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  • Location: Gillingham, Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, Thunderstorms,
  • Location: Gillingham, Kent

Can anyone give me a brief overview on how to forecast a streamer during the winter, and what types of charts I should be looking at to do so? My current understand is that it has something to do with convergent lines?

Thanks in advance.

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  • Location: Norwich
  • Location: Norwich

From what I understand, if you look at how the winds are aligned relative to coastal features, then that gives a good idea to streamers.

For example, if the isobars are aligned in a ENE-WSW direction, there is a good chance of a Thames Streamer. If the winds are NE-SW, then a Kent or Channel Streamer is possible. (depends on other things such as airmass types and such).

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