Portland Paul

I remember Peter Cockcroft's countryfile forecast on 21st November 1993 - and he underestimated the snow that was (or was'nt) forecast at times for the Midlands. His forecast for Tuesday 23rd, mentioned 'more sleet and snow in the east, perhaps with hail and thunder' (did thundery activity occur - does anyone hold any records?), as exceptionally cold air triggered convection over the North Sea. He seemed to miss the Atlantic front, that swept in later on 24th, bringing us a decent snowfall - although it did weaken further north and east. December 1993 was remarkably mixed here, with some very mild days interspersed with short cold snaps and some snow around mid-month. There were also severe gales on the 15th. Snow also settled well on 27th. I recall a mild and changeable January 1994, followed by a very cold second half of Feb, with 2 or 3 heavy snowfalls. I remember March 1994 as being very windy, and April as being cold and showery in the first half - with a thunderstorm on the 9th, producing hail and snow!

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We managed 19 c today, with lots of sun and very patchy small Sc.

Readings: 07:50 am. (Max /Min /Rain for last 24 hrs) Max Temp: 16. 5 c Min Temp: 12. 0 c Current Temp: 15. 5 c State of grass: Dew Soil Temp: 11. 5 c Humidity: 94% Wind: 9 mph --- S Rainfall: 2. 5 mm Current cloud: Cirrostratus. --- 1 octa Visibility: Good. Pressure: 1010 mb --- steady. Trend <1 mb/ 12 hrs. Weather: Dry, clear. Weather in past 24 hours: Generally cloudy. Some mid-afternoon rain. Clearer from 10 pm, and very mild.

Better late than never: Readings: 08:00 am. (Max /Min /Rain for last 22 hrs) Max Temp: 14. 0 c Min Temp: 12. 0 c Current Temp: 12. 0 c State of grass: Dew Soil Temp: 10. 0 c Humidity: 91% Wind: 12 mph --- SW Rainfall: Trace Current cloud: Altostratus. --- 8 octas Visibility: Excellent. Pressure: 1012 mb --- rising. Trend 5 mb/ 12 hrs. Weather: Dry, very watery sun. Weather in past 22 hours: Generally bright or sunny with a strong SW breeze. Fairly clear last night. Currently 14 c with low cloud and a breezy SSW ly.

Thunder and lightning reported at 6 pm from north Derbyshire. Dry all day here (since 10:30 am).

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Still windy. An hour ago, extremely wild and squally for a minute or so - with estimated gusts of around 50 mph. The showers over Wales at 3pm, passed to our north and missed us at 5pm. So a mainly dry day, with good sunshine and fairly clear right now.

Lovely clear, sunny afternoon with very small cumulus - accompanied by a very strong SW wind gusting to 36 mph. 14 c ,with only 56% humidity!

Good sunny spells, with a very strong SW wind, gusting to 34 mph...

Readings: 10:00 am. (Max /Min /Rain for last 24 hrs) Max Temp: 15. 5 c Min Temp: 13. 0 c Current Temp: 13. 0 c State of grass: Wet Soil Temp: 11. 0 c Humidity: 83% Wind: 17 mph --- SW---gusts to 27 mph Rainfall: 11. 0 mm Current cloud: Stratocumulus, Cumulus, soem nimbostratus. --- 7 octas Visibility: Good. Pressure: 1001 mb --- falling. Trend 2 mb/ 12 hrs. Weather: A little sunshine, light blustery showers. Weather in past 24 hours: Generally dull with rain or drizzle at times, and windy. Brighter this morning.

13 c, rain has stopped for more than 20 mins (for a change), wind SSW 22 mph, gusts to 31 mph. :o

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Readings: 10:00 am. (Max /Min /Rain for last 24 hrs) Max Temp: 15. 0 c Min Temp: 10. 5 c Current Temp: 15. 0 c State of grass: Saturated Soil Temp: 11. 5 c Humidity: 97% Wind: 15 mph --- SSW Rainfall: 27. 5 mm Current cloud: Nimbostratus --- 8 octas Visibility: Rather poor Pressure: 1007 mb --- falling. Trend 3 mb/ 12 hrs. Weather: Torrential rain, heavy gloom. Weather in past 24 hours: Since 10:30 on Sunday, a little sunshine then mostly cloudy. A sharp heavy shower around 5 pm. Thickening high cloud brought heavy rain from late evening, lasting all night - with rising temps.

Overcast, with the rain now setting in. A gentle breeze stirring from the SSE. Temp: 12 c, with 93% humidity.

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Here goes! After an exceptionally warm October in England and Wales, and very wet in the north and west, what does November have to offer us all? In general, I'm going for a month that is looking like this: Rainfall: Wetter than average in the north, and south-west. Drier than average in the south-east. Sunshine: Sunnier than average in the west, duller than average in the north-east. Temperatures: Overall rather above average, near average in the far north and north-west. The month should begin fairly dry for most, especially in the south and east with some night and morning fog around. Wet at times in the north-west. Around the 6th- 9th, wetter for all, with stronger winds - and some persistant rain in the W and SW. Still on the mild side, with little or no frost. From the 10th -14th, a colder west to northwesterly influence with bands of showers, most prevalent in areas exposed to this wind direction. Some night frosts in the inland north. More wet spells by mid-month in the SW in particular, but more settled and chilly in the north with night frosts. Around the 18th- 22nd, a northeasterly pattern developing, with more widespread night frosts, along with patchy fog in the sunnier west. More eastern parts seeing the first wintry showers, with snow accumulating - especially on the Yorks/ Lincs hills and the Pennines. From 23rd- 26th, turning less cold - but still dull and perhaps wintry in the north-east. Becoming wet and windy in the south-west, then west, but milder. The closing days of the monh see mild southerlies establishing or most parts,with most of the wind and rain in the west or north-west.

Now clearing - a good 3. 5 mm in that shower, not bad !

Heavy skies, with a sharp heavy shower beginning a few mins ago. Some mammatus to the NW. Brighter to the distant south. 12 c, with no breeze at all.

Readings: 10:35 am. (Max /Min /Rain for last 25 hrs) Max Temp: 13. 0 c Min Temp: 9. 5 c Current Temp: 10. 5 c State of grass: Wet Soil Temp: 9. 0 c Humidity: 87% Wind: 8 mph --- SW Rainfall: 0. 5 mm Current cloud: Fractostratus, Altoccumulus --- 7 octas Visibility: Excellent Pressure: 1013 mb --- rising. Trend 5 mb/ 12 hrs. Weather: Dry, some brightness. Weather in past 25 hours: Since 9:30 on Saturday, sunshine soon giving way to a lot of cloud - misleadingly dark at times. A couple of light showers after 9 pm. Very light winds, until very recently.

A steady shower has started...

That's great news, and about time!

Dry with a lot of fractostratus and altocumulus, as has been the case all day, after a fairly sunny start. Skies sometimes (misleadingly) heavy and threatening. Very light westerly winds all day, and cool.

Readings: 9:43 am. (Max /Min /Rain for last 25 hrs) Max Temp: 13. 5 c Min Temp: 10. 0 c Current Temp: 10. 5 c State of grass: Wet Soil Temp: 9. 5 c Humidity: 95% Wind: <5 mph --- W Rainfall: 4. 0 mm Current cloud: Fractostratus --- 3 octas Visibility: Excellent Pressure: 1002 mb --- rising. Trend 7 mb/ 12 hrs. Weather: Dry, some sunshine and blue skies. Weather in past 25 hours: Friday morning's rain cleared to a brighter spell, but prolonged spells of rain returned for the afternoon with fresh and gusty S to SW winds up to over 25 mph. A drier, but mainly cloudy evening, with the wind easing away - and generally fair and dry overnight.