Winter 1947: 'General Inference' and Discussion*
at 0600 on 7th February 1947
|
|||
'A depression northwest of Spain is drifting slowly
south-eastwards whilst an associated occlusion to the southwest of the
British Isles moves slowly northeast. Weather will continue cloudy with
occasional light snow in most districts, especially in the Northeast.
Some breaks in the cloud are possible in parts of East Anglia and the
Midlands but these will probably be temporary. There will be rain and
sleet in Cornwall near the occlusion but precipitation will be in the
form snow near high ground in the southwest. The front will become stationary
later.' At 0600 hours-Occluded front aligned NW-SE just off SW Ireland-SW
England, doesn't seem to be moving very much. High over S and E.Scandinavia,
low NW.Biscay. E/SE airstream over most areas with winds F2-F5 generally
but up to F7 in far SW. Generally cloudy over British Isles with area
of clear skies over Netherlands and Belgium. Lowest temperatures are
in this area of clear skies, 10°F (-12.2°C) at Rotterdam (area).
The lowest temperature over British Isles is 21°F (-6.1°C) at
Renfrew and Eskdalemuir. Holyhead (Valley) reports 22°F (-5.6°C).
The warmest place is Roches Point (Co Cork, S.Ireland) with 41°F
(5.0°C). Temperatures are generally below freezing point away from
southwestern areas. Continuous rain is reported from Scilly and Roches
Point. Snow or recent snow is reported from stations in the eastern
half of Britain from E.Anglia northwards to Shetland. Snow/recent snow
also reported from NW Ireland, N.Denmark and the Frankfurt area. Overnight
minima-Below freezing practically everywhere. The only exceptions are
Predannack (S.Cornwall) and Scilly. Lowest value 15°F (-9.4°C)
at Dalwhinnie (Inverness). Renfrew reports 18°F (-7.8°c), Holyhead
and Stornoway 19°F (-7.2°C). Warmest overnight is Scilly on
38°F (3.3°C). Previous day's maxima-again below freezing generally
with the exception of southwestern areas of England and Ireland. Lowest
value 26°F (-3.3°C) at Dalwhinnie and Little Rissington.Warmest
daytime 41°F (5.0°C) at Scilly. Snow information-snow cover
persists at most stations away from the south-west.The greatest level
depth of snow is 12" at Waddington (Lincs) and Acklington (Northumberland).
Finningly (Notts) has 9", Little Rssington 8", Honiley >6".
NE Scotland is now reporting 3"-5". Outlook-'Little change
probable for some time'
|
|||
|
|||
*Refers to 24 hours ending 0600 on the date | |||