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for Beaufort letters used to describe cloud amount. Hydrometeors Beaufort letter Symbol Description r Rain r Freezing rain d Drizzle d Freezing drizzle s Snow h Snow pellets h Diamond dust h Hail h Small hail h Ice pellets sh Snow grains f Fog f Ice fog fe Wet fog fg/fs Patches of shallow fog over land/sea

, could bring torrential downpours, large hail, frequent lightning, and gusty winds. Overnight, thunderstorms in the southeast are expected to clear northeastwards into the North Sea. Further outbreaks of rain and possible thunderstorm development are likely across western areas, particularly Wales

areas of water could lead to some localized flooding. We could see hail, lightning. But across parts of the south, southeast, also central areas of England, it should be a largely bright afternoon. “We can't rule out seeing any risk of showers. There is still a chance there. One or two could be heavy

Office (@metoffice) January 6, 2025 Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Frank Saunders, said: “Hail, sleet or snow showers are expected to affect parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, spreading to Wales and parts of northwest England this evening, before moving into part of southwest England

, thunderstorms are expected to develop before dawn. These may bring torrential downpours, hail and frequent lightning as they drift northwards into the Northern Isles. A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for 12am until 10pm across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Low cloud

between 1200 UTC 11 August and 1200 UTC 12 August 2020. Thunderstorms in the UK are very frequently associated with a break-down following hot, humid weather, with torrential downpours often accompanied by large hail and lightning strikes. Such events often result highly localised large rainfall

. These showers may be heavy at times, with a risk of thunder, hail, and gusty winds, and could become more organised in western areas. Longer spells of rain are likely across parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland. Winds will be moderate to fresh, strong to near-gale along western coasts, and blustery

rainfall radar network, we can now gain more real-time information from falling precipitation – rain, sleet, snow, hail and ice pellets – than ever before, including the size and shape of the droplets. The seven-year roll out of the new radar network across the UK was motivated by the need

. These showers may be heavy at times, with a risk of thunder, hail, and gusty winds, and could become more organised in western areas. Longer spells of rain are likely across parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland. Winds will be moderate to fresh, strong to near-gale along western coasts, and blustery

, thunderstorms are expected to develop before dawn. These may bring torrential downpours, hail and frequent lightning as they drift northwards into the Northern Isles. A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for 12am until 10pm across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Low cloud