Wednesday 7th December Weather & General Chat

[Dorsetbred]

Mornin' All, currently:

Temp 9.4°C

DP 4.9°C

Rh 73%

Wind 2.9kts W

Rainfall 0.5mm

1005.2 mb RISING SLOWLY

Conditions: Raining

[The PIT]

A rare bit of squally weather overnight.

Temp 4.7C

Wind F4 15 mph

rainfall 2.4mm from midnight

Max Gust 53 mph.

[Liam J]

Been kept awake by the wind most of the night, it's picked up even more over the last hour. Westerly gales 40-45mph gusting 60mph+

Temp 5.7c

Pressure 993hpa and falling

Humidity 81%

Dew 1.7c

[SteveB]

Dry windy start,

Temp 8.7c

Humidity 79%

Dewpoint 5.2c

[Isolated Frost]

4c and very windy, some very heavy rain at times also.

[Turnedoutniceagain]

Windy, very windy

It's a "Feels like" ice-day today !!!!! LOL

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature 5.8 °C

Windchill 4 °C

Dew Point 1 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir 12.9 km/h / 3.6 m/s from West

Wind Gust 27.4 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 1003.9 hPa

Clouds Clear

Moisture

Humidity 70%

Rainfall 0 mm

Snow Depth 0 cm

[Coast]

8.4°C

1004.8 mb rising 1.0 b/hr

Wind 9.7 mph gusting 32.1 mph max W

DP 5.3°C

Humidity 81%

3.0mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1266ft

Dark with more rain clouds now moving in from the West

[Terminal Moraine]

Rain and a rise in temperature overnight has given a partial thaw of lying snow which is now down to about 30% cover; still about 90% cover above 400 mts.

Current temp' is 3.0c after an overnight min' of 1.3c and a 24 hr min' of 0.5c; the grass min' was 0.3c

24 hr max' is 4.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, 9.3 mm

Mean wind speed, 26 mph W, gusting to 43

7 oktas Cu and cb

Brief sunny intervals and frequent short showers of hail and sleet, occasionally wet snow in the heavier ones.

Vis', 12 km.

[Polar Continental]

Wednesday 07th December 2011:

It has been a stormy night here, with squally winds, moderate to heavy rain and small hail. Low overnight 2.6c with –0.1c on the grass, so a touch of ground frost detected. The morning to observation has been mostly clear and breezy, feeling cold in the fresh NW wind. Patches of small hail still on the ground from the showers early this morning.

Today's readings for the 24 hrs up to 09:00 GMT:

3 Oktas: Cumulus

Visibility, >10 miles.

Temperature: 4.3°C

Humidity: 84%

Dew point 1.8°C

Wind Direction: Force 4-5 NW

Barometer: 1003mb rising.

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 6.7°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 2.6°C

24-hour maximum = 6.7°C

24-hour minimum: 1.5°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -0.1°C

Rainfall total: 8.8 mm

Yesterday:

Breezy, variable cloud and one or two short sleet showers overnight, low -0.3c with –3.4c on the grass. Very icy again this morning after the showers, sheet ice on paths and untreated roads. At observation, partly cloudy with showers in the vicinity, very icy underfoot. There were a few brighter spells through the morning, though cloud steadily increased so by afternoon it was mostly overcast. There was a short spell of light rain at the end of the afternoon and in to the early evening. Moderate to heavy rain set in close to midnight.

December: 2011 so far:

Mean temperature: 4.8c (+ 0.5c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 8.1 on the 1st.

Minimum temperature: -1.3c on the 2nd

Grass Minimum: -4.0c on the 2nd

Rainfall = 11.7mm

Wettest 24 hours = 8.8mm on the 6th

Maximum wind gust: 31 mph NNE on the 7th.

2011 so far:

Maximum temperature: 29.1 on the 27th June.

Minimum temperature: -7.0c on the 31st Jan

Grass Minimum: -10.4c on the 31st Jan

Rainfall = 433.9 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 22.5mm on the 24th Aug

Maximum wind gust: 56.8mph, SSE 7th Feb

[Methuselah]

Dry and sunny, 6C...

[Stargazer]

Dry, breezy and partly cloudy. Currently 6.6 deg C after an overnight low of 4.6.

Yesterday: dry with sunny periods in the morning after a frosty start, light showers from late afternoon. Maximum 7.3, minimum 1.4. Wind moderate W.

[Kent Snow]

8.1C, few cumulus, sunny, wind from the W, 1005hPa.

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Woke up to driving sleet and a 46mph gust. Now dried up a bit, but the temperature's dropped back down to 2.3º and still a covering of snow.

[Nbrasso]

Dry, very windy 6C B)

[Rollo]

Currently cold dry and windy (asit has been all day) temperature 3.1c.

[Andy Bown]

A really feel good, blow away the cobwebs day to be out working!

After a wild night with heavy showers/gales, the day began with a few light showers but quickly became clear and sunny with a continuing very gusty WNW wind. Some Cirrus and scattered Cumulus this afternoon but all in all a lovely day.

Maximum of 8.1c, currently 6.1c with the 67% humidity the lowest for weeks!

[Love Snow]

Just had a blizzard downpour in Morley near Leeds icy rain covered the cars with strong gusts of wind to go with it! Just in time for rush hour

[Mark Neal.]

Headington,Oxfordshire- Current Weather

Temp 6.7c

Wind-20mph W

Gusts- 34mph

Rainfall in Last 24hrs- 3.2mm

Absolutely freezing today, thanks to a cold wind, first time i have felt that cold since last winter!

[Coast]

Lovely sunset over Sussex now:

Red sky at night, Shepherds delight? :ph34r:

[Snowangel-MK]

Red sky at night, Shepherds delight? :ph34r:

only until they all get blown away tomorrow.....

...the Shepherd won't be so happy then

[SteveB]

Pressure 1012.6hPa

Temp 7.6c

Max Temp 9.5c

Min Temp 7.3c

Humidity 73%

Dewpoint 3.0c

Rainfall 2.5mm

Monthly Rainfall 8.8mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A chilly and windy day with frequent and sometimes heavy squally showers of hail, sleet and wet snow. The showers became lighter and much less frequent after 1500.

At 1800;

Temp', 3.2c

Max' today, 3.8c

Min' last night, 1.3c ( 24 hr min' was 0.5c )

Grass min', 0.3

Rainfall from 0900-1800, 5.0 mm

Sunshine today, 0.55 hrs

Mean wind speed, 31 mph W

Highest gust today, 61 mph W at 1430

4 oktas Cu and Cb

Light shower of hail and sleet falling

Vis', 20 km.

Ground 10% snow covered.

[TonyH]

Mostly cloudy and mild with light showers last night.

Sunny spells today, fresh WNW wind.

Min: 5.3c @ 0630

Max: 8.2c @ 0300 (secondary peak of 7.6c this afternoon)

Rain yesterday: 7.3mm

Rain today: Trace

Currently: Clear intervals.

Temp: 5.8c

RH: 79%

Pressure: 1017mbar, steady.

Edited December 7, 2011 by TonyH

[NorthYorksWeather]

0.8C here and clear skies. Grass frost already