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Sunday, 27 December 2009: dawn to dusk
Forecast issued: 0231 on Sunday, 27 December 2009
Mostly cloudy with occasional rain, sleet or snow. The snow generally light and mostly above 300 metres.
| Hazards | Risk | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Blizzards | No Risk | |
| Heavy snow | No Risk | |
| Storm force winds | No Risk | |
| Gales | No Risk | |
| Severe chill effect | Low | Above 300 metres |
| Persistent and extensive hill fog | Medium | Visibility significantly reduced above 300 metres through the morning. |
| Thunderstorms | No Risk | |
| Heavy persistent rain | No Risk |
| Dawn to 0900 | 0900 to 1200 | 1200 to 1500 | 1500 to dusk |
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| 0% | 60% | 40% | 20% |
A mostly cloudy, cold day with rain, sleet or snow at times. The snow generally light mostly falling above 300 metres. The rain, sleet and snow tending to die out through the afternoon with a slow improvement to the visibility and lifting of the cloud.
Poor or very poor with fog above 300 metres becoming mainly moderate during the afternoon.
Extensive above 300 metres through the morning lifting and breaking in the afternoon.
Southwest becoming west 30 mph.
| Valleys | Near Zero Celsius rising to Plus 4 Celsius |
| 600 m | Plus 1 Celsius |
| Freezing level | Just above the peaks |
Dry and cold. Mist, freezing fog and low cloud forming during Sunday night will be slow to clear and may persist for much of the day. Where fog clears then some sunshine. Light winds.
Very poor at first with quite extensive fog. Becoming mostly moderate during the afternoon.
Overcast and down to the surface in places at first. Slowly lifting to 200 metres during the morning, perhaps dispersing for a time in the afternoon.
Southeast 15-20 mph during the afternoon.
| Valleys | Minus 4 Celsius at first rising to between Zero and plus 2 Celsius. |
| 600 m | Minus 1 Celsius |
| Freezing level | At all levels for much of the day. |
A dry frosty start but clouding over perhaps with rain spreading from the south later. The rain may turn to snow especially above 200 metres. Strong easterly winds developing with a high wind chill.
Rather cloudy with a few wintry showers. The possibility of more persistent snow for a time. Cold with a strong northeast wind and high wind chill.
Staying cold with wintry showers and a high wind chill.
Orkney & Shetland
Highlands & Eilean Siar
Grampian
Strathclyde
Central, Tayside & Fife
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
Northern Ireland
Wales
North West England
North East England
Yorkshire & Humber
West Midlands
East Midlands
East of England
South West England
London & South East England
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