Polar Continental

Sunday 21st May 2023 Clear periods overnight. Good sunny spells throughout the morning and afternoon. 24-hour maximum 20.0c 24-hour minimum 3.2c Minimum temperature on grass 0.7c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 17.7mph ENE Rainfall total = 0.0mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 2 Oktas Cirrus. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 14.0c Humidity 76.7% Wind Direction S force 2 Barometer 1024.4mb falling slowly Yesterday. Clear spells overnight. Mainly sunny throughout.

Saturday 20th May 2023 Clear spells overnight. Mainly sunny this morning. 24-hour maximum 19.0c 24-hour minimum 5.2c Minimum temperature on grass 2.0c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 18.0mph NE Rainfall total = 0.2mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 0 Oktas Clear. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 15.6c Humidity 77.8% Wind Direction ENE force 3 Barometer 1028.3mb rising slowly Yesterday. Variable cloud overnight and this morning, a few bright and brief sunny spells. Further bright spells through the day, also a few brief sharp showers

Friday 19th May 2023 Variable cloud overnight and this morning, a few bright and brief sunny spells. 24-hour maximum 19.5c 24-hour minimum 9.6c Minimum temperature on grass 8.1c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 8.0mph W Rainfall total = 0.0mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 6 Oktas Altostratus, Cumulus humilis. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 16.9c Humidity 71.0% Wind Direction SW force 2 Barometer 1027.3mb steady. Yesterday. Variable cloud overnight. Rather cloudy this morning after a bright start. Further bright and sunny spells developing after mid morning. Continued sunny spells until early afternoon, before turning mostly cloudy for the rest of the da, though with some brightness. Dry.

Thursday 18th May 2023 Variable cloud overnight. Rather cloudy this morning after a bright start. Further bright and sunny spells developing after mid morning. 24-hour maximum 18.0c 24-hour minimum 8.5c Minimum temperature on grass 8.4c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 8.0mph W Rainfall total = 0.0mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 4 Oktas Altocumulus Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 16.4c Humidity 67.6% Wind Direction S force 2 Barometer 1027.7mb falling slowly. Yesterday. Clear spells overnight and chilly for May. Hazy sunny spells through the morning and in to the afternoon. By mid afternoon mostly cloudy.

Wednesday 17th May 2023 Clear spells overnight and chilly for May. Hazy sunny spells through the morning and in to the afternoon. By mid afternoon mostly cloudy. 24-hour maximum 16.9c 24-hour minimum 3.1c Minimum temperature on grass 0.8c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 20.7mph NW Rainfall total = 0.0mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 6 Oktas Cirrostratus, Cumulus humilis. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 12.0c Humidity 83.2% Wind Direction NW force 2 Barometer 1029.1mb rising slowly. Yesterday. Clear spells overnight, chilly, just missing a ground frost here. Sunny start this morning, cloud increased towards mid morning. Rather cloudy at times, sunny spells

Tuesday 16th May 2023 Clear spells overnight, chilly, just missing a ground frost here. Sunny start this morning, cloud increased towards mid morning. 24-hour maximum 16.8c 24-hour minimum 4.4c Minimum temperature on grass 0.5c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 26.0mph NW Rainfall total = 0.0mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 6 Oktas Stratocumulus. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 12.1c Humidity 73.9% Wind Direction NW force 3-4 Barometer 1025.1mb rising slowly. Yesterday. Clear spells overnight, Sunny spells throughout, dry here.

Monday 15th May 2023 Clear spells overnight, Sunny spells this morning. 24-hour maximum 20.2c 24-hour minimum 7.1c Minimum temperature on grass 5.4c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 10.8mph W Rainfall total = tr.mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 3 Oktas Cumulus humulis and mediocris. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 13.6c Humidity 61.4% Wind Direction NW force 3 Barometer 1020.8mb rising. Yesterday. Clear spells overnight, turning chilly. Thick fog developed before dawn, visibility <100 yards for a time. The fog and low cloud began to thin and break late morning allowing brighter and sunny spells. The afternoon turned rather warm in hazy sunny spells. The early evening saw a few showers scattered around, though just a few spots of rain here.

Sunday 14th May 2023 Clear spells overnight, turning chilly. Thick fog developed before dawn, visibility <100 yards for a time. The fog and low cloud began to thin and break late morning allowing brighter spells. 24-hour maximum 16.1c 24-hour minimum 4.2c Minimum temperature on grass 1.8c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 8mph NE Rainfall total = 0.0mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 8 Oktas Stratus. Visibility 3 miles Temperature: 11.2c Humidity 97.5% Wind Direction SE force 2 Barometer 1020.4mb falling Yesterday. A dry and cloudy night. Staying cool and cloudy through the morning. By early afternoon the cloud began to thin and break up allowing good sunny spells with the temperature rising quickly to produce a pleasant afternoon and evening.

Saturday 13th May 2023 A dry and cloudy night, no changes this morning. 24-hour maximum 14.6c 24-hour minimum 7.5c Minimum temperature on grass 7.5c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 10.4mph SW Rainfall total = tr.mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 8 Oktas Stratus. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 9.7c Humidity 89.4% Wind Direction NE force 3 Barometer 1026.6mb rising slowly Yesterday. Clear spells for a time last night before overcast conditions arrived before midnight. Apart from a couple of brief sunny spells after mid morning staying mainly cloudy for the rest of the day. Odd spit of rain.

Friday 12th May 2023 Clear spells for a time last night before overcast conditions arrived before midnight. Cloudy this morning, a few brief sunny spells after mid morning. 24-hour maximum 16.4c 24-hour minimum 8.8c Minimum temperature on grass 6.0c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 10.8mph SE Rainfall total = 3.0mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 7 Oktas Stratocumulus. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 13.0c Humidity 88.3% Wind Direction NE force 4 Barometer 1025.3mb rising. Yesterday. Variable cloud overnight, some light showery rain. Mainly cloudy with light to moderate showery rain through the morning. The first part of the afternoon saw further moderate showers. The showers began to clear late afternoon allowing a few sunny spells.

Thursday 11th May 2023 Variable cloud overnight, some light showery rain. Mainly cloudy with light to moderate showery rain through the morning. The first part of the afternoon saw further moderate showers. 24-hour maximum 14.5c 24-hour minimum 6.7c Minimum temperature on grass 4.4c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 10.8mph W Rainfall total = 5.1mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 8 Oktas Nimbostratus. Visibility 5 miles Temperature: 10.7c Humidity 97.4% Wind Direction SW force 2 Barometer 1015.0mb rising slowly. Yesterday. Mainly clear overnight and turning chilly for May. Sunny start this morning, cloud increased towards mid morning with just bright spells. Heavy showers late morning, these continuing through the afternoon with a few rumbles of thunder. The showers cleared by early evening.

Wednesday 10th May 2023 Mainly clear overnight and turning chilly for May. Sunny start this morning, cloud increased towards mid morning with just bright spells. 24-hour maximum 18.5c 24-hour minimum 3.6c Minimum temperature on grass 1.0c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 9.0mph W Rainfall total = 3.1mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 7 Oktas Stratocumulus, Altostratus. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 13.3c Humidity 85.0% Wind Direction NW force 1 Barometer 1011.6mb rising slowly. Yesterday. Moderate rain last evening continued until around midnight. Cloudy through the early hours. Overcast start and damp underfoot this morning, turning brighter mid morning. After a few warm sunny spells cloud increased bringing and hour or so of moderate rain and frequent rumbles and claps of thunder by early afternoon. Further rain, light to moderate at times until early evening. Turning clear by mid evening.

Monday 08th May 2023 Clear spells last night gave way to more cloudy conditions by the early hours. Light rain set in around 07:00 GMT. At obs continuous light rain. 24-hour maximum 20.9c 24-hour minimum 8.4c Minimum temperature on grass 8.4c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 11.0mph SW Rainfall total = 1.5mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 8 Oktas Nimbostratus. Visibility 5 miles Temperature: 12.0c Humidity 92.7% Wind Direction SSE force 3 Barometer 1017.1mb falling slowly. Yesterday. Further showery rain overnight. Mainly cloudy at first this morning, some sunny spells developing in the last hour. Continued sunny spells through the day, feeling quite warm by afternoon.

Sunday 07th May 2023 Further showery rain overnight. Mainly cloudy at first this morning, some sunny spells developing in the last hour. 24-hour maximum 16.0c 24-hour minimum 11.4c Minimum temperature on grass 8.5c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 11.9mph S Rainfall total = 3.2mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 4 Oktas Cumulus humilis / mediocris, Cirrus. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 16.0c Humidity 81.2% Wind Direction NW force 2 Barometer 1016.1mb rising. Yesterday. Mainly cloudy overnight. A good deal of cloud this morning, odd brighter spell. Light to moderate rain set in late morning and continued well in to the afternoon, turning light and intermittent by late afternoon.

Saturday 06th May 2023 Mainly cloudy overnight. A good deal of cloud this morning, odd brighter spell. 24-hour maximum 19.5c 24-hour minimum 10.4c Minimum temperature on grass 7.8c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 23.0mph SW Rainfall total = 0.6mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 8 Oktas Stratocumulus. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 13.1c Humidity 88.3% Wind Direction S force 2-3 Barometer 1012.9mb rising slowly. Yesterday. Cloudy overnight, some outbreaks of light to moderate rain. Sunny spells through the morning and in to the afternoon, a few showers scattered around the area, some heavy with claps of thunder, though only light rain here. Feeling milder and rather humid.

Friday 05th May 2023 Cloudy overnight, some outbreaks of light to moderate rain. Sunny spells through the morning and in to the afternoon, a few showers scattered around the area. Feeling milder and rather humid. 24-hour maximum 16.9c 24-hour minimum 10.0c Minimum temperature on grass 10.4c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 33.0mph ENE Rainfall total = 4.2mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 5 Oktas Cumulus mediocris, Altocumulus Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 14.7c Humidity 85.7% Wind Direction SW force 2 Barometer 1012.4mb rising slowly. Yesterday. Variable cloud overnight, dry. A good deal of high and medium level cloud this morning, a little hazy sunshine.. Further sunny spells developing through the day, windy.

Thursday 04th May 2023 Variable cloud overnight, dry. A good deal of high and medium level cloud this morning, a little hazy sunshine.. 24-hour maximum 15.1c 24-hour minimum 4.6c Minimum temperature on grass 3.6c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 25.3mph E Rainfall total = 0.0mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 3 Oktas Cirrostratus, Altostratus, Cumulus mediocris. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 12.4c Humidity 76.5% Wind Direction ENE force 4 Barometer 1016.5mb falling. Yesterday. Clear spells developing overnight. Good sunny spells throughout.

Wednesday 03rd May 2023 Clear spells developing overnight. Good sunny spells throughout. 24-hour maximum 15.1c 24-hour minimum 4.5c Minimum temperature on grass 1.9c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 10.0mph SE Rainfall total = 0.0mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 3 Oktas Cirrus Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 13.5c Humidity 66.6% Wind Direction E force 3-4 Barometer 1024.3mb falling. Yesterday. Turning cloudy overnight, staying dry. No changes this morning. A mostly cloudy day followed with only brief glimpses of the sun.

Tuesday 02nd May 2023 Turning cloudy overnight, staying dry. No changes this morning. 24-hour maximum 16.1c 24-hour minimum 7.9c Minimum temperature on grass 4.1c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 19.8mph WNW Rainfall total = 0.2mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 8 Oktas Stratocumulus Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 11.0c Humidity 80.1% Wind Direction SSE force 2 Barometer 1026.7mb Rising. Yesterday. A mainly cloudy night, some light showery rain. Cloudy through the morning with a few brighter spells. Early afternoon mainly cloudy with the odd light shower around. A few sunny spells developing by mid afternoon. April 2023 so far: Mean temperature 8.6c (-0.4c) of the local average. (1992-2014) Highest maximum on the 29th 18.4c Lowest minimum on the 4th -2.7c Minimum Grass Temperature on the 4th -6.1c Ground Frosts = 11 Air frost = 4 Wettest Day 20th = 12.8mm Rainfall total = 64.9mm Days of sleet / snow falling = 0 Days of lying snow at 09:00 GMT = 0 Maximum snow depth = 0cm Highest wind gust = 44.4mph WNW on the 10th. Fog at observation 0 days 2023 so far: Highest maximum on the 29th April 18.4c Lowest minimum on the 17th Jan -6.0c Minimum Grass Temperature on the 21st Jan-9.8c Rainfall total = 241.9mm Highest wind gust = 44.4mph SW on the 10th April.

Monday 01st May 2023 A mainly cloudy night, some light showery rain. Cloudy through the morning with a few brighter spells. Early afternoon mainly cloudy with the odd light shower around. A few sunny spells developing by mid afternoon. 24-hour maximum 15.9c 24-hour minimum 7.6c Minimum temperature on grass 5.1c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 16.1mph SSE Rainfall total = 1.9mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 7 Oktas Altostratus, Cumulus mediocrity. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 12.1c Humidity 90.3% Wind Direction SW force 2-3 Barometer 1016.0mb falling. Yesterday. Variable cloud overnight. Bright and hazy sunny spells this morning. A few hazy sunny spells, though cloud thickening by early afternoon. Outbreaks of light to moderate rain by mid afternoon and in to early evening.

Sunday 30th April 2023 Variable cloud overnight. Bright and hazy sunny spells this morning. 24-hour maximum 18.4c 24-hour minimum 8.9c Minimum temperature on grass 6.9c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 11.9mph SSE Rainfall total = tr.mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 6 Oktas Cirrostratus, Altostratus. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 13.5c Humidity 74.1% Wind Direction S force 3 Barometer 1020.4mb steady. Yesterday. Variable cloud overnight. Mainly cloudy this morning, odd spot of rain. A few brighter spells toward observation. Staying cloudy through the morning, odd light shower around. The afternoon saw sunny spells developing.

Saturday 29th April 2023 Variable cloud overnight. Mainly cloudy this morning, odd spot of rain. A fe brighter spells toward observation. 24-hour maximum 15.1c 24-hour minimum 6.2c Minimum temperature on grass 3.1c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 6.0mph S Rainfall total = 0.0mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 6 Oktas Stratocumulus. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 13.5c Humidity 84.0% Wind Direction SW force 2 Barometer 1020.3mb rising. Yesterday. Further light rain and drizzle overnight. Some light drizzle this morning, this clearing late morning, remaining cloudy, odd brighter spells developing by early afternoon. Sunny spells from mid afternoon and in to the evening.

Friday 28th April 2023 Further light rain and drizzle overnight. Some light drizzle this morning, this clearing late morning, remaining cloudy, odd brighter spells developing by early afternoon. 24-hour maximum 11.6c 24-hour minimum 7.3c Minimum temperature on grass 5.9c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 17.2mph SSE Rainfall total = 4.2mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 8 Oktas Stratus. Visibility 3 miles Temperature: 8.2c Humidity 93.0% Wind Direction W force 2 Barometer 1011.5mb rising slowly Yesterday. Variable cloud overnight, dry. Ground frost forming under cloud breaks. Dry and mainly cloudy this morning. A few brighter spells through the afternoon, though a good deal of cloud for the most part. A spell of rain arrived early evening.

Monday 24th April 2023 Showers cleared away last night, a few clear spells following. A touch of ground frost around dawn. Variable cloud and bright spells this morning. 24-hour maximum 10.3c 24-hour minimum 3.9c Minimum temperature on grass -0.2c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 7.0mph S Rainfall total = 4.7mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 5 Oktas Altocumulus, Cumulus mediocris. Visibility >10 miles Temperature: 8.7c Humidity 82.3% Wind Direction N force 2 Barometer 1009.7mb rising. Yesterday. A cloudy nigh with rain moderate at times through the early hours. Further outbreaks of light to moderate rain through the day. The evening saw cloud breaking allowing brighter spells, also some heavy showers around.

Sunday 23rd April 2023 A cloudy nigh with rain moderate at times through the early hours. 24-hour maximum 13.0c 24-hour minimum 7.6c Minimum temperature on grass 7.6c Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 15.0mph S Rainfall total = 5.0mm Conditions at 09:00 GMT 8 Oktas Stratus. Visibility 4 miles Temperature: 8.5c Humidity 82.1% Wind Direction WNW force 2 Barometer 999.8mb falling. Yesterday. Variable cloud overnight, a touch ground frost under cloud breaks. Bright and sunny spells developing this morning. Further bright spells and brief sunny spells, a good deal of high and medium level cloud.