Weather pictures & report of December 22 2003

 

Isolated wintry showers.


Synopsis: wintry showers in NW'ly maritime polar airflow. During late night showers of snow produced a thin cover of snow which quickly disappeared during the forenoon. Towards sunset a magnificent shelf cloud showed up, associated with a weak thunderstorm passing east. All photos taken at Kampenhout in local time (CET).

 

Satellite picture of 11:10 CET revealing snow covered area's (white stripes) in mid and  southeastern parts of Belgium. In the north arrival of more wet snow showers. (Source: NOAA & University of Bern)

 

04:01. First real dry snowfall of the season producing a cover of 1cm.

 

10:30. Thin cover of snow giving the first "sunny wintry pictures" of the season.

 

10:50 N.  Arrival of more light showers of snow.

 

11:35 S. Virga of snow, sadly with little effect for any accumulation.

 

14:30 N. In the afternoon some dramatic black skies showed up:  Cb arc pra with a fresh load of wet snow.

 

14:41 NNW. Not much later the first flurries came down, sadly leaving no white cover.

 

15:50 N. At the end of the day this showed up: a beautiful shelf cloud.

 

16:00 NW. Quite impressing sight with no significant increase in windspeed.

 

16:01 NW. The shelf cloud was moving quite rapidly SW-wards.

 

16:03 NW. Another view of an unforgettable moment.

 

 

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