Paphos Life

The weather forecast was not that accurate in the last few weeks as there are much less aeroplanes flying due to Corona bans.

But both weather predictions I always check from German websites indicate that tomorrow we should have thunder and lightning as well as rain...

This source is wetteronline.de/radar 9 AM and the front comes from the west...



Max

What has the lack of aeroplanes flying, got to do with the accuracy of the weather Forecast ??

trevnhil wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 8:15 pm What has the lack of aeroplanes flying, got to do with the accuracy of the weather Forecast ??

In the past I was not aware that data from aeroplanes are used for weather forecasts. Recently, watching German weather forecasts, they explained how important the data from planes are.

" Measuring data that every aircraft provides during take-off and landing. Normally, sensors on airplanes provide temperatures, wind speeds and information about humidity.
These data are also missing from the German Weather Service. Andreas Friedrich from the DWD explains the problem: "These data are very important, because an aircraft flies from the ground to an altitude of 10 kilometres, where you get a nice profile of the atmosphere. And then it flies up over the Atlantic, where we also get important data because there are only a few measuring stations.

This data has now dropped off dramatically in the Corona crisis. This means that the meteorologists are missing an important mosaic in this huge data collection that they make every day, explains Friedrich."

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Max

Thanks for that information Max. I had no idea about any of it

Have to admit I was puzzled by your comment Max, but your explanation makes perfect sense.

Thanks Max for that explanation. One thing we have noticed is how quiet it is now that there are no planes taking off or landing, and very little traffic noise. Also, how loud the birds sing

Met office have just issued a storm warning for today.

It has gone very dark in Peyia and a big storm about to hit us by the look if it.

Jimgym wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 9:00 am It has gone very dark in Peyia and a big storm about to hit us by the look if it.

You could be right

Pissing down in Polemi now. Good job I listened to Max and didn't just look out of the window first thing in the morning.

memory man wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 9:12 am

Jimgym wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 9:00 am It has gone very dark in Peyia and a big storm about to hit us by the look if it.

You could be right

Call me Mystic Meg! A terrific storm but its passed now. poor dog was terrified as usual during a storm.