Thickness Ridge Cloudiness - Weather Events
by ZAMG and DHMZ
 
The Thickness Ridge cloudband is multi-layered and normally without significant precipitation except in cases with embedded convection.
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Description
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| Precipitation
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- Usually no or very few surface reports of precipitation. Light drizzle or light rain can occur during the winter season. 
 - Rain, rain showers or even thunderstorms are possible during the summer season in connection with an unstable stratification during the daytime.
  
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| Temperature
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Rising temperatures in warm sector
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| Wind
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Mostly weak winds with a southerly component
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| Other relevant information
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Multi layered middle and high cloudiness
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		13 January 2008/06.00 UTC - Meteosat 9 IR image; weather events (green: rain and showers, blue: drizzle, cyan: snow,
		red: thunderstorm, yellow: fog, black: no precipitation)
		 
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In the example of 13 January 2008, 06 UTC, light drizzle and light rain were reported over the UK. There is also light to moderate southerly and 
south-westerly wind in the region of the Thickness Ridge Cloudiness. Synop measurements are shown for the region in red rectangulare.