Daily weather observations - August 12th to August 18th

[The PIT]

A dry morning with a few sunny spells. The afternoon sees drizzle showers arrive. Average temps

Max temp 20.3C, now 18.7C, Barometer 1007mb rising slowly, Wind F3 SSW, Rainfall Trace

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy day with intermittent drizzle a.m and a spell of continuous rain or drizzle p.m

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 17.5c

Max today; 18.1c

Min last night; 10.9c

Grass min; 8.9c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 3.7 mm

 Sunshine today; 0.1 hrs

Mean wind speed; 15 mph SW

Highest gust today; 34 mph S at 0957 g.m.t

8 oktas St

 Vis; 7 miles

Intermittent light-moderate drizzle

[johnholmes]

A dry and sunny start to the morning, that is after a light shower AROUND 0400 (0.2 MM); the first single figure low 9.2 C

[Terminal Moraine]

Clearing cloud overnight leading into a clear and sunny start to this morning. Increasing Cu humilis over the last hour or so but still with sunny intervals.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 15.6c

24 hr max; 18.1c

24 hr min; 9.6c

Grass min; 6.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 3.8 mm

 Mean wind speed; 5 mph W

1 okta Cu humilis and Sc

 Vis; 25 miles

[Polar Continental]

Friday16th August 2024

 

Rain cleared before midnight, clear spells following. Fog forming around dawn, visibility <100 yards for a short time before burning off in sunshine. After a sunny start, cloud bubbled up through the morning to rather cloudy by early afternoon.

 

24-hour maximum 22.3c

24-hour minimum 7.9c

Minimum temperature on grass 6.2c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 26.8 mph WSW

Rainfall total = 4.0mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

2 Oktas Cumulus humilis.

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: 17.5c

Humidity 74.3%

Wind Direction W force 2

Barometer 1016.3mb rising

 

Yesterday.

 

Clear spells for a short time last night. Turning mostly cloudy before midnight and through the early hours. Bright spells briefly soon turning overcast this morning, breezy. Staying cloudy throughout, just a little brightness mid afternoon. Light to moderate rain early evening.

[The PIT]

A dry day with sunny spells average temps

Max temp 20.2, now 19.6C, Barometer 1013mb falling slowly, Wind F2 SSW, Ranfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A sunny start and end to the day with sunny intervals in between.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 17.3c

Max today; 19.1c

Min last night; 9.6c

Grass min; 6.6c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Sunshine today so far; 6.0 hrs

Mean wind speed; 9 mph W

Highest gust today; 23 mph W at 1049 g.m.t

3 oktas Cu humilis

Vis' more than 50 miles

[The PIT]

A dry start with sun on it's way up. Skies mostly clear

Temp 10.4C, low 10.2C, Barometer 1012mb steady, Wind F2 S, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Dry and a mainly blue sky; a low of 9.8 C, so a bit on the cool side

 

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry, clear and cool night, the coolest since July 7th. The grass min' was the lowest since June 18th. A sunny start to the day but a thin sheet of Sc has spread in from W/NW since 0700 g.m.t.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 13.8c

24 hr max; 19.1c

24 hr min; 7.8c

Grass min; 3.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Mean wind speed; 7 mph W

7 oktas Sc

 Vis; 35 miles

[Polar Continental]

Saturday17th August 2024

 

Mainly clear overnight. Hazy sunshine this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 21.7c

24-hour minimum 7.0c

Minimum temperature on grass 5.1c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 12.8 mph NW

Rainfall total = 0.0mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

2 Oktas Cumulus humilis. Haze

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: 16.0c

Humidity 78.1%

Wind Direction WNW force 3

Barometer 1014.4mb falling

 

Yesterday.

 

Rain cleared before midnight, clear spells following. Fog forming around dawn, visibility <100 yards for a short time before burning off in sunshine. After a sunny start, cloud bubbled up through the morning to rather cloudy by early afternoon. Cloud becoming well broken before mid afternoon allowing good sunny periods.

[The PIT]

A cool mostly cloudy morning. Cloud arrived very quickly early on

Temp 16.8C, Barometer 1012mb steady, Wind F1 SSW, Rainfall Nil

[The PIT]

A fairly cloudy day a few sunny spells rather cool

Max temp 19.3C, now 18.3C, Barometer 1011mb falling slowly, Wind F1 SSW, Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and cloudy day after early morning sunshine.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 16.6c

Max today; 18.2c

Min last night; 7.8c

Grass min; 3.6c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Sunshine today so far; 1.9 hrs

Mean wind speed; 13 mph W/SW

Highest gust today; 21 mph W at 1044 g.m.t

7 oktas Cs and Sc

 Vis'  more than 50 miles

[hillbilly]

Dry and cloudy,max 17 deg,min 9 deg

[The PIT]

A dry partly cloudy welcome to the day. Average temps

Temp 13.2C, Low 11.3C, Barometer 1010mb steady, Wind F2 SSW, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Dry and mostly cloudy with a low of 12.2 C

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with large amounts of high and medium level cloud. A few brief glimpses of sunshine earlier this morning but on the whole it's dry and cloudy.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 13.8c

24 hr max; 18.2c

24 hr min; 11.1c

Grass min; 8.5c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Mean wind speed; 9 mph W

7 oktas St, Sc and Cu

 Vis; 40 miles

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 18th August 2024

 

A mostly cloudy night. Some cloud breaks this morning allowing very hazy sunshine.

 

24-hour maximum 19.4c

24-hour minimum 13.6c

Minimum temperature on grass 11.5c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 10.7 mph WNW

Rainfall total = 0.0mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

5 Oktas Stratocumulus. Smoke haze

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: 17.5c

Humidity 65.9%

Wind Direction NW force 3

Barometer 1013.4mb rising

 

Yesterday.

 

Mainly clear overnight. Hazy sunshine this morning. Quickly clouding over by late morning and remaining overcast for the rest of the day, just a little brightness at times, dry.

[The PIT]

A mostly cloudy morning and cool

Temp 15.8C, High so far 16.6C, Barometer 1011mb rising, Wind F2 W, Rainfall Nil

[The PIT]

Cloud broke during the afternoon allowing sunny spells with average temperatures

Max temp 20.1C, now 19.3C, Barometer 1013mb rising, Wind F2 W, Rainfall Nill

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with large amounts of cloud and most of the sunshine during the late morning and early afternoon.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 16.9c

Max today; 19.3c

Min last night; 11.1c

Grass min; 8.5c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Sunshine today; 1.9 hrs

Mean wind speed; 12 mph W

Highest gust today; 30 mph W at 1234 g.m.t

5 oktas Ci and Cu humilis

Vis; 40 miles

[hillbilly]

Dry and sunny to start becoming cloudy then becoming sunny again,breezy,max18 deg,min 12 deg