Today's Weather And General Chat

[dodge]

-6c overnight, now the glorious suns just risen, and set a picture perfect winter's morning - nothing bleak mid winter about today. Tonight could be fun though.

[Evening thunder]

Very cold here this morning with a low of -5.9°C. A station a few miles away got -7.3°C! and were often colder than them, but we had a slight breeze pick up for a few hours interrupting the temperature drop.

Temp: -5.6°C

Dew: -6.4°C

Wind: 0-3mph

Pressure: 1016.2mb

[Nick F]

Low of -3.8 °C at 0700, currently -3.0 °C. Ground still covered in 6 or so inches of snow from yesterday.

I see Topcliffe in North Yorkshire got down to -13.3 °C

[Methuselah]

Partly cloudy and getting quite windy, 2C...

[SP1986]

Low of -3.8 °C at 0700, currently -3.0 °C. Ground still covered in 6 or so inches of snow from yesterday.

I see Topcliffe in North Yorkshire got down to -13.3 °C

That type of temperature is incomprehensable to me, amazing!

[Polar Continental]

Severe frost here this morning, low –8.3c and –10.0 on the grass. The coldest night locally for 8 years.

Sky:2 Oktas, Cirrus.

Temperature: -8.0°C

Wind Direction: Force 0 calm.

Humidity: 83%

Barometer: 1015mb falling.

Today's readings for the 24 hrs up to 0900 GMT:

Maximum temperature: 0.0°C

Minimum temperature: -8.3°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -10.0°C

Rainfall total: trace mm

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Yesterday:

Very cold overnight with a penetrating moderate frost and a continuing force 4 north-to-north east wind. Low –2.0c. Grass minimum –5.6c. At observation clear and very cold with a force 4 NE wind, moderate frost. Bright cut very cold conditions continued with persistent frost. Maximum temperature 0.0c.

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December 2009 so far:

Mean temperature: 4.0c (-0.3c of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 11.9c on the 5th

Minimum temperature: -8.3c on the 19th

Grass Minimum: -10.0c on the 19th

Rainfall = 49.8mm

Wettest 24 hours: on the 5th, 19.3mm

Maximum wind gust: 40mph ESE on the 7th.

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2009 so far:

Maximum temperature: 30.4c on the 1st July.

Minimum temperature: –8.3 on the 10th December

Grass Minimum: –10.0c on the 19th December

Rainfall: = 725.7mm

Wettest 24 hours: 23.3mm on the 7th June.

Maximum wind gust: 46mph 23rd March.

[PompeyFC]

morning all, quick question is the south coast going to see rain tonight or snow. BBC reckon rain but I have looked at the 850's, dew points and temps on GFS and they are all correct conditions for snow with -6 850's throughout the precip at around midnight - 3am ?

regards

B

[shawng]

Dont know if this has been posted , bu thought people might wan to view the traffic cams in scotland and watch the band of snow move south. appologies if its been posed before , admin feel free to delete if necessary. http://www.trafficscotland.org/lev/

Edited December 19, 2009 by shawng

[conor123]

-6.3c the low overnight with the first proper severe frost of the year but there's barely a cloud in the sky at the moment.

[Wynn D Woo]

Glorious sunny and frosty morning with an overnight low of -7.9

Currently -4.9 °C

Humidity 88%

Pressure 1016mb

I cant believe the BBC say its just rain tonight :lol:

[Terminal Moraine]

A clear and breezy night with a min' of -4.3c and a grass min' of -7.1c.

Currently sunny with a temp' of -2.4c.

Mean wind speed, 9 mph W.

[Verglas]

Dull morning, light rain on last night's mere dusting of snow.

Conditions at local time 10:29 on 19 December 2009

Temperature and Humidity

Temperature 3.8 °C Dew Point 2.2 °C

Windchill 3.8 °C Humidity 89%

Heat Index 3.8 °C

Rainfall

Rainfall Today 4.8 mm Rainfall Rate 0.0 mm/hr

Rainfall This Month 135.0 mm Rainfall This Year 385.5 mm

Rainfall Last Hour 0.3 mm

Wind

Wind Speed (gust) 2.5 mph Wind Speed (avg) 1.9 mph

Wind Bearing 313° NW Beaufort F1 Light Air

Pressure

Barometer 1011.4 hPa Falling -0.9 hPa/hr

[Hiya]

Interesting to see only 1 station on mainland England on the Met Office's observations list didn't record a negative temperature at 9am.

[sunny scunny]

Hazy sunshine with the temp still down at -2c

[Bolton67]

clear and sunny temp -4

[M'Lady]

Clear, cold and frosty start this morning. Now clouding over.

Overnight low -4.5c

Current temperature 1.3c

Wind chill 1.3c

Dew point 0.9c

Humidity 97%

Pressure 1011.2hPa

Average wind speed 0.0mph

Maximum gust speed 0.7mph

[Zenarcher]

Castlebay Isle Of Barra

Outdoor temp 4c

Outdoor humidity 80%

Pressure 1008mb

Wind direction North West

Wind speed 25mph

Gust 35mph

Cloud Height 1280ft

Wet Bulb 2c

Total rainfall This Month 50mm

Dew Point 0c

Wind Chill -2c

Weather Cloudy showers dull

[MAF]

Sunny

Temp (°C°F) 0°C 32°F

Wind (mphkm/h) North Westerly7mph 11km/h

Humidity: 87%

Pressure: 1014mB, falling

Visibility: Good

[charlton north-downs]

Temps are falling in the South East. Rural Kent down to -9c from -6c Dry arctic or continental air

Lovely

[Methuselah]

Cold with light snow and a fresh NNW wind, 1C...

[reef]

Not currently at home so dont know the exact temperature at the moment, however here at work right next to the Humber it is still just -1.6C. This despite being mostly clear and sunny. If the temperature can remain below -1.2C it'll be the coldest day for 14 years.

[Zenarcher]

Castlebay Isle Of Barra

Outdoor temp 1c

Outdoor humidity 78%

Pressure 1008mb

Wind direction North East

Wind speed 30mph

Gust 45mph

Cloud Height 1324ft

Wet Bulb -1c

Total rainfall This Month 50mm

Dew Point -3c

Wind Chill -4c

Weather Partly cloudy snow showers sunny spells bright or dull

[Methuselah]

Dry and clear, -2C...

[Stargazer]

Sunny all day after a sharp frost, although not quite as cold as some other reports. Currently clear, 0.2 deg C, wind light N. Today's maximum 1.0, last night's minimum -3.5.

[MAF]

Clear Sky

Temp(°C°F) 0°C 32°F

Wind (mphkm/h) South Westerly6mph 10km/h

Humidity: 77%

Pressure: 1009mB, falling

Visibility: Very good