Weather Events

In the case of no orography, cloudiness in middle and high levels dominates with slight to moderate rain or drizzle

Parameter Description
Precipitation
  • Initial stage: no precipitation indicated by surface weather reports.
  • Convective stage: rain showers and thunderstorms as a result of diabatic heating and an unstable stratification of the atmosphere during daytime (possibly with hail)
Temperature Diurnal heating at the surface
Wind (incl. gusts) Variable, gusty local winds in connection with convective activity
Other relevant information Small scale convective cells and cell complexes

19 June 2005/12.00 UTC - Meteosat 8 WV 6.2 image; weather events (green: rain and showers, blue: drizzle, cyan: snow, red: thunderstorm, yellow: fog, black: no precipitation)
19 June 2005/18.00 UTC - Meteosat 8 WV 6.2 image; weather events (green: rain and showers, blue: drizzle, cyan: snow, red: thunderstorm, yellow: fog, black: no precipitation)
28 July 2005/12.00 UTC - Meteosat 8 WV 6.2 image; weather events (green: rain and showers, blue: drizzle, cyan: snow, red: thunderstorm, yellow: fog, black: no precipitation)
28 July 2005/15.00 UTC - Meteosat 8 WV 6.2 image; weather events (green: rain and showers, blue: drizzle, cyan: snow, red: thunderstorm, yellow: fog, black: no precipitation)