Daily weather observations - November 18th to November 24th

[johnholmes]

Frost and clear start with the second coldest night this year; current low is -5.1C only 18 Jan colder

 

Need to amend that min last night, it went down to -5.7C; 

 

Edited November 21, 2024 by johnholmes
lower mnm value

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 21st November 2024

 

Clear and very cold overnight, severe frost. Partly cloudy and very cold this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 3.0c

24-hour minimum -5.1c

Minimum temperature on grass / snow -8.5c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 15.0 mph NNW

Rainfall total = 0.0mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

Snow cover 55% 3cm

3 Oktas Altostratus, Cirrostratus

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: -5.0c

Humidity 82.8%

Wind Direction E force 1

Barometer 1002.1mb falling.

 

Yesterday.

 

Turning clear and cold last night and in to the early hours with a moderate to severe frost. More cloud towards dawn. Rather cloudy at first this morning, turning mainly sunny after mid morning. The afternoon continued sunny, frost and snow persisting in shade.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and mainly clear night and a sunny start to this morning once the sun had cleared an area of Cs to the south and south east. The grass ( snow ) min of -9.5c was the lowest in November since 2010 when -10.0c was recorded.

At 0900

 Temp; -3.6c

24 hr max; 0.4c

24 hr min; -4.1c

Grass ( snow ) min; -9.5c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.0 mm

 Mean wind speed; 3 mph W/NW

1 okta Cs and Ci

 Vis; 40 miles

Mean depth of lying snow 10.1cm. 100% cover

[Robert1981]

This is on the A52 west of Grantham this morning at 10.00am 

Temperature was-3 

Sunny with clouds in the distance.

[The PIT]

A dry very cold morning with unbroken sunshine

Max temp so far 3.6C, now 3.5C, Barometer 998mb falling slowly, Wind F2 WNW, rainfall Nil

[The PIT]

A dry day with unbroken sunshine

Max temp 4.1C, now 1C, Barometer 995mb falling slowly, Wind F2 SSW, Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

Dry and mainly sunny until early afternoon, then increasing cloud bringing a few flakes of snow by early evening.

At 1800

 Temp; -0.6c

Max today; 0.9c

Min last night; -4.1c

Grass ( snow ) min; -9.5c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; Trace

 Sunshine today; 4.4 hrs

Mean wind speed; 14 mph W

Highest gust today; 23mph W at 1653

6 oktas Cu, Ci and Ac

 Vis; 40 miles

Mean depth of lying snow; 10.1cm. 100% cover

Slight snow shower

[hillbilly]

A hard frost to start leaving a sunny cold day ,becoming cloudy later with some light snow,max 2 deg,min -6 deg 

2 inch of lying snowcover.

Edited November 21, 2024 by hillbilly

[The PIT]

Dry less cold with clear spells after isolated wintry showers overnight

Temp 1.5C low 1.2C, Barometer 1000mb rising rapidly, Winds F3 W, Rainfall 1.2mm Melted snow Davis

[johnholmes]

Dry and clear at dawn, patchy shallow Cu now; a ground frost and much less cold than 24 hours ago, the low was +0.8C

[Polar Continental]

Friday 22nd November 2024

 

Clear spells with an increasing NW wind at first last night. Cloudy before midnight with showers of rain and sleet, further wintry showers through the early hours and a fresh NW wind. Mainly cloudy this morning, slow thaw, showers in the vicinity. 

 

24-hour maximum 2.9c

24-hour minimum -5.0c

Night low 0.6c

Minimum temperature on grass / snow -3.0c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 19.1 mph NNW

Rainfall total = 2.8mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

Snow cover 55% 3cm

7 Oktas Cumulus congestus.

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: 2.3c

Humidity 94.6%

Wind Direction NW force 3

Barometer 1004.6mb rising.

 

Yesterday.

 

Clear and very cold overnight, severe frost. Partly cloudy and very cold this morning. Turning mainly sunny, frost and snow persisting in shade, slow thaw in sunshine.

[The PIT]

Dry morning sunny spells rather cold

Temp 5.1C, Barometer 1004mb rising rapidly, Wind F2 WNW, Rainfall 1.2mm

[Robert1981]

This is at woodhead pass A628 at 2.00pm 

Temperature is 0 degrees 

Heavy wintry showers around 

Breezy too.

[Terminal Moraine]

Heavy snow showers during the early hours gave a fresh fall of 9cm. The cloud cleared before dawn and it was a sunny start to the morning before a bank of Cs and As to the south and south west obscured the sun. A light snow flurry at 1230 but apart from that the day has been dry with sunny intervals.

At 0900

 Temp; 0.4c

24 hr max; 0.9c

24 hr min; -3.6c

Overnight min; -0.6c

Grass ( snow ) min; -5.5c ( thermometer buried for most of the night )

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 8.6 mm

 Mean wind speed; 10 mph W

2 oktas Ci, Cs and distant Cb on the eastern horizon

 Vis; 4 miles

Mean depth of lying snow; 19cm. 100% cover

[The PIT]

A dry day with sunny spells. Wintry showers over the moors in the afternnon

Max temp 5.7C, now 2.2C, Barometer 1008mb rising slowly, Wind F2 S, Rainfall 1.2mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry afternoon with a few sunny intervals and a slow thaw of lying snow.

At 1800

 Temp; 0.9c

Max today; 1.6c

Min last night; -0.6c

Grass ( snow ) min; -5.5c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; Trace

Sunshine today; 1.9 hrs

Mean wind speed; 9 mph SW

Highest gust today; 33 mph W at 1250

7 oktas Sc and Cu

 Vis; 45 miles

Mean depth of lying snow; 17.1cm. 100% cover

[hillbilly]

Some overnight snow showers leaving a frosty start and lots of black ice,sunny spells,max  2 deg,min -2 deg

[The PIT]

Cold with light snow and sleet

Temp 0.7C, low 0.4C, Barometer 1000mb falling, Wind F2 SE, Rainfall 0.2mm

[johnholmes]

Raining with T=2.0C and rising, lowest was before midnight with -0.7C; since midnight it was +0.8C, small patches snow still on back garden

[The PIT]

Just turned to rain temps up to 1.1C

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 23rd November 2024

 

Mainly clear and cold with widespread frost for the first half of the night. The early hours turning cloudy with light to moderate rain. Overcast with light rain and drizzle and windy this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 6.3c

24-hour minimum -0.7c

Minimum temperature on grass -3.2c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 24.4 mph NW

Rainfall total = 4.8mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

Snow cover patchy remnants

8 Oktas Stratus, Nimbostratus.

Visibility 4 miles

Temperature: 6.3c

Humidity 93.9%

Wind Direction S force 5

Barometer 995.5mb falling.

 

Yesterday.

 

Clear spells with an increasing NW wind at first last night. Cloudy before midnight with showers of rain and sleet, further wintry showers through the early hours and a fresh NW wind. Mainly cloudy this morning, slow thaw, showers in the vicinity. A few sunny spells developing, also the odd brief light shower, continuing thaw of remaining lying snow.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry start to last night with broken cloud but thickening cloud from late evening brought a spell of moderate-heavy snow during the early hours with a fresh fall of 5cm. The snow turned to sleet by 0630 and moderate-heavy rain by 0645. Foggy and wet so far this morning.

At 0900

Temp; 3.5c

24 hr max; 3.5c

24 hr min; -0.6c

Grass ( snow ) min; -5.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 16.6 mm

Mean wind speed; 23 mph S/SE

8 oktas Ns

 Vis; 200 yds

Continuous moderate rain

Mean depth of lying snow; 17.6cm. 100% cover.

[The PIT]

A wet morning with light to moderate rain at times after early snow. Turning milder and becoming breezy

Temp 8.9C, Barometer988mb falling raoidly, Wind F4 SSE, Rainfall 18.6mm including melter previous snow.

[The PIT]

A horrible dark wet day. Not really stormy just miserable

Max temp so far 12.1C, Barometer 987mb falling slowly, Wind F4 SSW, Rainfall 23.4mm

Edited November 23, 2024 by The PIT

[Terminal Moraine]

An overcast day with continuous moderate rain during the morning and early afternoon, then light rain and moderate-heavy drizzle from mid afternoon onward. A rapid thaw of lying snow during the afternoon.

At 1800

 Temp; 11.7c

Max today; 11.7c

Min last night; -0.6c

Grass ( snow ) min; -5.4c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 14.3 mm

 Mean wind speed; 21 mph S

Highest gust today; 51mph S at 1229

8 oktas St

 Vis; 300 yds

Continuous moderate drizzle

Patches of lying snow, around 30% cover