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Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) March 9th 10, 02:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 597
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
Blizzards hit the French Mediterranean Coast

Parts of northern and northeastern Spain were hit by heavy snowfalls Sunday/
Monday and were on alert as well as the Balearics.
Cataluña for instance was thrown into chaos with road and rail...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) March 6th 10, 03:09 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 181
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
unsettled still......

"Steve Ball" wrote in message
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And so it goes on and on.....

A terrible night last night with wind/rain and today it's...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) March 6th 10, 12:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 181
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
unsettled still......

And so it goes on and on.....

A terrible night last night with wind/rain and today it's more torrential
rain, the odd crack of thunder from embedded Cb and the wind....my word!!
Blowing a full...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) March 2nd 10, 06:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 181
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
unsettled still......

After a day of rain and easterly winds here in Gibraltar, the wind has just
turned southwesterly
with what looked like a gust front approaching.
Just observed a terrific C-G which looked like it hit...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 27th 10, 04:57 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 141
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
On the edge of the storm....

Nothing unusual here in Gibraltar as far as the wind goes, but then we're
only on the very edge of this storm.
Wind just veered SW'ly and is currently gusting 30 knots, interesting though
is that...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 24th 10, 08:16 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,031
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
The rain in Spain falls mainly on Gibraltar!!!

"GKN" wrote in message
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Sorry Steve, but I thought Gibraltar was part of the UK, so there's the
answer.

Been to Gib a...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 24th 10, 08:02 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,031
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
The rain in Spain falls mainly on Gibraltar!!!

I suspect the rain was desperately needed after years of low rainfall.
I was shocked how barren and arid the landscape was the last time I
visited Andalucia a couple of years ago...

It is very...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 24th 10, 04:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,031
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
The rain in Spain falls mainly on Gibraltar!!!

No answer to that - that total is absolutely staggering. I
presume most of it has been cyclonic/frontal with a bit (a lot?) of
convective enhancement from relatively warm sea and cool...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 24th 10, 01:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,031
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
The rain in Spain falls mainly on Gibraltar!!!

I've only been forecasting the weather at Gibraltar for over a year now, but
I can't help the feeling that I've jinxed it and that the jet decided to
follow me south! :)

Rainfall accumulations...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 21st 10, 06:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,348
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
The Floods In Madeira

Hmmm.... yes I think welcomed to a certain point Lawrence..


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Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 21st 10, 04:19 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,348
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
The Floods In Madeira

Im not surprised to see such scenes Lawrence.

Madeira as in the Canaries and much of Southern Spain must be experiencing
well above average rainfall this winter.
I have seen similar scenes over the...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 4th 10, 01:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 313
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
Severe storms in Tenerife

"Bernard Burton" wrote in message
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The low responsible can be seen in these APT resolution images from the
31st
Jan...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 11th 10, 11:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 256
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
Snow reaches southern Spain.

"Graham P Davis" wrote in message
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On Sunday 10 Jan 2010 21:57, John Hall scribbled:

In article...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 10th 10, 06:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 256
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
Snow reaches southern Spain.

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Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 10th 10, 05:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 256
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
Snow reaches southern Spain.

After the cold air finally sank south across Europe and reached Gibraltar on
Friday, the arrival of a low pressure system from the southwest today looked
liked the right set up to give some snow...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 9th 10, 05:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 336
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
Snow in London AT LAST!!!!!!



Just watching the Arsenal v Everton match and it's snowing nicely at the
Emirates stadium.

Great game for the neutral sand so atmospheric in the snow. I remember
years ago back...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 9th 10, 04:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 336
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
Snow in London AT LAST!!!!!!

"Lawrence Jenkins" wrote in message
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And about time too after the dearth we;ve suffered so far.

Actually we had a real...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 9th 10, 03:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 272
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
Winter even reaches Southern Spain

Am interested in the area around Competa and Canillas d' Albeida.

Any reports/webcams of note?

Steve (Swansea)


Steve,

We are planning to take the road up towards the Sierra Bermeja tomorrow -
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 9th 10, 12:32 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 272
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
Winter even reaches Southern Spain

Hi all,

It's a chilly day here in Gibraltar - cloudless skies though and deep blue
sky and a current temp of 10.6C (DP -3C) and wind W'ly and quite fresh
(15Kts).

We had a min of 5.1C here last...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 7th 10, 06:19 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 278
Posted By Steve Ball[_2_]
More wet weather for Gibraltar and Andalucia..

After a fairly settled autumn in Gibraltar... the wet (winter ) season truly
set in in the run up to Christmas
and over the last two to three weeks the area has predominantly been under
the...
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