Saturday 21st January 2012 Weather & General Chat

[Dorsetbred]

Mornin' All, currently:

Temp 10.8°C

DP 6.3°C

Rh 74%

Wind 4.7kts NW

1013.6 mb FALLING SLOWLY

Conditions: Damp after showers, now partly cloudy

[SteveB]

Morning all,

Cloudy windy start,

Temp 9.5c

Humidity 94%

Dewpoint 8.4c

[Coast]

10.4 °C

1011.7 mb falling 0.4 mb/hr

Wind 20.0 mph gusting 25.3 mph max W

DP 7.3 °C

Humidity 81%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1287 ft

Warmer and quite bright

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature 9.6°C

Windchill 8 °C

Dew Point 9 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir 9.7 km/h / 2.7 m/s fromSW

Wind Gust 12.9 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 1010.0 hPa

Clouds Scattered Clouds243 m

Mostly Cloudy 640 m

Moisture

Humidity 95%

Rainfall 0 mm

Snow Depth 0 cm

[Terminal Moraine]

Cloudy and windy with continuous drizzle and light rain.

At 0900;

Temp', 6.5c

24 hr max', 9.3c

24 hr min', 4.3c

Overnight min', 5.7c

Grass min', 4.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900,7.2 mm

Mean wind speed, 35 mph W/NW

Highest gust so far today, 61 mph W at 0633

8 oktas Nst and St fractus

Vis', 9 km.

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 21st January 2012:

Rain cleared for a time last evening, but further cloud and just light rain and drizzle spread to the area through the night. Very mild with the 24 hour maximum temperature of 10.8c being reached through the early hours. At observation, mainly cloudy, light rain, drizzle.

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

7 Oktas: Stratocumulus / Nimbostratus.

Visibility: about 6 miles.

Temperature: 10.6°C

Humidity: 71%

Dew point 5.6°C

Wind Direction: Force 4-5 W

Barometer 1009mb falling.

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 8.2°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 6.0°C

24-hour maximum = 10.8°C

24-hour minimum: 5.6°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 5.1°C

Rainfall total: 11.8 mm

Yesterday:

Variable cloud overnight, breezy with light rain spreading in to the area from the west through the early hours. At observation, light to moderate rain. Staying overcast and dull all day with rain, moderate at times.

January so Far

Mean temperature: 5.4c (+ 1.7c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 11.8 on the 11th.

Minimum temperature: -6.2c on the 14th

Grass Minimum: -7.7c on the 14th

Rainfall = 51.6mm

Wettest 24 hours = 17.2mm on the 4th

Maximum wind gust: 48.6 mph NW on the 5th.

2012 so far

Maximum temperature: 11.8c on the 11th January.

Minimum temperature: -1.2c on the 13th January

Grass Minimum: -4.5c on the 13th Jan

Rainfall = 51.6 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 17.2mm on the 4th Jan

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[Methuselah]

Dry, bright and warm, 13C...

[Kent Snow]

10.2C, broken cumulus, grey, mild, wind from the W, 1009hPa.

[TonyH]

Very mild last night, around 10-11c.

Mostly cloudy and windy today, a little light rain or drizzle at times this morning. A few brief sunny intervals this afternoon.

Fresh to strong west to NW wind.

Min: 7.7c yesterday evening

Max: 10.9c @ 0130

Rain yesterday: 0.7mm

Rain since 0900 today: Trace

Currently: Clear and breezy

Temp: 6.5c

RH: 83%

Pressure: 1016mbar, rising slowly.

[Stargazer]

Bright, windy and very mild with sunny intervals. Maximum 12.9, minimum 8.2. Wind fresh W.

[Terminal Moraine]

The early morning drizzle and light rain cleared to the south by 0915 and the rest of the day was predominantly cloudy and dry with just a few sunny intervals and one or two very brief light showers.

Although the thermometer said it was relatively mild for January it certainly didn't feel it with a NW/W gale blowing for much of the day.

At 1800;

Temp', 4.7c

Max' today, 7.0c

Min' last night, 5.7c

24 hr min was 4.3c

Grass min', 4.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, 0.1 mm

Sunshine today, 0.60 hrs

Mean wind speed, 24 mph W

Highest gust today, 66 mph NW at 1058

7 oktas Cu and Scu

Vis', 55 km.

[SteveB]

Pressure 1011.8hPa

Temp 8.7c

Max Temp 10.3c

Min Temp 8.7c

Humidity 83%

Dewpoint 5.8c

Rainfall 0.0mm

Monthly Rainfall 35.7mm

[Andy Bown]

The highest temperature so far this year occured at around 11.30 when it reached 11.6c which ended up to be today's maximum.

It was very windy and mostly cloudy throughout the day, although there were some sunny spells through the afternoon.

Breezy and partly cloudy now, 8.1c.

[mackerel sky]

Flew over the Great Lakes and Michigan after the winter storm today. A very nice sight. Now in Houston for the next couple of weeks, high tomorrow 77F (25C) 30% chance of thunderstorms.