Terminal Moraine

I did start one under general weather chat John but I'll carry it on here. Long term averages in brackets. Mean max' 6.6c (5.4c) Mean min' 2.3c ( 1.4c) Highest max' 10.5c 30th Lowest min' -2.6c 20th Rainfall 53.0mm 44% average Sunshine 58.5 hrs 121% average Sleet/snow falling 6 (8.1) Snow lying at 0900 5 (5.0) Air Frost 7 (10) Ground frost 14 T.M

Short shower of 3-5mm hail at 2030, this turned to sleet as it ended. Temp' now 3.5c. T.M

The band of heavy rain seemed to break up as it moved through here this afternoon. Parts of the High Peak had almost 25mm, we managed only 4mm. Temp' at 1800 5.3c Max' today 8.3c Min' today 3.2c Grass min' -0.3c Rainfall from 0900 4.0mm Sunshine today 0.00 hrs Wind at 1800 37 mph W, gusting to 55 Max' gust today 65 mph at 1627 6 oktas cumulus, cumulonimbus and altocumulus, lightning visible to north west. Light shower in past hour. Vis' over 40 miles. Barometer rising steadily at 1005.5mb. T.M

At 1800, temp' 3.5c Max' today 8.4c ( at 0900 ) Min' today 3.4c Rainfall from 0900, trace Sunshine today 1.04 hrs Wind at 1800 8 mph SW, gusting to 11 Max' gust today 31 mph at 11.32 Vis', 40 miles Barometer rising steadily at 1023.1mb 1 okta altocumulus lenticularis and cumulus humilis. A largely dry and gradually cooling day with sunny intervals and large amounts of stratocumulus. T.M

Temp' at 1800 5.8c Max' today 5.8c Min' today 1.3c Grass min -0.2c Rainfall from 0900 0.7mm Sunshine today 0.07 hrs Wind at 1800 18 mph SW, gusting to 25 Max' gust today 38 mph at 1603 Vis' 15 miles Barometer falling slowly at 1023.5mb 8 oktas stratus Rain in past hour, intermittant light drizzle falling. T.M

Temp' now 2.0c with moderate-heavy showers of sleet and hail. T.M

Temp' at 1800 3.0c Max' today 3.7c Min' today -0.3c Grass min' -2.0c Rainfall from 0900 1.0mm Sunshine today 3.39 hrs Wind at 1800 23 mph W, gusting to 34 7 oktas cumulus and cumulonimbus Light showers of rain and sleet falling Barometer rising steadily at 1011.0mb Vis' 20 miles T.M

1cm lying snow here at 0900 after heavy snow shower for half an hour around 0430. Snow line was about 290m. Several cm lying on hills further north judging by how white they looked. Almost all snow has melted now, just a few patches left. T.M

A spell of heavy rain and small hail at 2330 yesterday evening. Rain turned to snow by the early hours. Temp' at 0900 1.6c Min' overnight -0.3c Rainfall from 1800 yesterday 10.9mm Wind at 0900 24 mph W, gusitng to 34 Max' gust today 53 mph at 0429 1cm lying snow, 100% cover. Snow line about 290m 2 oktas cumulus with light snow shower falling to north. Barometer rising slowly at 1005.1mb. T.M

Temp at 1800 2.5c Max today 2.5c Min today -0.7c Grass min' -5.2c Rainfall from 0900 nil Sunshine today 2.63 hrs Wind at 1800 24 mph S, gusting to 33 Vis' 150 metres Sky obscured by thick fog. Patchy snow remaining but less than 50% cover. T.M

Morning all. Notable temperature inversion this morning in the Peak District. Temp' in the valleys around -3c, up here between 0.3 and 2.2c. 2.2c reached at 0750, this is 0.9c higher than yesterday's max'. Wet bulb was -0.6c giving a rel' hum' of 53% Temp' at 0900 0.3c Min last night -0.6c Grass min' -5.2c Rainfall from 1800 yesterday nil Wind at 0900 11 mph SW, gusting to 13. Barometer 1017.2mb, falling slowly. Vis' 6 miles, fog in the valleys 2.5cm lying snow, 99% of ground covered. 2 oktas altocumulus lenticularis and perlucidus. T.M

No more than a few light snow showers since midday. Temp at 1800 -1.3c Max' today 0.7c Min' today -1.4c Grass min -3.0c Rainfall from 0900 0.5mm ( snow) Sunshine today 1.41hrs Wind at 1800 25 mph W, gusting to 33 Max gust today 39 mph at 0849 2 oktas cumulus and cumulonimbus on the horizon between south and north west through west. Vis' 25 miles 2.6cm lying snow. Snow line about 250 m. T.M

Light snow falling for the last 15 minutes. We seem to be on the northern edge of an area of showers moving south east across the Derby area. Temp' down to -0.3c. T.M

Temp 0.4c. 6 oktas cirrus fibratus and cirrostratus with altocumulus floccus and cumulus humilis, thickest cloud to south and south east. Weak sunshine and no thaw. 2cm lying snow. Wind 14 mph W, gusting to 21. Vis' 30 miles. T.M

No snow showers here since 1015 but no thawing either. Temp' is currently 0c which is lower than it was earlier this morning. Still 2cm lying snow, snow line is about 250m. T.M

Temp' at 0900 0.5c Min' overnight -0.2c Rainfall from 1800 yesterday 1.8mm ( snow) Wind at 0900 23 mph W, gusting to 39 Vis' 5 miles 2cm lying snow Weather sunny spells and light snow showers. Big Moor to the north of us looks to have about 5-6cm of snow. T.M

Morning all and seasons greetings. Just enough snow here (about half a centimetre) to make it white but not quite enough to make it really seasonal. At the moment all the cumulus, and some cumulonimbus, seem to be to the north and north east of me. T.M

For anyone who keeps detailed weather records the following may be of interest. If you live in or near any of these places how do your current averages compare with the following? Mean annual number of days with sleet/snow falling and snow lying at 0900 at selected stations between 1912 and 1949 unless stated otherwise. Harrogate (146m) 23.6 and 23.1 Stonyhurst, Lancashire ( 115m) 20.9 and 11.2 Cambridge (12m) 14.5 and 9.9 Hampstead ( 137m) 22.3 and 13.6 Rhayader, central Wales ( 231m) 19.6 and 15.4 1918-1949 Cullompton, Devon (61m) 6.8 and 4.5 Braemar (341m) 47.8 and 66.4 T.M

Gradually increasing and thickening cloud all morning which eventually brought rain from 1315 until 1600. Temp' at 1800 3.0c Max today 5.7c Min today 3.0c Grass min 1.2c Rainfall from 0900 6.1mm Sunshine today 0.09 hrs Wind at 1800 18 mph W, gusting to 28 Max' gust today 55 mph at 0051 Barometer at 1800 989.4mb, falling slowly 8 oktas altostratus, altocumulus, cumulus humilis and stratus fractus T.M

The windiest day since March 20th here. just a few very light showers and long sunny spells. Temp' at 1800 8.2c Max today 10.1c Min' today 7.4c Rainfall from 0900, trace Sunshine 4.78 hrs Wind at 1800 43 mph W, gusting to 66 mph Max' gust today 79 mph at 1025 Mean speed at 1245 (over 10 mins) 56 mph, gusting to 76 Barometer at 1800 steady at 10021.mb 2 oktas cirrus fibratus and stratocumulus Vis' over 40 miles. T.M

Mild, overcast and windy with continuous moderate drizzle and mist all day, drizzle becoming intermittant after 1700. Temp' at 1800 9.5c Max' today 9.8c Min' today 0.8c. Rainfall from 0900 3.1mm Sunshine, nil Wind at 1800 22 mph W, gusting to 30 Max' gust today 51 mph at 0535 Vis at 1800 35 miles 8 oktas stratus with intermittant moderate drizzle falling. Barometer rising slowly at 1010.1mb. T.M

Temp' at 1800 1.6c Max' today 3.0c Min' today -1.2c Grass min' -4.1c Rainfall from 0900, nil Sunshine today 5.88 hrs Wind at 1800 19 mph W, gusting to 22 Vis' 8 miles Barometer steady at 1024.2mb 1.7cm lying snow, ground 75% covered. 7 oktas cirrostratus, altostratus and altocumulus T.M

That's just fine z437 and welcome to NW. Temp' at 1800 1.0c Max' today 1.1c Min' today -2.6c Grass min' -6.1c Rainfall from 0900 2.3mm ( melted snow) Sunshine today 0.03 hrs Wind at 1800 14 mph SW, gusting to 18 Vis' 150 mts 2.5cm lying snow Sky obscured by thick fog. Barometer falling slowly at 1013.4mb. T.M

Moderate-heavy snow still falling, 2cm lying now. Temp' has risen to -0.5c. As Stratos succinctly put it, about 5/10 on the Snowfall Terminalis scale. T.M

Continuous moderate snow began falling here at about midday, 1cm lying at present. Temp' -0.9c. T.M