Sunday 18th December 2011 Weather & General Chat

[SteveB]

Morning all,

Dry clear start,

Temp 3.0c

Humidity 87%

Dewpoint 1.0c

[Northernlights]

3 inches of fresh snow overnight and currently clear and -3c

[GulberwickWeather]

1-2cms of lying snow and some heavy showers this morning.

[johnholmes]

dry and mostly cloudy, 6/8 CuSc, no wind, still white frost on cars and roofs but temperature now is 2.0C(been up to 2.3C at 0720'ish), an air frost early with a low of -0.4C

[The PIT]

Mornin folks

First air frost of the winter tooks it's time though.

Temp 2.3C

wind wnw f2

rainfall 0.3mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A mainly clear and dry night but a few brief moderate-heavy snow showers reached the area by 0715 and gave given another 1cm of lying snow.

Current temp' is 0.6c after a min' of -1.7c and a grass min' of -5.9c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, 2.5 mm

Mean wind speed, 18 mph W

5 oktas Cb and Cu

Vis', 9 km

Heavy snow shower just ceased

Mean depth of lying snow 2cm; 100% cover.

[Evening thunder]

At last a decent air frost here.

Temp: -1.8C

Dew: -2.3C

Hum: 96%

Wind: 0mph

Pressure: 1019.6mb

Min: -2.6C at 08:49

In a way it's to think other places have been having snow while we've been struggling to get frost, (considering we're in a frost hollow) and are doing so again this morning. I did see very distant lying snow the other day.

[leicsnow]

Just woke up to 2cm of SNOW!! What a surprise!!!!!

Temp currently at 1c

[Snowyowl9]

An extra covering from a few snow showers,the snow line stops at around 240m,then it`s green green grass all the way down.

The 3rd air frost of the winter so far at -0.6c.

[Coast]

-0.4 °C

1015.3 mb steady

Wind 2.3 mph gusting 13.0 mph max NW

DP -1.9°C

Humidity 90%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 593 ft

Bright, very sunny and clear sttart, thcik white frost on cars

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 18th December 2011:

Clear with a widespread frost overnight, very icy underfoot. Cloud spread in to the area from the north west around 07:00 GMT producing a moderate to heavy spell of sleet which turned to wet snow giving a slight covering by 08:30GMT. At observation, moderate to heavy wet snow falling. < 0.5 cm lying.

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

7 Oktas: Nimbosstratus.

Visibility about < 0.5 mile.

Temperature: 0.4°C

Humidity: 92%

Dew point –0.7°C

Wind Direction: Force 2 NW

Barometer:1015mb steady.

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 2.7°C

Minimum temperature overnight: -2.9°C

24-hour maximum = 2.7°C

24-hour minimum: -2.9°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -6.4°C

Rainfall total: tr mm

Yesterday:

Clear spells developed overnight and the temperature fell to –2.0c so a widespread slight frost. Cloud increased and so did a north west wind around 05:00 GMT and the frost slowly began to lift. The day saw a few bright spells but there were also frequent rain, sleet and snow showers, feeling cold and raw, top temperature 2.7c.

December: 2011 so far:

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

Maximum temperature: 12.8 on the 8th.

Minimum temperature: -3.3c on the 10th

Grass Minimum: -6.4c on the 18th

Rainfall = 49.5mm

Wettest 24 hours = 10.7mm on the 17th

Maximum wind gust: 45.6 mph W on the 8th.

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 = 471.7 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 22.5mm on the 24th Aug

Maximum wind gust: 56.8mph, SSE 7th Feb

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature 1 °C

Windchill 1 °C

Dew Point 1 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir 4 km/h from WSW

Wind Gust 11 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 1015.8 hPa

Clouds Scattered Clouds 365 m

Mostly Cloudy 548 m

Moisture

Humidity 96%

Rainfall 0 mm

Snow Depth A very light covering of snow on the frost after a couple of hours of intermittent graupel and light snow showers, flakes have got bigger in the last half an hour but still very light !

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Currently 0.3º after dipping to -4.6º last night with a dusting of snow.

You can tell where people live just by reading their posts in the model thread - perceptions of this winter vary a fair bit!

[jean91]

Morning to all : In Orly Airport 3.9c currently

Lowest 0.9c ( 8 30 am , did not even manage to go below zero!!!!)

Pressure 1017.9 hPA

Yesterday was partly sunny with some light rain in the late afternoon early evening then becoming partly cloudly.( it was annouced with sleet or possible snow and nothing of that sort of course!!!!).

A beautiful blue sky this morning, but showers forecasted this afternoon with possible sleet or snow ( not holding on the ground).

Wind was from the W now veering NW, but no more than 4miles.

Still beautiful blue sky up to now.

[reef]

After the rain showers moved away yesterday evening it turned clear and we finally managed the first air frost of the season with a min temp of -0.7C.

Currently clear and sunny with a temperature of 2.6C and 88% humidity.

[Northernlights]

A selecton of photos from this morning currently -1c so another ice day on the way the fourth this December.

[Summer Sun]

Lovely day today dry, sunny but cold at 3.0°C.

The next 24hrs should be the last of the cold weather for a while now we should even see double figures for a time this week.

[Snowyowl9]

Rain by dawn,had a few sleet snow showers one was heavy which turned all to snow soft hail and gave a slight dusting max today of 2.9c as yet and currently 2.1c with a line of showers coming from the NW.

Edit:showers have cleared to leave clear blue skies sunny and cirrus coming in from the west temp has dropped to 1.5c

[leicsnow]

Today for me:

-Hard frost overnight with minima of -2c and sleet/rain puddles from yesterday freezing over.

-About 8.30AM heavy snow falling within a 100 yard radius of me. 100 yards away no snow and clear skies.

-9.30AM, 2cm covering, a very pleasant surprise for me.

-All snow melted by lunchtime, maxima of 4c.

Pictures:

https://forum.netweather.tv/gallery/album/1004-snow-18th-december-2011-leicestershire/

[Aaron]

1.0c, clear

Frost in shade all day..

[Coast]

Chilly day but bright and peasant. There is defiantly something cold and damp in the air tonight.....

[SteveB]

Pressure 1014.8hPa

Temp 5.1c

Max Temp 6.8c

Min Temp 2.9c

Humidity 85%

Dewpoint 2.7c

Rainfall 0.0mm

Monthly Rainfall 55.9mm

[TonyH]

Clear intervals and rain, hail and possibly sleet showers, some heavy, last night. A touch of ground frost.

Sunny spells and mostly dry this morning, cloudier with more rain and soft hail showers this afternoon. Fresh NW wind.

Min: 1.3c @ 0300

Max: 6.6c @ 1330

Rain yesterday: 10.9mm

Rain since 0900 today: 1.5mm approx

Currently: Clear intervals, ground frost

Temp: 2.5c

RH: 92%

Pressure: 1019mbar, steady.

[ice 1]

-2.7 in otley west yorkshire now :smilz38:

[Terminal Moraine]

Snow showers this morning cleared by 1100, the cloud dispersed and the afternoon was dry, cold and sunny.

At 1800;

Temp', -1.7c

Max' today, 1.8c

Min' last night, -1.7c

Grass min', -5.9c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, 0.5 mm

Sunshine today, 4.17 hrs

Mean wind speed, 6 mph NW

Highest gust today, 35 mph NW at 1105

1 okta Ci

Vis', over 80 km

Ground 98% covered with 2cm of frozen snow.