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aaarrrrgggghhhh im confused?

Hello All,

could some kind person explain to me what the weather needs to be like for it to snow? Im hooked at looking at weather reports for cloud cover, freezing levels, wind speeds but have little idea what the exact conditions need to be for that magical white stuff to appear, am i the only one who can't interpret weather maps?

re: aaarrrrgggghhhh im confused?

The section which says "predicted snowfall/amount of snow" surely should provide a fair idea.

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The snow depth seems okay, just needs some fresh snow to soften the falls!

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Rob, the basic ingredients are low temperatures (doesn't have to mega cold), storm(snow) clouds. All of this needs to happen at the same time which usually only happens in the presence of a low pressure system. High pressure systems signal stable atsmospheric conditions and low pressure signals unstable, stormy conditions.

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winds from the north are what u need to bring these conditions!

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Good point trebor21. Can't believe I missed that one out! Winds from the north come from the arctic which are usually always a good sign for favourable conditions.

re: aaarrrrgggghhhh im confused?

Arctic winds would be doing very well indeed to reach Bulgaria

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Thanks for all your help, i feel a little clearer on what to look for now

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alan, it's not that the winds will necessarilly reach Bulgaria, but they will have a massive influence in forcing any LP pressure systems towards or over Bulgaria that will herald very favourable conditions.

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oh!