Today's Weather

[sunny scunny]

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[SteveB]

Dry clear chilly start,

Temp 3.4c

Humidity 78%

Dewpoint 0.0c

[sunny scunny]

Sunny and cold with a current temp of 2c.

[MAF]

Clear Sunny Sky

Temp (°C°F) 3°C 37°F

Wind (mphkm/h) Northerly 3mph 5km/h

Humidity: 84%

Pressure: 1014mb, rising

Visibility: Very good

Glorious sunny start in London. a heavy frost overnight in SE London.

[SP1986]

Sunny at the moment, 5.8C low of 5.0C

[magicpatch]

Same as the rest of the week so far, sunny and cool start, currently 5.8c, cloud and showers expected as the day progresses.

[Guest]

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Thanks sufc:

5C and cloudy with a few spots of rain.

[Osbourne One-Nil]

The coldest May night I've recorded, with a low of -3.3C at around 4.55am.

Now 4.9C and sunny with high level cloud.

[Coast]

8.1 DgC

1015.9 mb steady

Wind 11.0 mph gusting 12.5 mph max NE

DP 2.9 DgC

Humidity 70%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 2120 ft

Cold with clear skies, down to 0.8 DgC overnight which locally is very cold for this time of year. BBC's Louise Lear stating it was the coldest May night for 10 years generally this morning.

[Kent Snow]

8.2C, scattered cumulus, bright, wind from the N, 1014mb.

[Bottesford]

Cold, miserable and damp (a phrase said with alarming frequency recently - anyone would think it were a grim month like November!). Been raining on & off all night, min 7.3c now 7.8c raining moderately.

[Terminal Moraine]

A morning like early March with a temp' of 1.6c and a moderate shower falling which alternates between sleet, wet snow, small hail and soft hail.

The mean wind speed is 14 mph N

Vis', 3 km

The 24 hr min' is also 1.6c and a grass min' of -1.1c.

Rainfall in 24 hrs to 0800 g.m.t, 1.4 mm

[Stargazer]

A cold start (minimum 0.6 in the garden, -1.0 at Reading university, looks like Benson reached -2) - according to the BBC South weather presenter some locations have recorded their coldest May night for 15 years. Dry and sunny so far with the temperature rising fast.

[Polar Continental]

A cold start (minimum 0.6 in the garden, -1.0 at Reading university, looks like Benson reached -2) - according to the BBC South weather presenter some locations have recorded their coldest May night for 15 years. Dry and sunny so far with the temperature rising fast.

Yes some record breaking minimum temperatures recorded overnight,according to BBC weather, -4.2c at Topcliffe in Yorkshire, the coldest May night for 15 years i think she said. -3.3c at Santon Downham, eastern Enland, and -3.1c at Shap Northwest England.

-6.6c was recorded somewhere up north, possibly Scotland! but I missed the location.

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Enough breaks in the cloud overnight to allow for a ground frost. The temperature fell to 2.3c, with –0.6c on the grass. Overcast with light showery rain to start this morning.

Sky:7 Oktas, Cumulus congestus.

Temperature: 7.4°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 NE.

Humidity: 80%

Barometer: 1017mb rising slowly.

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

Maximum temperature: 13.0°C

Minimum temperature: 2.3°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -0.6°C

Rainfall total: 0.3 mm

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Yesterday:

Cloud and outbreaks of light rain overnight kept away an air frost. Though the cloud cleared sufficiently through the early hours and allowed the temperature to dip low enough for a touch of ground frost. Low 2.8c and –0.3c on the grass.

Bright with sunny spells up to observation.

The day saw further sunny spells, though with showers in the vicinity, some of hail. It was quite pleasant during the afternoon in the sunshine, and felt warmer than the maximum temperature of 13.0c, as the wind was mostly light, though when showers passed close by, there was a rapid fall in temperature. The early evening became overcast with a few spots of rain.

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May 2010 so far:

Mean temperature: 8.8c (-2.6c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 15.9c on the 1st

Minimum temperature: -0.5c on the 4th

Grass Minimum: -3.0c on the 4th

Rainfall = 4.9 mm

Wettest 24 hours: 0.9mm on the 3rd.

Maximum wind gust: 27.7mph NE on the 1st.

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2010 so far:

Maximum temperature: 20c on the 24th April.

Minimum temperature: –10.0 on the 7th January.

Grass Minimum: –12.6c on the 7th January

Rainfall: = 191.1mm

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

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

Edited May 12, 2010 by Polar Continental

[magicpatch]

Currently cloudy, 10.5c and some light rain.

[Stormyking]

Hi all

Current nice and sunny out there but some shower looking clouds to my North and North West and quite convective B)

It was a very chilly night last night with1 or 2 places on the IOW getting into the minuses :lol:

Current temperatures around the Island starting from Highest to Lowest:

1. Central Newport: 13.3c

2. Newport: 11.9c

3. Freshwater: 11.7c

4. Wroxall: 10.7c

5.Bleaktown: 10.0c

Minimum Temperatures starting from Lowest:

1. Wroxall: -1.5c

2. Newport: -0.1c

3. Freshwater: 0.0c

4. Bleaktown: 2.0c

I will post the Maxium Temperatures later as they are still rising.

[Optimus Prime]

An exceptionally cold night, dropped to -1.6c. Currently sunny and 11.7c.

[Stargazer]

An exceptionally cold night, dropped to -1.6c. Currently sunny and 11.7c.

-1.6 must be close to the long-term record for May in Reading. I guess you're further out from the town centre than I am, OP? My location is close to the town centre and gets some of the urban heat island effect.

In the meantime, here at work in Basingstoke our first shower of the day has just started and I think there's a hint of hail in it.

Edited May 12, 2010 by Stargazer

[Optimus Prime]

I'm in the outskirts Stargazer, it is usually much colder then right in the centre where all the cars and building heat is released overnight. I don't think there is an official station for Reading aside from the University. I can't find anything at all.

It also depends what sensor and where it's position. I have a grounded sensor that measures the air temperature at ground level and a sensor that measures the air temperature from around 15M. It was 2.1c when the 15M sensor was recording -1.6c at around 6ish.

In summer 2006 when the ground sensor is exposed to sunlight it recorded 46c...then the batteries started leaking acid haha.

[Zenarcher]

Castlebay Isle Of Barra

Outdoor temp 9.8c

Outdoor humidity 63%

Pressure 1017.4mb

Wind direction South East

Wind speed 7mph

Cloud Height 2507ft

Wet Bulb 7.2c

Total rainfall This Month 6.9mm

Dew Point 3.8c

Wind Chill 8.8c

Weather Clear dry sunny bright

[Andy Bown]

Sunny spells, showers all around, 11.8c, 51% humidity, calm. The min last night was 0.8c.

[philglossop]

Here in Heybrook Bay the temp today has rocketed to the dizzy heights of 9.8c. However compared to this time yesterday (7.2c) this is tropical.

Certainly one of the coldest spells in May here for a number of years. Sunny mind.

[Craigers]

Here in Heybrook Bay the temp today has rocketed to the dizzy heights of 9.8c. However compared to this time yesterday (7.2c) this is tropical.

Certainly one of the coldest spells in May here for a number of years. Sunny mind.

just had soft hail and wetsnow here in southyorkshire!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[reef]

Another very cold start with a min temp of 1.3C. After being clear at first it has partially clouded over again. Another cold day too, with a temperature of 9.3C - the max so far.

[RichardR]

10.4C in Buxton, after a low of 0.9C. Showers are staying away, and I hope they do as they will bugger up the temperature.