Scattered Showers: Nine Beautiful Short Stories

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On Tuesday evening and night a band of rain is expected to move in from the Atlantic which could turn a bit wintry on hills as temperatures fall close to freezing. In Waiting is an intriguing tale of what life might be like for an author’s characters before they are written and takes the idea that characters take control of their own stories to new heights. Giving details of when and where snow could fall, it said: “On Tuesday evening and night a band of rain is expected to move in from the Atlantic which could turn a bit wintry on hills as temperatures fall close to freezing.” With maximum temperatures of 23C anticipated on Tuesday in the West Midlands, the Met Office says: "A largely dry day with spells of sunnier weather. The outside chance of an isolated shower through the afternoon. Feeling warm in the sunshine with light winds." The outlook adds: "Largely fine on Wednesday with some sunny spells." Showers imply the weather will change a lot during the day with rain on and off, whereas rain will bring continuous wet weatherfor hours at a time, and then it will clear. Showers

The largest cumulus clouds are called cumulonimbus and they reach high enough into the atmosphere to contain ice, rather than water droplets. Whilst cumulonimbus clouds are large relative to an observer on the ground, they are not on the same scale as the body of cloud associated with a front. In the week leading up to Christmas, between Friday December 8 and Friday December 22, we can expect a return to 'milder, more changeable weather' following a spell of colder conditions. The forecast states: "Wetter and windier than average conditions are slightly more likely than normal, especially in the west and northwest. Mixed Messages is written mostly in text messages between two women chatting about husbands, families and approaching menopause.Met Eireann has said 'snow is possible' for some parts of Ireland within days as a cold snap takes hold. Brits can look forward to a scorching four-day hot spell this week with temperatures in some areas climbing as high as 27C at times, forecasters have said.

It added: “Current indications suggest cold weather for Wednesday and Thursday bringing showers of rain, hail and sleet. It will turn progressively colder and some snow is possible over Ulster and high ground further south.” Showers will be locally heavy, thundery and slow-moving during the day and will be most frequent across England and Wales. On any day with a shower in the forecast, it is usually best to prepare to get rained on, even if it looks bright outside.On some days there will be frequent showers, on other days you may just catch one brief shower and then it stays dry the rest of the day. Rain Rather cloudy Sunday night with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Later in the night, patchy rain and drizzle will move away to the south with clear spells developing from the north. There will be some mist and fog patches as winds will be light or moderate northwesterly, with lowest temperatures of around 4C to 6C.”

A difference in process and formation

It is a similar picture in the south-west to the south-east, with a risk of some showers over the next couple of days. The showers should become less frequent for England and Wales on Friday but it does turn wetter and breezier for parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland. Bookmakers BetVictor have priced up the odds for which UK cities are most likely going to see snow on Christmas day, MyLondon reports. Using forecasts from various airports around the country, London has been given a 10/1 chance of waking up to snow - Glasgow is the likeliest place, with 7/4 odds, but Liverpool and Dublin are least likely to see snow, with just 12/1 and 16/1 odds.

The difference between showers and rain becomes readily apparent when we take a top-down look at the weather map. In the examples below, the difference is evident in a large organised band of rainfall moving across the UK, and isolated showers spouting up and disappearing across Scotland.

Drier and sunnier from Thursday

The key differences relate to the types of cloud that lead to their formation and the resulting difference in the duration and intensities of the downpours. In our forecasts Showers will be most frequent across eastern areas before easing and clearing during the evening to reveal late sunny spells. Daytime highs will climb to 15°C for Bristol, 16°C Birmingham and 10°C Aberdeen. Wednesday and Thursday will be bright with periods of sunshine and scattered showers, some will be heavy and thundery in nature. The primary goal of this article was to make sure you get a better understanding of the different weather forecasting symbols and elements to help you be better prepared for upcoming weather conditions.

Clear spells in the north and northeast at first Saturday night with some frost and fog patches and lowest temperatures here of 0C to 4C. However, less cold elsewhere, as outbreaks of rain and drizzle becomes widespread from the Atlantic, and it will turn milder everywhere by morning in a light to moderate south to southeasterly wind. Good dry spells will develop in the west later. Looking ahead to next week, temperatures are forecast to drop as low as -2C Monday night, while daytime temperatures by midweek will be just 3C to 6C. Scattered showers along with an overnight ice risk may affect some coastal areas of northern and eastern Scotland, and eastern England at times, which could turn increasingly wintry over hills in the north. These conditions could then persist, particularly in the north, but there is an increasing chance of areas of cloud, rain and/or snow, perhaps with strong winds too, spreading north across at least southern areas from later next week. Kindred Spirits (previously published as a stand-alone World Book Day title) see teenage science fiction fan Elena find companionship and acceptance in an all-night queue for the midnight screening of the new Star Wars film. If the Fates Allow is a Covid-era tale of isolation and family responsibility set in small-town America and featuring Reagan from Fangirl.

We also distinguish between the two in our forecasts with different symbols referencing showers or rain as in the table below: Shower and rain weather forecast symbols Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said there will be a north-south divide in the coming days. He explained: "Quite a contrast in the weather across the country today, warm and sunny across the south - wet and windy across the far north west."