Birmingham, sitting inland in England’s West Midlands, gets a more moderate 700 mm (about 28 inches) of rain a year compared with the wetter west coast, with rainfall fairly evenly distributed through the seasons. Weather here is shaped by a steady rotation of Atlantic fronts that have already dropped some moisture over Wales and western England before reaching the city. Summer convective storms can still bring locally heavy downpours capable of surface water flooding on major roads. Because conditions can shift within a day here, radar gives commuters and residents a practical, real-time view beyond the general forecast. The Met Office’s national radar network covers the region.
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