Today's Weather And General Chat

[sunny scunny]

Clear and cold with a current temp of -4c

[johnholmes]

Beautiful but pretty cold morning-not a cloud in sight-the lightest of a breeze now and then and the temp is -3.7C having been down to -5.8C. That is the lowest since goodness knows when. ironic really the supposed start of meteorological spring and we get the lowest temperature of the past 12 months or more-in fact since 17 February 2008(-6.6C).

[Guest]

One of the warmest mornings for a while, 4C and cloudy. Still got snow cover although it is not 100% complete; more like 90% and melting fast now. 12th consecutive Met-O snow day.

[Osbourne One-Nil]

I let my fire go out last night for the first time since November 19th. That was a mistake; got down to -4.9C and is currently -2.7C with crystal clear skies.

The 70th air frost since the autumn.

[frostyjoe]

wall to wall hazy sunshine 0c currently min of -2.5c... shall see how tonight goes... its bound to sky rocket!

[The PIT]

Very cold start rain bottle frozen again so from never seeing it happen I've now seem twice this year.

yesterdays temps much lower than predicted. So the 24 hour period averaged -0.4C which is very impressive.

Overnight low -5.6C coldest since 22nd December 2009

The grass min was -10.6C the coldest since 3rd Mar 2006

Brilliant sunshine shame I'm a carer as I would have been up on the moors catching the sunrise with the frost.

I wonder if we'll make 100 days without double figures?

[Terminal Moraine]

A cold and almost cloudless start to the day, just 1 okta cirrus in the south east. Temp' is -1.1c after a min' of -4.3c and -5.5c in the garden; the grass min' was -9.5c which is the lowest since Jan' 4th.

Mean wind speed is 3 mph E.

[Polar Continental]

A penetrating moderate to severe frost here this morning, low 4.2c, with 8.5c on the grass and with a continuing light to moderate NE wind, gusting at times to 17 and 20mph. At observation, feeling very cold, despite bright sunshine, still very frosty.

Sky: 0 Oktas, Clear.

Temperature: -1.5°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 ENE.

Humidity: 82%

Barometer: 1036mb rising.

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

Maximum temperature: 6.5°C

Minimum temperature: -4.2°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -8.5°C

Rainfall total: trace mm

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Yesterday:

A cloudy start to the day with ground frost, 24 hour low, -1.3c, night low 0.9c, grass minimum 3.4c. At observation, calm and overcast with slight drizzle. The morning continued overcast with further slight drizzle. The afternoon became brighter with sunny spells developing. Rather cold, top temperature 6.5c. Maximum wind gust, 20mph ENE. The evening quickly became frosty under a clear sky.

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March 2010 so far:

Mean temperature: 2.6 c (-3.7c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 9.1c on the 1st

Minimum temperature: -4.3c on the 5th

Grass Minimum: -8.5c on the 7th

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.

[robnor1]

-4.1C lowest here in N Swindon that makes 6/7 mornings with ground frost this week.

[M'Lady]

Another clear, bright, frosty start, overnight low -2.0ºc

Currently sunshine and blue skies and 3.1ºc

Humidity 75%

Pressure 1034.9hPa

Average wind speed 0.7mph

Rainfall last 24 hours 0.0mm

[sunny scunny]

Unbroken sunshine so far with a light breeze.

Current temp is 1c after a low of -4c during the night.

[The PIT]

Rainfall bottle thawed out and 0.7mm of rain/sleet yesterday. Now -0.4C

[SteveB]

Very cold start to the day, but wall to wall Sunshine.

Temp 0.9c

Humidity 80%

Dewpoint -2.1c

[Spurry]

Very cold night just gone , temp dropped to -6.3c, it's now beautifully sunny and getting 'warmer' temp currently at +1.6c...hopefully won't belong before i can dust the BBQ off

[Kent Snow]

3.4C, blue sunny skies, wind from the NE, 1034mb.

[stormforce 10]

dazzling sunny skies.

outside temp 7.2c

outside humidity 66%

overnight min -1.8c

pressure 1026.6hpa rising

rainfall 0.0mm

wind direction west/calm

[johnholmes]

yes, what another absolutely stunning day it is here.

Not a cloud in the sky-very little breeze in my back garden but very interesting bit of meteorology.

NW Extra shows the 850mb temperature overhead at 06z was between -5 and -6C, the dewpoint at that time was -7.5C. That is the 3rd joint lowest dewpoint since the cold weather began in mid December, only -8.7C on 12 December and -8.4C 8 January being lower with -7.5C also on 7 January.

By 1230 the dewpoint here was -4.7C the second lowest in that time scale with only 8 January with -5.9C.

I sat out with a coffee, with a fleece on, warm enough on my face but feeling distinctly chill around my legs. Walking round the garden was even more dramatic, literally 2 feet apart from sun to shade and the soil surface went from frozen-white patches to clear and softish.

Had this been mid December to mid January I suspect that parts of eastern England might have had a sub zero C day especially if it had been a snow covered surface. Ifs I know but the heat of the sun now compared to mid winter is really a huge factor in the chance of any prolonged cold-its rare that this can happen at this time of the year no matter how cold the air source is simply due to the sun's position and how much heat it throws out.

[Guest North Sea Snow Convection]

Glorious early Spring weather. Dry and very cold easterly breeze and bright sunshine and temps just at 3c

Long may that low pressure keep away!

[Zenarcher]

Castlebay Isle Of Barra

Outdoor temp 8c

Outdoor humidity 80%

Pressure 1031mb

Wind direction South

Wind speed 16mph

Cloud Height 1274ft

Wet Bulb 6c

Total rainfall This Month 0.0mm

Dew Point 4c

Wind Chill 5c

Weather Cloudy dry dull

[Paul]

Very nice out there today - cloudless skies, not too chilly

This satellite image says it all:

[johnholmes]

for Paul

why it will not copy and enlarge for me-sometimes the link has the chart sometimes it says click on to show-that is when it will not do it?

almost always, initially, the chart, as per your sat view, shows, then goes to the supposed link which will not work?

see prt scn below

[SteveB]

Beautiful sunny day, went for a walk today along the seafront and it was cold. Wish I had worn a hat, the wind cut right through you

Temp 8.6c

Humidity 59%

Dewpoint 0.9c

[Liam J]

im quite surprised on a march day with wall to wall sun it feels so cold with a max of 3.2c which is very cold for the time of year, today, currently 2.7c

DP -3c

[Kent Snow]

2.4C, clear blue sunny skies, wind from the NE, 1031mb.

[Storm Animal]

Glorious sunshine here all day, although it was -6oC when I woke up at 7am!