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Old November 25th 09, 12:09 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Graham Easterling[_2_] Graham Easterling[_2_] is offline
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Default Overnight Cold Front Tues/Weds 24/25 November

SNIP

Current radar returns show filaments of line convection on the forward
side of the cold frontal zone extending from Newcastle down towards
Penzance.


Newcastle 2150Z METAR providing some ground truth in terms of heavy rain
EGNT 242150Z 26013KT 230V290 9000 +RA SCT007 BKN015 10/09 Q0985=


Jon.


Despite the impressive looking radar imagery the front went through Tideswell
at 2315 with barely a whimper. In the 15 minutes before the passage of the
front the wind decreased quite sharply and was less than 10 kt as the front
went through and for a time afterwards. There were no gusts of any note though
there was a short spell of heavy rain. My Davis VP gives a new pressure reading
only every 15 mins, no matter what logging interval I have set. There was a
rise of only 0.6 mb between 2300 and 2315. So, it was pretty much a non-event
here.

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
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Pretty uneventful here as well. Brief sharp burst of rain just ahead
of the front (the line convection Jon referred to), but only 7.9mm in
total for the 24 hours to 09:00.

Also not particularly windy. No gust 45mph at my location, 22nd &
23rd both saw higher gusts. (However, I am sheltered from the S-SW,
much more exposed to the NW & N).

Sunny spells, bief showers & windy this morning, but not a day to put
to sea, in anything. www.minack.com/webcams.htm

Graham
Penzance