Todays Weather And General Chat

[MAF]

Post your reports and general chat here please

[SteveB]

Dry cold clear start.

Temp -1.0c

Humidity 81%

Dewpoint -3.8c

[frostyjoe]

-3.5c because of cloud not very cold dissapointed min considering yesterdays cloud.... max yesterday was 7.8c! ahhhhhh and met expect temp to get to 8c considering fog and cloud??????? were are they getting this from?

[johnholmes]

Not a cloud in the sky nor any wind-frost with temp on -1.3C from a low of -2.5C at 0320.

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Currently -4.7C after a low of -5.4C about an hour ago. The 400th air frost since Christmas.

[magicpatch]

Lovely blue skies around again but a cold start, currently -1.5c after a low of -1.9c

Looks like the cloud will build throughout the afternoon.

[sunny scunny]

Unbroken sunshine with light winds,and a current temp of -1c.

[jmackenz]

Big change, very overcast, light rain showers, 4.2°C. Feels like: 2.2°C.

Humidity: 89% . Dewpoint: 2.5°C.

Wind (10 min. avg. high): NNW at 8.0mph. Today's rain: 0.5mm.

Rain Rate: 0.0mm/hr. Solar Radiation: 40W/m².

Barometer: 1022.5 mb and Steady

[Coast]

-0.1 DgC

1027.5 mb rising 0.1 mb/hr

Wind 0.0 mph gusting 7.0 mph max N

DP -2.2 DgC

Humidity 86%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 849 ft

Lovely thick frost and clear skies this morning

[Backtrack]

-3.5c because of cloud not very cold dissapointed min considering yesterdays cloud.... max yesterday was 7.8c! ahhhhhh and met expect temp to get to 8c considering fog and cloud??????? were are they getting this from?

Frosty, how can -3.5c be a disappointing minimum? Much of the UK didn't get below -2c. -3.5c under cloud cover is pretty impressive.

0.9c with some fog banks here.

[robnor1]

Dry, clear and now sunny in N. Swindon.

Min -3.1c (lowest in Feb only -2C)

[Polar Continental]

Currently -4.7C after a low of -5.4C about an hour ago. The 400th air frost since Christmas.

Lol, well not quite that many air frosts here, but still going to be well up on recent years, 36 air frosts here so far, including this morning, will soon overtake 2005, (37) 2006, (36) 2007, (36) and it’s only March. With 5 months of possible frosts to go, I think the record of 69 in 2003 could well be beaten.

edit: correction, the local record number of air frosts is 78 in 1996. Records go back to 1991.Still beatable.

Edited March 5, 2010 by Polar Continental

[Zenarcher]

Castlebay Isle Of Barra

Outdoor temp 6c

Outdoor humidity 82%

Pressure 1031mb

Wind direction North West

Wind speed 12mph

Cloud Height 1299ft

Wet Bulb 4c

Total rainfall This Month 0.0mm

Dew Point 2c

Wind Chill 4c

Weather Partly cloudy sunny dry bright

[Polar Continental]

A moderate to severe frost here this morning, with mist and shallow freezing fog over the near by fields. The coldest night since 10th of January. Low overnight –4.3c, with –7.7c on the grass. At observation, still very frosty, though bright with sunshine.

Sky: 1 Oktas, Cirrus / contrail.

Temperature: -1.3°C

Wind Direction: Force 1 NE.

Humidity: 86%

Barometer: 1031mb steady.

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

Maximum temperature: 7.2°C

Minimum temperature: -4.3°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -7.7°C

Rainfall total: trace mm

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Yesterday:

Another frosty start and a good deal of high cloud. Low –1.5c, with –4.9c on the grass. At observation, cold and frosty with hazy sunshine. The high cloud cleared to allow bright sunny spells by the end of the morning and through the afternoon. Feeling pleasant out of the northeast wind, maximum temperature 7.2c. Maximum wind gust 18mph. The temperature quickly dropped below freezing soon after dark, with a moderate frost setting in.

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March 2010 so far:

Mean temperature: 2.8 c (-3.5c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 9.1c on the 1st

Minimum temperature: -4.3c on the 5th

Grass Minimum: -7.7c on the 5th

Rainfall = 0.0 mm

Wettest 24 hours: 0.0mm on the

Maximum wind gust: 25mph NE on the 3rd.

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2010 so far:

Maximum temperature: 9.1c on the 1st March.

Minimum temperature: –10.0 on the 7th January.

Grass Minimum: –12.6c on the 7th January

Rainfall: = 112.9mm

Wettest 24 hours: 19.7mm on the 22nd of January.

Maximum wind gust: 38mph, S 16th January.

[Terminal Moraine]

A clear and frosty, though rather breezy, night and a clear and sunny start to the day.

Temp' is 1.1c after a min' of -1.7c and a grass min' of -5.0c.

Rainfall in 24 hrs to 0900, nil

Mean wind speed, 14 mph NW

Max' gust overnight, 22 mph NW at 0211

1 okta cist on the northern horizon.

Vis', 5 km.

[M'Lady]

Clear frosty start again today and an overnight low of 2.2ºc. Currently sunshine and blue skies and 7.7ºc

Humidity 87%

Pressure 1031.0hPa

Average windspeed 1.6mph

Maximum gust speed 4.5mph

Rainfall last 24 hours 0.0mm

[Stargazer]

Clear and sunny with the hard frost melting fast. The temperature at 7.30am was -3.2 deg C, the lowest we've had since January.

[Andy Bown]

Stunningly clear and sunny with the temperature rising at 5.6c after a hard frost, it was -4.1c before 08.00 which, as with Stargazer's post, was the lowest since January.

[magicpatch]

Still sunny here, not sure where the clouding over is coming from!

Pretty cool in the shady areas which haven't had much sun due to buildings blocking pathways etc.

Currently 5.6c

[Tom D]

A glorious day here today - sunny and bright, feeling fresh in the air. There was a hard frost this morning. Currently 7c.

[Bottesford]

A stunning sunny day with some cloud around. It now feels genuinely pleasant in the sunshine and we can finally get the windows open again in the office for the first time since October.

Everyone seems much more positive and happy too - finally spring is upon us (and yes I know it can still be cold and it no doubt will be tonight - but that's part of spring!).

Min of -1.4c this morning now risen sharply to 9.0c. You know spring is here when temps change 10c+ day to night!

[Kent Snow]

7.4C, clear blue sunny skies, wind from the W, 1028mb.

[Zenarcher]

Castlebay Isle Of Barra

Outdoor temp 8c

Outdoor humidity 82%

Pressure 1029mb

Wind direction North West

Wind speed 14mph

Cloud Height 1312ft

Wet Bulb 6c

Total rainfall This Month 0.0mm

Dew Point 4c

Wind Chill 6c

Weather Partly cloudy sunny spells dry bright

[reef]

Cold and clear to start with a min temp of -2.1C, the coldest in March since 2006. It then turned mostly cloudy and has remained that way for the rest of the day. Nevertheless, its actually the mildest day of the year so far with a maximum temperature of 8.2C.

Currently dull and cloudy with a temperature of 7.3C. 75% humidity.

[Stargazer]

Cold and frosty start - the coldest night since mid January - but the frost soon cleared to leave a pleasant day of near wall-to-wall sunshine. Currently clear, 6.4 deg C, wind light N. Today's maximum 9.7, last night's minimum -3.2.