What Affects Weather in the UK?
- Created by: liampalmer05
- Created on: 10-10-21 21:51
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- What Affects Weather in the UK?
- Weather & Climate
- Weather: The Day to Day Conditions of the Atmosphere
- Climate: The Average Weather Conditions Calculated over a 30 Year Period
- Air Masses
- An Air Mass is a Large Body of Air that Transfer Weather Conditions from it's Source Area
- The UK is Impacted by Many Different Air Masses which Explains why UK Weather differs Regionally & Is so Dynamic
- The Polar Maritime Air Mass Originates in Greenland & Brings Cold Air & Showery Weather to the Northwest
- The Arctic Maritime Air Mass Originates in the Arctic & Brings Cold Air & Snow in Winter weather to the Northeast
- Polar Continental Air Mass Originates from Central Europe brings Cold Weather & Snow in the Winter while bringing Hot & Sunny Weather in the Summer
- Tropical Maritime Air Mass Originates over the Atlantic & Brings Warm, Moist Air with Cloud & Rain
- Tropical Continental Air Mass Originates in North Africa & Brings Hot, Dry weather in the Summer
- North Atlantic Drift
- An Ocean Current that Originates in the Caribbean & Transfers Warm Conditions to Western Side of the UK
- The North Atlantic Drift Explains why the West Side of the UK doesn't Usually experience Extreme Winter Weather
- The North Atlantic Drift Maintains Warm Conditions throughout the UK
- Continentality
- Continental Interiors warm up & cool down quicker than that of Coastal Areas, this explains why Europe experiences Hot Summers & Cold Winters
- These Continental Conditions sometimes drift over to the South-East of the UK - Introducing Very Cold Winter Periods & Hot Summers
- Continental Interiors warm up & cool down quicker than that of Coastal Areas, this explains why Europe experiences Hot Summers & Cold Winters
- Weather & Climate
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