Monday 02nd May 2005

[paul tall]

Sunny intervals and a max of 20.2ºC so far today. A cool breeze is taking the edge off the warmth though.

Still, first 20ºC+ day of the year after hitting 18.2ºC yesterday.

[Thundery wintry showers]

Dry and sunny all morning in Lancaster- but a tell-tale overhang of high cloud has been pushing up from the south and south-west... maybe some fireworks shortly?

[Weather-history]

Heavy rain in west Manchester but no thunder

[Thundery wintry showers]

Starting to rain- large Cb cells to the southwest now.

[Rollo]

Lovely day here,there is some fair weather cumulus and some high level cirrus to the west but plenty of warm sunshine,temperature 20.3c with a moderate to fresh west wind,barometer 1006mb and steady.

[rob-lancs]

Hopefully this band will be more active on the western side than it is on the side thats passed over here, its dribbled down and provided a few gusts, still looks very dark though.

[Methuselah]

Dry and bright now, 17.8C...

[No Balls Like Snow Balls]

Brize Norton, 1600 hrs

16c, showers

a very disappointing day for storm activity today, only 1 whower which lasted two minutes

[Stormdelta 11]

This morning around 11am the sky was adding colour and huge Cb clouds were passing overhead. the this afternoon it happened again, but this time we had a wild gust fron, but sadly no thunder or lightning, but rain.

Temps 16.4C

Humidity 62%

Pressure 1002mb

Dew point 9.4C

Windchill 12.0

Wind Dir SSE 2mph

[Hebridean]

Isle of Lewis

Wind SW 15 mph

Overcast

Light Rain

Usual Clag

[snow raven]

Lovely sunny almost summers evening. Clear blue sky - not a cloud in sight. Currently 19 degrees

Edited May 2, 2005 by snow raven

[SteveB]

Dry and sunny

Temp 15.9c

Pressure 1009

Wind direction SSE

Wind speed 17mph

Humidity 68%

[Andy Bown]

A crystal clear and fresh evening

Temp 14c.

[No Balls Like Snow Balls]

Brize Norton, 2100 hrs

14c, nearly cloudless

[Candice]

Maximum today of 20C - a little down on the last 2 days. SW wind. One little black cloud came over about 5.00pm - temp dropped about 4 degrees in 30 seconds. Wind gusted for about the same amount of time. Two spots of rain - then the sun came back out and that was that! Oh yes - and one rumble of thunder 10 minutes later. Now a clear, fresh chilly evening.

[Kent Snow]

15.1C, clear, wind light.

[Paul R]

Some stratus around but otherwise clear and fresh. Around 12-13ºc.

[snow raven]

Quite a humid night so far. Partly cloudy skies (although in the main clear) currently 17 degrees

[SteveB]

Dry and clear

Temp 14.2c

[Thundery wintry showers]

I didn't hear any thunder today (although it would appear that a storm passed just to my east at 8Pm)

However, there were certainly some torrential storms. I thought the one from the main band at 3pm was a big one, but at 7pm and 9pm, the rain ranked among the most torrential storms I have ever seen. Quite remarkable given that it is only the 2nd May.

Currently patchy cloud.

[J10]

Some very heavy rain here, certainly warranted the flash warning. Dry and muggy now.

[reef]

Overall much more pleasant than yesterday with sunshine throughout the day until late-afternoon when the clouds started to bubble up bringing a few heavy showers. The temperatures were a tad higher as well, reaching a maximum of 22.3°C - the highest since September 5th 2004 and a minimum of 10.1°C - the 4th highest of 2005. Thankfully today also had a much lower humidity than yesterday, along with a lighter breeze meaning it felt warmer but much less sticky. The last 2 days have also bloated the May 2005 temperature average to 4.5°C over the 1971-2000 average. Although its only 2 days in, usually with such a warm start, an above average month is certain.

Current Temp: 13.0°C

Max Temp: 22.3°C (at 13:58)

Min Temp: 10.1°C (at 05:43)

Humidity: 81%

Pressure: 1009.5hPa (Steady)

Dewpoint: 9.7°C

Wind: SSE (3mph)

My May average currently stands at 15.8°C (+4.5°C Above the 1971-2000 average).

Edited May 2, 2005 by reef