Not sure how to describe it, but it looks most like soft hail or
somesuch here for the last hour in Bournemouth (centre, seafront area).
Quite heavy and has settled on all surfaces. Looks like it's very
localised as the radar doesn't really pick it out - from my vantage
point on the East Cliff, it looks like it's just a very narrow stretch
along the coast, so possibly the cliffs are coming into play.

Jonathan

Jonathan Stott wrote:
Not sure how to describe it, but it looks most like soft hail or
somesuch here for the last hour in Bournemouth (centre, seafront area).
Quite heavy and has settled on all surfaces. Looks like it's very
localised as the radar doesn't really pick it out - from my vantage
point on the East Cliff, it looks like it's just a very narrow stretch
along the coast, so possibly the cliffs are coming into play.

Nothing in Evershot. Nice afternoon, with blue sky and some cumulus.

Hugh

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Hugh Newbury

www.evershot-weather.org

On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:05:29 +0000, Jonathan Stott
wrote:

Not sure how to describe it, but it looks most like soft hail or
somesuch here for the last hour in Bournemouth (centre, seafront area).
Quite heavy and has settled on all surfaces. Looks like it's very
localised as the radar doesn't really pick it out - from my vantage
point on the East Cliff, it looks like it's just a very narrow stretch
along the coast, so possibly the cliffs are coming into play.

Shows up well on the AVbrief radar, exactly as you described it. It
seems to have hopped across the Isle of Wight as it stretches
Eastwards, Poole to Chichester Harbour. All to the South me in Fareham
though. Coastal convergence?

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Dave
Fareham (W)

"Dave Ludlow" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:05:29 +0000, Jonathan Stott
wrote:

Not sure how to describe it, but it looks most like soft hail or
somesuch here for the last hour in Bournemouth (centre, seafront
area).
Quite heavy and has settled on all surfaces. Looks like it's very
localised as the radar doesn't really pick it out - from my vantage
point on the East Cliff, it looks like it's just a very narrow
stretch
along the coast, so possibly the cliffs are coming into play.

Shows up well on the AVbrief radar, exactly as you described it. It
seems to have hopped across the Isle of Wight as it stretches
Eastwards, Poole to Chichester Harbour. All to the South me in
Fareham
though. Coastal convergence?



.... must have been quite localised, as in West Moors, we've only had
light rain showers - though when I did a dash across to Canford Heath
(northern outskirts of Poole) the showers there were heavy, though
again, nothing 'solid' noted (all since 1530Z).

Martin.



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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

On Feb 20, 6:00*pm, "Martin Rowley"
wrote:
"Dave Ludlow" wrote in message

...



On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:05:29 +0000, Jonathan Stott
wrote:

Not sure how to describe it, but it looks most like soft hail or
somesuch here for the last hour in Bournemouth (centre, seafront
area).
Quite heavy and has settled on all surfaces. Looks like it's very
localised as the radar doesn't really pick it out - from my vantage
point on the East Cliff, it looks like it's just a very narrow
stretch
along the coast, so possibly the cliffs are coming into play.

Shows up well on the AVbrief radar, exactly as you described it. It
seems to have hopped across the Isle of Wight as it stretches
Eastwards, Poole to Chichester Harbour. All to the South me in
Fareham
though. Coastal convergence?

... must have been quite localised, as in West Moors, we've only had
light rain showers - though when I did a dash across to Canford Heath
(northern outskirts of Poole) the showers there were heavy, though
again, nothing 'solid' noted (all since 1530Z).

Martin.

--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N * Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

A lot of cloud and several showers, many just very light rain but one
or two of hail, on the Downs just north of Havant this afternoon. The
heaviest (producing hail) were at about 2, and just before 5. That
said, neither were that heavy. Seemed to be a localised area of cloud
cover with clear skies to the south and north, which aligns with other
observations here.

Nick