the map you will see should any weather warnings be issued. Scroll down to see some of the different things you are likely to see appearing on this Blog at times of severe weather.

Some new features include’;

• UK Snow Watch

The UK Snow Watch will aim to track snowfall across the United Kingdom using our Facebook page and the website. When a UK Snow Watch is issued, frequent updates of the snows progress and intensity will be posted. UK Snow Watch should be used in conjunction with UK Snow Depth Watch for increased accuracy to the snow forecast.

• UK Snow Depth Watch

The UK Snow Depth Watch will come as a graphic to the website. When snow is forecasted, the graphic will be updated to show how much snow each part of the United Kingdom is likely to receive, whether this be 1c to 30cm, it will feature on our map.

• UK Storm Watch

During the winter months, it’s not unusual for us to see deep areas of low pressure pushing in from the Atlantic bringing torrential rainfall and severe gale force winds. When a UK Storm Watch is issued, daily updates will be posted on the likely tracking of this system and the strength of the system, as well as satellite imagery. When confidence is strong enough that parts of the United Kingdom will be affected by Strong Gale Force winds, a weather advisory will be issued.

• UK Thunderstorm Watch

During the summer months it’s not unusual for the United Kingdom to see periods of thundery weather, this is often relatively tame and doesn’t produce anything too severe, but under the right conditions we can see some very severe thundery weather accompanied by torrential rainfall and in extreme cases, tornadoes. A UK Thunderstorm Watch will be issued three days prior to thunder activity and will mean frequent updates to discuss the latest models, updates and where the severe weather is likely to hit.

Whenever one of the above is issued, frequent updates on the blog will bring you the latest information to hand to make sure you’re prepared for severe weather, if you’d like real time updates of severe weather as the event occurs, live satellite data and observations please like our Facebook page.