CONVECTIVE CLOUD FEATURES IN TYPICAL SYNOPTIC ENVIRONMENTS: FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS - WEATHER EVENTS

by ZAMG

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

05 May 2000/06.00 UTC - Meteosat WV image; weather events (green: rain and showers, blue: drizzle, cyan: snow, red: thunderstorm, yellow: fog, black: no precipitation)
05 May 2000/12.00 UTC - Meteosat WV image; weather events (green: rain and showers, blue: drizzle, cyan: snow, red: thunderstorm, yellow: fog, black: no precipitation)
12 May 2000/06.00 UTC - Meteosat WV image; weather events (green: rain and showers, blue: drizzle, cyan: snow, red: thunderstorm, yellow: fog, black: no precipitation)
12 May 2000/12.00 UTC - Meteosat WV image; weather events (green: rain and showers, blue: drizzle, cyan: snow, red: thunderstorm, yellow: fog, black: no precipitation)
SUB-MENU OF CONVECTIVE CLOUD FEATURES IN TYPICAL SYNOPTIC ENVIRONMENTS: FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS
TYPICAL APPEARANCE IN VERTICAL CROSS SECTIONS
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