Friday 30th December 2011 Weather & General Chat

[Nbrasso]

Feeling rather cold outside this morning.

Temp: 3.6c

Edited December 30, 2011 by Nbrasso

[Aaron]

3.0C, a lovely cool morning finally

[The PIT]

Not a cold start today at 4.0c Finally lost the strong winds of yesterday.

Winds f3 W

rainfall not measured yet guessing around 6 to 7mm

[SteveB]

Damp cloudy start,

Temp 7.4c

Humidity 87%

Dewpoint 5.3c

[jimben]

I thought it was going to be a frost last night byt my minimum just 3.8c at 03.19. Temp presently 4.1c and a yellow/orange sunrise.

[Kent Snow]

4.5C, few cumulus, altostratus, dull, wind from the W, 1019hPa.

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature 5.0 °C

Windchill 3 °C

Dew Point 3 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir 9.7 km/h / 2.7 m/s from West

Wind Gust 16.1 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 1019.9 hPa

Clouds Clear

Moisture

Humidity 85%

Rainfall 0 mm

Snow Depth 0 cm

[Terminal Moraine]

Sleet showers during yesterday evening died out by midnight although some kept going to the west of here. Clear periods and a decreasing wind during the early hours allowed a touch of ground frost but cloud increased from the west before dawn.

Currently cloudy with a few spots of rain.

The temp' is 3.4c after a min' of 1.1c and a grass min' of -0.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, 19.0 mm

Mean wind speed, 16 mph W

7 oktas Ast and St

Vis', 25 km.

[johnholmes]

dry fairly bright but upper cloud already spreading in from the front to the west-lovely red to orange sunrise; lowest temperature=3.8C its now 4.6C and much less windy than yesterday

[Methuselah]

Dry, bright and mild, 7C...

[Coast]

6.4°C

1020.2 mb rising 0.3mb/hr

Wind 6.9 mph gusting 15.4 mph max W

DP 3.2 °C

Humidity 80%

3.8mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1319ft

A continuation of the' Winter that never was' in the South East!

[Polar Continental]

Friday 30th December 2011:

Clear spells and showers overnight, low 2.5c with –1.1c on the grass, so a slight ground frost detected. The morning to observation has been mainly cloudy with a few showers scattered around the location.

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

8 Oktas: Nimbostratus.

Visibility: about 2 miles.

Temperature: 3.8°C

Humidity: 95%

Dew point 3.1°C

Wind Direction: Force 1-2 NW

Barometer:1019mb rising.

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 8.3°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 2.5°C

24-hour maximum = 8.3°C

24-hour minimum: 2.5°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -1.1°C

Rainfall total: 5.2 mm

Yesterday:

Variable cloud overnight and a few blustery showers, windy with NW gusts to 31mph. The morning so far has been bright with a few mainly light showers scattered around. There were bright spells through the day, but also showers, again these were mainly light to moderate, quite dull at times. Windy.

December: 2011 so far:

Mean temperature: 5.2c (+ 0.9c) 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 = 78.5mm

Wettest 24 hours = 10.9mm on the 23rd

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 = 500.7 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 22.5mm on the 24th Aug

Maximum wind gust: 56.8mph, SSE 7th Feb

[knocker]

A pretty grim day here with St and intermittent rain. It has now deteriated with continuous moderate rain as the cold front approaches.

[SteveB]

Pressure 1009.1hPa

Temp 10.3c

Max Temp 10.4c

Min Temp 6.4c

Humidity 93%

Dewpoint 9.1c

Rainfall 2.5mm

Monthly Rainfall 75.1mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy and chilly day. The majority of the morning was predominantly dry but light rain set in by 1115 and as this became heavier during the early afternoon the temperature fell slightly and there was sleet. The afternoon was overcast, foggy and wet with sleet reverting to rain by 1530, the rain continuing into the early evening.

At 1800;

Temp', 4.5c

Max' today 4.5c

Min' last night, 1.1c

Grass min', -0.1c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, 5.7 mm

Sunshine today, nil

Mean wind speed, 17 mph SW

Highest gust today, 34 mph SW at 1558

8 oktas Nst and St

Continuous light rain falling

Vis', 150 mts.

[Andy Bown]

A thoroughly depressing day with showery rain and not a hint of any brightness!

The current temp of 10.5c is the mildest so far today.

[carl1980]

temp been around 6c allday,wind picked up now temp upto 10.5c.

[TonyH]

At Rugby this morning it was cloudy with light rain.

Min there: 3.6c

Drove back here this afternoon, rain much of the time, this light through the West Midlands early afternoon, then quite heavy at times through Wales late afternoon.

A chilly 5c when we left Rugby at 1200, but in Wales it was mild, and a very mild 11c when we got back home at 1800.

Moderate SSW breeze.

Readings here today:

Min: 5c @ 0700

Max: 10.9c @ 1800

Rain yesterday: 0.8mm

Rain since 0900 today: 9mm

Currently: Very mild, recent drizzle.

Temp: 10.7c

RH: 100%

Pressure: 1011mbar, steady.

Edited December 30, 2011 by TonyH

[Nbrasso]

Quite mild here tonight, been quite a dull and wet day currently: 9.0c

[leicsnow]

Todays max: 8.4c

Todays min: 3.5c