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weather data. Field services engineer Engineers whose job it is to maintain and fix radars. Precipitation Water that is falling out of the sky, this could be rain, drizzle, snow, sleet, or hail. Meteorologist People who forecast the weather, helping people stay safe. 04 05 06 If working with a more

that ‘listens’ to the echoes transmitted back to the radar to capture important weather data. Field services engineer Engineers whose job it is to maintain and fix radars. Precipitation Water that is falling out of the sky, this could be rain, drizzle, snow, sleet, or hail. Meteorologist People who forecast

the hills. The average number of days each year when sleet or snow falls varies from around 15 near the east coast to over 35 in the mountains of Sperrin, Antrim and Mourne. Snow rarely lies on the ground at sea level before December or a er March, and the average annual number of days with snow lying

of -6.6 °C in South Farnborough (Hampshire), and some showers affected eastern coastal counties, while patchy rain headed into the south-west by evening. Storm Deirdre brought strong winds on the 15th and widespread freezing rain from the Midlands northwards with sleet and snow also reported in some

The Amber warning is accompanied by a number of yellow National Severe Weather Warnings, highlighting a mix of wintry hazards, including snow, sleet, ice and rain.   Northern England is the focus for the Amber ice warning, with a prolonged period of freezing rain possible on Sunday. There’s a good

into the weekend with the risk of sleet and snow at times continuing mainly across northern areas. Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster, Helen Caughey, said: “The northerly airflow and cold conditions which have dominated our weather patterns over the last 10 days will start to lose ground to a push of mild air

, southern Scotland and northern England. Snow will be focused over hills, where several cm may fall, but some sleet, snow and hail may fall to quite low levels for a time, bringing possible icy conditions by Sunday morning."  A cold snap is on the way this weekend, with a lowering of the height

the hills. The average number of days each year when sleet or snow falls varies from 10 or less in south-western coastal areas to over 30 in Snowdonia. Snow rarely lies on the ground at sea level before December or a er March, and the average number of days with snow lying in Wales varies from 5

, sleet and snow, especially over the high ground in the north. Despite that late-month flurry of rain and snow, November was a dry month for most, with the UK seeing 63% (74.9mm) of its average, the exception being the far north of Scotland. As is usually the case, Scotland led the way in terms

of respondents (48%) were unsure which icon represented intermittent rain, with only one in 10 (14%) able to identify the symbol for sleet. Although Brits are well-used to bad weather, 81% incorrectly thought a grey cloud symbol meant there would be a high potential for rain. Amazingly, only a fifth (22