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Weather Discussion => International => Topic started by: RobertHH on September 25, 2012, 09:39:06 AM

Title: All Change
Post by: RobertHH on September 25, 2012, 09:39:06 AM

Over a month of rain in the last 24 hours and more on its way. The last couple of days have been so dark that the lights have been required. So, a dry September has turned into a wet one and may be a very wet one.
Needless to say that the heating has also been required, now that temperatures have dropped considerably.

Title: Re: All Change
Post by: Weather Display on September 25, 2012, 09:56:57 AM

would help somewhat if you could expand on this
i.e the fact its due to a low pressure system that was spawned from a tropical low over the azores
hence lots of rain

Title: Re: All Change
Post by: beteljuice on September 25, 2012, 10:26:59 AM

it's due to wet stuff failling out of the sky ....  :o

Title: Re: All Change
Post by: Weather Display on September 25, 2012, 12:08:06 PM

and that helps to explain why there was so much rain...how?

Title: Re: All Change
Post by: beteljuice on September 25, 2012, 02:37:02 PM

In his round about way the beteljuice was inferring An observation does not demand an explanation, although it may be pertinent to do so.

Title: Re: All Change
Post by: Mark on September 25, 2012, 05:07:44 PM

Thanks RobertHH for you observation.
Keep use up todate how it all pans out. :)

Title: Re: All Change
Post by: Weather Display on September 25, 2012, 06:55:07 PM

problem is, for people in NZ, if you are not following the weather patterns in the UK, then its hard to know what a single observation is relating to and in what context, etc

a link to a weather map of the situation that has brought about the observation would be usefull
in my opinion

Title: Re: All Change
Post by: Suezy on September 25, 2012, 10:33:52 PM

Thanks RobertHH - you had such a lot earlier on too.  Keep us informed as will then know how much my Uncle is getting over there too.

Title: Re: All Change
Post by: RobertHH on September 26, 2012, 03:36:57 AM

I don't know if this will reproduce but its worth a try.
The image shows the pressure regions over the UK.
Needless to say, it is peeing down again today; well you can't have everything, unless its all in one day :)
For those not familiar with the weird shape of the UK: you need to scroll the image and look for a big LOW. :)

(http://tiles.bbcimg.co.uk/tilechef/live/pressure/1348566725975/atl/120925.png)

Title: Re: All Change
Post by: Weather Display on September 26, 2012, 08:12:18 AM

thanks for the link to the weather map
it helps paint the bigger picture nicely

Title: Re: All Change
Post by: RobertHH on September 27, 2012, 01:55:12 AM

The big LOW was supposed to have moved towards the Irish sea since yesterday, but is sitting smack in the middle of the UK. The predicted pressure was supposed to have risen to 994 but is actually 982, which is exactly the same as yesterday.
There is extensive flooding around the UK and it is particularly bad in the more northern areas. Yesterday there was a rain cloud over Durham reported to be over ten miles high. I dread to think, how much water that contained.

Title: Re: All Change
Post by: beteljuice on September 27, 2012, 02:04:23 AM

More info on the UK wet stuff

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19717539

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19725625