Sunday 22nd January 2012 Weather & General Chat

[SteveB]

Good morning all,

Showery blustery start,

Temp 8.6c

Humidity 88%

Dewpoint 6.9c

[Coast]

8.4 °C

1012.7mb falling 0.5mb/hr

Wind 10.6 mph gusting 22.8 mph max W

DP 4.4 °C

Humidity 75%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1644 ft

Bright and breezy!

[Terminal Moraine]

Some serious lee-wave action going on here this morning with a current mean wind speed of 52 mph, gusting to 86; much windier than yesterday.

A few spots of showery rain overnight but some clear periods in between. Currently dry with sunny intervals.

At 0900;

Temp', 7.4c

24 hr max', 7.4c

24 hr min', 2.8c

Grass min', 1.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, 0.1 mm

Mean wind speed, 52 mph W

Highest gust so far today, 86 mph W at 0852

2 oktas Cu and Acu

Vis', 25 km.

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 22nd January 2012:

Variable cloud overnight and early this morning with light blustery showers, windy with gusts past 41mph. At observation, windy, mostly clear.

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

3 Oktas: Cirrostratus.

Visibility: about >10 miles.

Temperature: 8.6°C

Humidity: 80%

Dew point 5.3°C

Wind Direction: Force 7 W

Barometer 1007mb falling.

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 10.6°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 3.9°C

24-hour maximum = 10.6°C

24-hour minimum: 3.9°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 0.6°C

Rainfall total: 0.3 mm

Yesterday:

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. Another mainly cloudy day with showers in the area, but only light at this station. There were some brief sunny spells also. Very windy at times with a westerly gust to 53.4mph near lunchtime.

January so Far

Mean temperature: 5.5c (+ 1.8c) 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 = 51.8mm

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 = 51.8 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 17.2mm on the 4th Jan

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature 8.2 °C

Windchill 7 °C

Dew Point 6 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir 8.0 km/h / 2.2 m/s fromWSW

Wind Gust 14.5 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 1010.0 hPa

Clouds Few 548 m

Moisture

Humidity 81%

Rainfall 0 mm

Snow Depth 0 cm

[Dorsetbred]

Mornin' All, currently:

Temp 9.8°C

DP 5.2°C

Rh 73%

Wind 2.7kts WSW

1014.3 mb STEADY

Conditions: Dry & partly cloudy

[Andy Bown]

Well Springtime seems very much here today with largely sunny blue sky and scattered small Cumulus!

10.1c at present after it reached 10.6c an hour or so ago with humidity at 76% and a fresh WNW breeze.

[Kent Snow]

8.6C, few cumulus, mostly clear skies, wind from the W, 1013hPa.

[SteveB]

Pressure 1014.5hPa

Temp 8.5c

Max Temp 10.4c

Min Temp 7.5c

Humidity 78%

Dewpoint 4.8c

Rainfall 0.0mm

Monthly Rainfall 35.7mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A very windy morning with a gust of 86 mph at 0852 and another of 77 mph at 0929, after that the gusts were mainly in the 60s and during the afternoon the wind steadily decreased.

A few light showers during the morning and early afternoon, driven horizontally by the wind, but also sunny spells between the showers.

At 1800;

Temp', 4.4c

Max' today, 7.9c

Min' last night, 2.8c

Grass min', 1.4c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, 0.2 mm

Sunshine today, 3.68 hrs

Mean wind speed, 23 mph W

Highest gust today, 86 mph W at 0852

4 oktas Cu

Vis', 55 km.

[TonyH]

Mild with clear/ sunny spells today, cloudier in the afternoon. Mild, with a fresh west or NW wind, this moderating this evening.

Min: 5.2c @ 0100

Max: 9.6c @ 1100

Rain yesterday: Trace

Dry today.

Currently: Fairly clear and breezy.

Temp: 5c (as low as 4c early this evening)

RH: 86%

Pressure: 1019mbar, steady.

[mackerel sky]

26C in Houston today which is exceptional for January (average max is 17-18C)! Watching the Weather Channel, severe weather warnings for Arkansas, Tennessee - overnight Tornadoes forecast.