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    • Gkikas LGPZG
      Gkikas LGPZ Moderator
      last edited by Gkikas LGPZ

      ECMWF's forecast for Thursday morning
      for an area (yellow dashed line) in Northern Greece
      shows rain (not snow).

      0_1543229852647_f5ffe4c6-a6ee-4ec4-a95f-6c6c48ff0b86-εικόνα.png

      "Snow depth" map shows: "no snow"
      and "precipitation type" map shows the precipitation will be in the form of rain.

      0_1543229991997_30b433f9-7540-4b2a-ba9b-7a793e94c63d-εικόνα.png

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      • Gkikas LGPZG
        Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @Gkikas LGPZ
        last edited by Gkikas LGPZ

        ... now, let use the "sounding forecast" tool for this area ...

        0_1543230105590_c4df7b42-e303-4d41-bb58-054654d54427-εικόνα.png

        ... as we can see, at the height of 1144m, the temperature is 0 C.
        So, we assume, that we must expect the precipitation must be in the form of SNOW.

        If we take into account that snows even in temperatures of +2 C (but melts in a while)
        we must expect snow in areas above 900m.
        0_1543230412509_9e2f46d6-c00a-41ae-b222-dd3b743f1d36-εικόνα.png

        Conclusion: by using soundings we can have more precise forecast, especialy for "borderline" conditions (rain - snow).

        Now, I'll wait till Thursday to see if will snow in the hills and mountains
        of the above mentioned area (near Thessaloniki, Greece) :-)

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