Clouds Weather Day: 27th March 2010   |    Ref: WF-WD270310

‘All you ever wanted to know about clouds’. Book Now for our Weather Day dedicated to Clouds! Held at Weather Shop on 27th March 2010.

Our Clouds Weather Day will look at what the clouds and their movement, height, development and dispersal tell us about what is going on above our heads and often what is likely to happen on the ground very shortly too. The day will look at all types of clouds from the innocuous small white puffy cumulus cloud to the grand-daddy of the sky, the cumulonimbus cloud, and explores the 'how and why' of their formation. We will then look at the bigger picture, to examine the role they play every day right across the globe, exploring the role they play in the development of both storm systems and larger weather systems, especially those that affect the British Isles. Join us in a relaxed environment and gain knowledge to better understand and forecast your own weather each day.

The presenter, Dave Wiseman, meteorologist with the Weather Shop and his own forecasting company Wiseweather, promises that you'll learn a lot about the clouds, some of which will very probably surprise you but most of all, that by the end of the day you'll end up looking at the clouds when you wake up each morning in a very different light!

The venue for this weather day is:
Weather Shop
Westham Business Park
Eastbourne Road
Westham, Nr Eastbourne
BN24 5NP

The day will have the following structure;

1015-1030 Coffee / tea, welcome

1030-1245 Part 1 Basic cloud development and recognition with case studies
• The atmosphere and basic principles of how and why clouds form
• Observing the key cloud types and what they mean
• Clouds sequences at the microscale -with case studies and videos of Cumulonimbus clouds and related features
Short break
• Cloud sequences at the mesoscale -with case study of a low pressure system’s cloud sequence and a hurricane’s cloud development
• Clouds sequences at the macroscale- - case study with video of the Jet stream

1245- 1345 Lunch, coffee and networking, various locations are open for lunches locally in Pevensey, Westham and Eastbourne. Alternatively, sandwiches can be eaten at our location should you wish to bring your own.

1345-1545 Part 2 Observing clouds from above and below
• Unusual clouds and why they form including lee clouds, wave clouds and upper atmospheric clouds
• Clouds from above, satellite meteorology and what it tells us
• Observing clouds and plotting them ourselves on a weather chart

1545 Close and summary: including book and web recommendations

For more information please do not hesitate to contact Weather Shop on 0845 680 1805.