Bonkers weather

[Kirstie]

We've just had a hailstorm in South Leicestershire and tomorrow we have snow forecast! It's only October...although I don't need an excuse to spend a load of money on assos winter gear...

Brrrrrr

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Yesterday I was looking at the five-day forecast and was really surprised to see a snow icon for Wednesday for Solihull.

 

[Haitch]

Already had a couple of hail showers in Holland, usually in the afternoon after a bright and sunny morning.

 

[Sittingduck]

Yesterday I was looking at the five-day forecast and was really surprised to see a snow icon for Wednesday for Solihull.

Brings back memories of sledging up Elmdon Park (back when snow WAS snow) 82-85

 

[Maz]

We caught the tail-end of the hail here as well in South Leicestershire. Heard it bashing against the windows!

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Brings back memories of sledging up Elmdon Park (back when snow WAS snow) 82-85

I know the very hill you're referring to. It's a bloody good un for sledging.

Elmdon Park is where the dog "killed" my Viking fixie.

 

[Graham O]

On a related subject, what is the difference between sleet and hail? I've always taken hail to be from a hailstorm, while sleet is rain which hasn't thawed as it falls. Any other ideas or definitions?

 

[Maz]

I thought sleet was a mixture of rain and snow.

 

[Sittingduck]

Sorry to hear that Phoebus
I killed or seriously injured a few bikes myself throughout the years there. At least 4 of them cycling through the brook... Ahh fond memories!

 

[Mr Phoebus]

I thought sleet was a mixture of rain and snow.

That's right.
The confusion comes from the Yanks having a different definition.

 

[Danny]

Looks like my mini tour round the N.Yorkshire moors later this week could be a bit on the chilly side.

I better dig out my thermals.

 

[Fnaar]

Was walking the dog yesterday afternoon (to take my mind off brake blocks) and got caught out in the woods in a very sudden, rather violent and (thankfully) vey quick hailstorm... the poor dog was getting bashed on the bonce so much she made a beeline for the trees (clever little thing)

 

[Graham O]

That's right.
The confusion comes from the Yanks having a different definition.

Oh my god, I've been using an Americanism. Wash my mouth out with soap and water!

 

[Fnaar]

Oh my god, I've been using an Americanism. Wash my mouth out with soap and water!

Yeah, drawn fron the faucet in your baaaaathroom probably

 

[Tim Bennet.]

For hail, the dew point level is at a lower altitude than the freezing level. So water droplets form but have to be carried back up to freeze. They therefore occur in summer thunderstorms and other events that have a violent vertical air movement. Sometimes they go up and down between the dew point level and the freezing level building up successive layers of ice and gaining in size till they are too heavy to be carried back up. Hence the biggest hailstones are formed in massive tropical heat fuelled thunder clouds.

Snow forms when the dew point level is above the freezing level, so that moisture condenses as ice crystals (snow).