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Old February 29th 20, 08:55 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Colin Youngs[_3_] Colin Youngs[_3_] is offline
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Default Sunny start in Brussels: cold front with heavy rain and squall at 13.30

Brussels on Saturday 29th February 2020

Sunny start, but frontal cloud increased steadily during the morning, and it was cloudy by midday, with light rain from 12.45 local time.

Brief burst of heavy rain on the cold front at 13.30, with a squally wind: gusts of 43 kn reported at Uccle and the Airport. Slight rain continued until just after 14.00, and there was a further brief shower at 15.30.

Dry with decreasing cloud and sunny intervals at the end of the afternoon. Light shower around 20.30.

Freshening S to SSW wind during the morning: gusts over 40 kn at Uccle after midday; moderate WSW wind behind the front, backing SW again in the late afternoon.

Very mild in the morning; sharp fall in temperature at Uccle from 12.0°C to 7.3°C between 13.00 and 14.00.

Brussels Uccle 12.4°C – overnight minimum 4.5°C – 2.9 mm rain
Brussels Airport 12.6°C – overnight minimum 4.6°C – 2 mm rain

Brussels Uccle Graphs http://deus.irceline.be/~celinair/me...=nl&sta=T1R012

Rainfall radar https://www.buienradar.be/belgie/nee...gkijken/24uurs

OGIMET monthly summary for Brussels Uccle https://tinyurl.com/vemp4gu

Webcam Grand-Place http://www.brussels.be/webcam-grand-place

Webcam Uccle https://www.meteo.be/en/weather/observations/belgium

Colin Youngs
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