Climate Change Part 6 (From Worcester News)

Climate Change Part 6

9:04am Wednesday 7th April 2010 in News By Paul Damari

THE globes weather is constantly on the change and will continue to do so, this is why predicting the weather is very hard to do, especially in the British Isles, sandwiched between the vast Atlantic Ocean and the huge continent to the east. Britain is often the battle field between the numerous airmasses.

During spring the British weather is very fickle and varied, any one place can witness several weather types in one day. Swinging from warm sunshine to cold rain, sleet, snow and cutting hail. March snow is not uncommon and the hill farmers at one stage called them the lambing storms. Frost can also be expected with spring foliage and flower affected by frost scorch. Hail can also scorch the young foliage, creating white rings on the leaves of plants.

This spring 2010 is later than previous years due to the long hard winter Britain experienced, in the Worcestershire area we are about 4-5 weeks later. Nature is then plunged into a state of confusion but with a few sunnier warmer days, Mother Nature soon balances her books.

Next Time...Climate Change Part 7

Glossary: Chinook: A warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains in North America.

Weather for coming week Monday 29th March-Monday 5th April

The weather very changeable through this period with varying temperatures.

Some rain or showers at times, even some hill sleet or wet snow in parts.

Drier sunnier interludes between.

Always the threat on some nights of some frost, especially in rural spots.

Maximum temperature 8-13c 46-55f.

Minimum temperature 3-6c 37-43f but around zero on some nights.

Last Week's Observations (Monday-Sunday)

Highest day temperature........14.2c on Wednesday 24th March

Lowest night temperature......1.6c Monday 22nd March

Wettest Day............................6.9 mm on Tuesday 23rd March