TonyH

Wild wet and windy cold too! 8c

Mainly light rain and drizzle at times from the early hours to mid morning. Mainly cloudy, bright intervals to 1600, a few light showers, sunny spells after 1600. Fresh SE to SSW wind, strong gusts. Very mild early last night, mild all night, rather cool by day though. Min: 10.7c @ 10am Max: 13.7c @ 1700 (although it was above 15c early hours) Rain yesterday: 3.0mm Rain since10am today: 0.2mm Currently: Clear spells, rather windy. Temp: 7.5c RH: 84% Pressure: 1007mbar, steady

Funny how the stalwarts and legends vanish in the Spring.

Max 23c today not at all bad for early ,May.

Very surprised such warmth today and that it affected Wales too!

Clear with ground frost last night. Unexpectedly today was very warm with sunny periods, the temperature gaining 21c! Cloudy this evening. Moderate SE breeze. Min: 1.8c @ 0630 Max: 23.1c @ 1500 Dry yesterday and today so far. Currently: Cloudy, rather warm Temp: 16.4c RH: 60% Pressure: 1009mbar, falling

Surely they have evolved to build nests to cater for their environment, low pressure and strong winds have happened for thousands of years.

On mobile phone v4 was great and favourites could be saved, no longer able to, also the map is too small and cannot be enlarged. Don't like the mobile version for same reasons, v6 very awkward lo handle due to map position changing as you attempt lo navigate the page. Thanks.

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Clear with a ground frost last night. Rather cloudy start then periods of hazy sunshine and became warm. Fairly clear this evening. Min: +0.8c @ 0500 Max: 18.7c @ 1330 Dry yesterday and today Currently: 8c RH: 90% Pressure: 1018mbar, steady.

Can't believe some thought we would be getting a hot spell, in my weekly guide its a one day wonder!

Well perhaps a ground frost Sunday night....

Cloud and sunny intervals today, more sunny early evening. Moderate SSW breeze. Average temperatures. Min: 8.2c yesterday evening Max: 14.7c @ midday Trace rain yesterday/ dry today Currently: Clear spells Temp: 7.9c RH: 85% Pressure: 1022mbar. steady

Sunshine was always going to be at a premium today with a warm front and sector.

Don't think people take in the forecasts that's the problem.

[font=arial][size=3][b]Headline: Changeable, some rain or showers, cool down mid-week, a drier and perhaps warmer weekend[/b][/size][/font] [font=arial][size=3]A lovely dry and fairly sunny spell lasted until Thursday gone. We were in a cool air mass so although it felt pleasant in the strong sunshine, clear skies at night gave a run of late Spring frosts. Lowest readings include -2.9c here on Tuesday night, while Bablake, Coventry had it's lowest May reading since 1984 getting down to -0.5c, with Church Lawford just up the road managing -2c, these unusually low levels with Summer not far off! For historical comparison, here in West Wales, May 1996 saw a punishing run of often sharp frosts at Llanpumsaint, Carmarthenshire, the hardest being -4.5c on the 5th. On the 16th of the same month -4.5c was recorded in Northamptonshire (courtesy of the Climatological Observers Link). April 2013 was a cool but fairly dry month nationally, 65mm rain the total here at Llanwnnen was below average, however some areas were very dry, and Rugby recorded just 13mm for the whole month. Nothing this though compared to April 1938 when barely a drop of rain, just half a millimetre fell at Lampeter all month! Only very small amounts of rain again then in the past week but this week something more substantial in the way of rain but plenty of dry weather between times. Variable temperatures this week: Bank Holiday Monday is warm, then a cool down mid week but it could warm up again somewhat over next weekend[/size][/font] [font=arial][size=3]Dry on Sunday afternoon bar the odd spit of drizzle for hills of West Wales, sunny spells more especially for the Midlands and where it will be quite warm. Highs on Sunday a cool 13c for coastal West Wales and 19c for brighter parts of the Midlands. Sunday night is dry with no frost. Bank Holiday Monday is actually a nice one! A slack southerly air-stream gives the highest temperatures of 2013 so far. It should also be fairly sunny, although patchy cloud affects West Wales, even some sea mist rolling onto some unfortunate beaches. A dry day for all with light winds, maxima ranging from 13c where sea mist plagues coasts, 19c inland West Wales, and a possible 21c (70f in old money) for the sunnier Midlands. Unfortunately Monday is not heralding the start of a fine, warm spell! [/size][/font] [attachment=170080:PPVG89 dry warm BHM.png][attachment=170081:ecmt850.048 dry warm BHM.png] [font=arial][size=3]Dry with clear spells Monday night, but changes begin as low pressure approaches Ireland. Cloudy with rain at times on Tuesday for West Wales, mainly light this rain; a bright start for the Midlands clouding over afternoon and threatening some rain later in the day. A bit of a cool down on Tuesday highs of 13 to 16c for West Wales, but still rather warm for the Midlands at around 18c or 19c, moderate SW winds. More active fronts arrive from the SW during Tuesday night and Wednesday, so that all parts get a welcome (?) soaking (good for the allotments and gardens). An area of heavy and perhaps thundery rain crosses south Wales and the Midlands Tuesday night and early Wednesday. Wednesday then very disturbed with showers or longer spells of rain, heavy and thundery at times, but with some sunny intervals too. ECM and UK Met Office models indicate a spell of very windy weather later on Wednesday which may bring westerly gales to exposed places also! Disappointing temperatures for Wednesday with highs between 12 and 14c generally. By Thursday the low will be close to Scotland as it starts to move away east. However, another unsettled and showery day in prospect, a cool and fresh NW wind too, but sunny spells between the showers. Hail a distinct possibility with the cool unstable air on Thursday, although hints of a ridge approaching the SW means showers should start to die out for SW Wales afternoon, perhaps even leading to a sunny evening here. Poor maxima of 10 to 13c on Thursday. Showers die out elsewhere too on Thursday night with clear periods, and there could be a ground frost with winds becoming light, lows between 2 and 5c. Friday and high pressure is attempting to ridge across southern UK so a drier theme to our weather for the end of the week. [/size][/font] [attachment=170082:PPVJ89 some rain cooling Tue.png][attachment=170083:PPVL89 cool windy rain and showers Wed.png][attachment=170084:ecmt850.096 very disturbed and windy cooler Wed.png][attachment=170087:h850t850eu Wed rather wet.png] [attachment=170085:h850t850eu cool showery Thu.png][attachment=170086:ecmt850.120 H close to SW FRi m dry.png] [font=arial][size=3]Subtle differences in the model output for next weekend, a band of high pressure will be at least close to our SW and south, but with low pressure influence also as lows track to the north of Scotland. Between high and low pressure a rather cool west to NW flow off the Atlantic. The upshot of this is that a reasonably dry but not especially warm weekend seems likely, although weak fronts may bring bands of cloud and light rain from time to time. In this scenario it would be cool and breezy. Another scenario is that the high exerts more strongly and extends across southern UK, so with a more definitely dry picture with sunny spells and higher temperatures. In the former cooler case maxima just 12 to 16c, in the latter a warmer 16 to 19c, in either case the Midlands will get the warmer conditions.[/size][/font] [attachment=170088:ecmt850.168 r cool weekend little rain times.png][attachment=170089:fine dry weekend.png][attachment=170090:mgram_Birmingham.png]

Rain 03-0500, then a few light showers to 10am. Sunny spells pm. Moderate to fresh south to SW wind. Temperatures average for early May. Min: 8.2c @ 0700 Max: 14.7c @ 1500 Rain yesterday: 4.7mm Trace rain since 10am today Currently: Cloudy Temp: 9.5c RH: 88% Pressure: 1020mbar, rising slowly

With Friday's low over Scotland the rain stayed up north with hill snow and very low temperatures. Well away from the frontal zone the Midlands was reasonably warm and dry.

Clear periods with a slight frost last night. Rather cloudy, bright intervals but dry today. Moderate to fresh southerly. Min: -0.6c @ 0300 Max: 13.5c @ 1330 Rain yesterday: Nil Rain today: Trace Currently: Cloudy, rather windy spitting drizzle Temp: 10.2c RH: 83% Pressure: 1017mbar, faling slowly.

Wish we had more reports in here, great that people from the other side of the world post though!

Welcome RGS!

Ground frost and quite thick fog last night. Fog cleared 0800 then unbroken brilliant sunshine and became fairly warm for early May. Low RH 32% @ 1600. Light to moderate NW breeze. Min: +0.2c @ 0700 Max: 16.9c @ 1330 Dry yesterday and today Currently: Clear and getting cold. Temp: 8c RH: 69% Pressure: 1023mbar, steady

Frog and fost first thing but Summer is here this afternoon! Strong unbroken sunshine 16c, on the hot bench.

A better week than anticipated, cool air mass yes cool no, at least not by day. Temperatures below average maxima, very cold nights. Today though most definitely rather warm! A sunny week to date rather than the anticipated sunny spells.

April 2013, Lampeter, West Wales Cool and quite dry A high incidence of frost for April, with 11 air frost, and some severe frosts during the first week. Lack of really wet weather excepting the 13th. 1st – 9th: Dry with frosty nights. Very cold 1st, max just 4.4c, then cool to average temperatures by day, however some hard frosts, notably -8.5c 6th. Plenty of sunshine, some days had unbroken sunshine. 10th – 18th: Unsettled and windy with rain or showers, wet 13th with 23.5mm. Very windy at times with a gale on the 17th. Temperatures around average. 19th - 20th: High pressure, dry and sunny. Large temperature range 20th from -3.3c to 15.1c. 21st – 28th: Changeable and often cool with small amounts of rain at times. However the mildest day of the month was 23rd at 16.4c. Limited sunshine and quite windy at times. 29th – 30th: Dry and quite sunny but rather cool and breezy still. Total rainfall: 64.7mm Wettest day: 23.5mm 13th Rain days >0.2mm: 15 Wet days >1.0mm: 10 Days of heavy rain >10mm: 1 Mean temperature: 6.6c Mean Max: 11.5c Mean Min: 1.8c High Max: 16.4c 23rd Low Max: 4.4c 1st High Min: 10.6c 14th Low Min: -8.5c 6th Air frost: 11 Ground frost: 16 Mean RH: 75% High RH: 99% Low RH: 35% Predominant wind directions: SSE Mean wind speed: 2.7mph Mean pressure: 1014mbar Max pressure: 1034mbar 20th Min pressure: 991mbar 12th Days with: Hail: 2 Gale: 1 Thunder: 0 Snow or sleet: 1 Snow lying 0900: 0 Fog: 0 Fog at 0900: 0