Wednesday 8th February 2012 - Weather & General Chat

[Dorsetbred]

Mornin' All, currently:

Temp -3.3°C

DP -8.4°C

Rh 68%

Wind 0.8kt NE

1039.7mb STEADY

Conditions: Dry & overcast

[The PIT]

Temps rising after a low of -6.2c now -3c

wind calm

rainfall nil

[SteveB]

Dry cold cloudy start,

Temp -2.1c

Humidity 88%

Dewpoint -3.8c

[johnholmes]

cloudy now after a moonlit start to the night allowed the temperature to drop to -6.1C, its on -3.6C with a light NE drift, one of those 'dry' frosts with no ice on cars at all, ground 75% covered in 1cm snow

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Down to -7.4º here at the moment, which is the joint second-coolest night of the winter.

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature -1.3 °C

Windchill -1 °C

Dew Point -4 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir 8 km/h from NE

Wind Gust 9 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 1040.9 hPa

Clouds Overcast 762 m

Moisture

Humidity 79%

Rainfall 0 mm

Snow Depth some patchy snow left in places – it’s waiting for some more!

[Coast]

0.1 ºC

Windchill -3.0 ºC

1038.8 mb rising 0.3 mb/hr

Wind 5.9 mph gusting 18.0 mph E/NE

DP -3.7 ºC

Humidity 76%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1537 ft

Grey, dull and cloudy. Temps hovering around freezing but not below so far.

[Airedalejoe]

-5.1 with full cloud cover, rare to be so cold and cloudy here.

[sunny scunny]

Partly cloudy with a current temp of -2c.

[Polar Continental]

Wednesday 08th February 2012:

Clear spells for a time overnight allowed the temperature to fall to –6.9c with –9.5c on the grass with severe frost, cloud increased around 01:00 GMT and the temperature recovered to around –4.0c by dawn. At observation, cloudy, icy.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 1.9°C

Minimum temperature overnight: -6.9°C

24-hour maximum = 1.9°C

24-hour minimum: -6.9°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -9.5°C

Maximum wind gust: (last 24 hours) 22.5 mph SSE

Rainfall total: 0.0mm

Current Conditions:

7 Oktas: Stratocumulus.

Visibility: about 7 miles.

Temperature: -2.8°C

Wind chill –2.8°C .

Humidity: 78%

Dew point –6.0°C

Wind Direction: Force 2 NE

Snow depth: 3.0cm 80%

Barometer 1043 mb falling slowly.

Yesterday:

A few clear spells developed overnight, but freezing fog then quickly developed. Low –4.0c with – 7.9c on the grass, so a widespread moderate to severe frost. At observation, freezing fog, frost and ice. The day remained mainly cloudy with just bright spells, feeing colder, top temperature 1.9c. Moderate frost set in quickly under a clearing sky around dusk.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and breezy night with a cloudy start and finish and a few hours of clear sky in between. The wind decreased as the cloud moved in after midnight. The min' of -6.7c was the lowest in February since 1991.

At 0900;

Temp', -3.1c

24 hr max', 2.4c

24 hr min', -6.7c

Grass ( snow ) min', -6.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, nil

Mean wind speed, 3 mph NE

7 oktas Scu

Vis', 50 km

Mean depth of lying snow, 6.5cm. 95% of ground covered.

[Andy Bown]

The ground is now frozen solid again after defrosting somewhat in the previous 3 days.

A bitterly cold and cloudy day with brief brightness, a stiff Easterly breeze, 0.4c at present with the max so far being 0.5c!

[SteveB]

Pressure 1036.8hPa

Temp -0.1c

Max Temp 0.4c

Min Temp -2.6c

Humidity 88%

Dewpoint -1.6c

Rainfall 0.0mm

Monthly Rainfall 11.5mm

[nwales]

Ovenight min: -6.1c

Max today: -0.8c (2nd ice day of the winter)

Current temp: -3.3c

[Stargazer]

Cold and clear yesterday evening but clouded over and the temperature was only just below freezing at sunrise. Overcast and dry all day. Maximum 0.6, minimum -4.7. Wind light NE.

[Terminal Moraine]

Cold, dry and cloudy.

At 1800;

Temp', -2.1c

Max' today, -0.8c

Min' last night, -6.7c

Grass ( snow ) min', -6.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, nil

Sunshine today, nil

Mean wind speed, 9 mph E

Highest gust today, 19 mph E at 1323

7 oktas Scu

Vis', 40 km

Mean depth of lying snow 6.3cm; 95% cover.

[Kent Snow]

0.8C, overcast, wind from the NE, 1039hPa.

[TonyH]

Clear periods with a hard frost last night.

Sunny and cold today, hazy later . Light to moderate SE to east breeze. Shade frost persisted.

Clear periods and a hard frost again this evening.

Min: -5.9c @ 0800

Max: 3.0c approx @ 1400

Rain yesterday and today: Nil

Currently: Clear and frosty.

Temp: -5.1c

RH: 89%

Pressure: 1040mbar, steady.

[jean91]

Cloudy morning after a snowy front during the night which left about a very small cm of snow in places.

Turned clearer at around midday , and almost clear bleu sky just before sunset.

Now all clear.

Min : -7.5c at 0800 hours.It is to note that -7c was reached at 2000 hours yesterday so it makes 12 hours under -7C .

Max : -1.9c at 1500 hours ( for a couple of mins!!)

Pressure is 1036 hPa

Temp now : -5c falling much slower than yesterday but surely.

Not much snow left despite the low max