Occlusion: Warm Conveyor Belt Type - Weather Events

Parameter	Description
Precipitation	Broad precipitation bands (5-50 km wide) are found within and ahead of the surface front. Maximum precipitation close to the Occlusion point (in contrast to Occlusion: Cold Conveyor Belt Type). At the rear part of the cloud spiral showers and thunder, even hail.
Temperature	Seasonal dependence: rising temperatures in wintertime, cool conditions in the summer.
Wind (incl. gusts)	Moderate to strong winds. The most intense wind on the outer edge of the cloud spiral.
Other relevant information	Generally, Occlusions are connected with multi-level cloudiness. Therefore the weather activities are highly variable.

	21 April 1998/18.00 UTC - Meteosat IR image; weather events (green: rain and showers, blue: drizzle, cyan: snow, purple: freezing rain, red: thunderstorm with precipitation, orange: hail, black: no actual precipitation or thunderstorm with precipitation)