Monday 19th March 2012 Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

Clear skies to start with.

Not a cold start temp 3.8C

rainfall since midnight nil

wind wsw f2

[SteveB]

Lovely sunny start, but a little frosty.

Temp 0.6c

[TonyH]

Sharp frost of the hoar variety.

-4c.

[Evening thunder]

A cold frosty start again, clear and sunny. A lovely morning out there.

Temp: -2.2C

Dew point: -2.8C

Humidity: 96%

Wind: 1mph 'gusting' 3mph (NNW)

Pressure: 1032.6mb

Min temp: -3.2C at 05:40 (the lowest this March)

[Methuselah]

Dry and sunny, 1C...

[johnholmes]

dry and sunny with not much breeze, temperature is 5.1C from a low of 2.8C and a touch of ground frost visible earlier.

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature 2 °C

Windchill 0 °C

Dew Point 1 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir 11 km/h from WSW

Wind Gust 8.0 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 1031 hPa

Clouds Clear

Moisture

Humidity 87%

Rainfall 0.0 mm

Lovely morning, clear blue sky and sunshine with a touch of frost - nice start to the week B)

[Coast]

5.4°C

1031.2 mb rising 0.4 mb/hr

Wind 4.7 mph gusting 8.1mph W/NW

DP 2.8°C

Humidity 74%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1753 ft

Bright and sunny with a nice white frost on the cars

[Scorcher]

A frosty start here but the temperature is rising quickly now- up to 6C with a lovely deep blue sky. First clear morning here for quite some time.

[sunsetter]

A ground frost early on but now a clear blue cloudless sky, glorious

temp 6.3°C rising +1.0°C/hr

pressure 1032.7mb rising +0.7mb/hr

humidity 83%

dewpoint 3.7°C

[Stargazer]

Cold start here with an air frost. Currently cloudless, with the temperature rising rapidly at 9.4 after an overnight low of -1.3.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and clear night with a ground frost but no air frost. A sunny start to the morning but Cu has increased and spread into a broken sheet of Sc in the last hour.

At 0900;

Temp', 5.7c

24 hr max'. 9.9c

24 hr min', 0.8c

Overnight min', 1.8c

Grass min', -2.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, 0.1 mm

Mean wind speed, 13 mph W

4 oktas Cu humilis ( currently 6 oktas Cu )

Vis', 80 km.

[Kent Snow]

10.1C, clear blue sunny skies, wind from the W/NW, 1033hPa.

[Bethany C]

Brilliant blue sky, with big fluffy clouds. Mild temperatures but chilly in the shade.

[DiagonalRedLine]

Feeling a little bit cool with some convective-looking cloud dotted about. Some of the cloud bases have a bit of a Cumulonibus Mamattus appearance to them. The temperature is currently around 9.7*C - Perhaps a little above (as the 9.7*C was from the local Met Office weather report at 11am). â˜â˜€

[Methuselah]

Lovely and sunny, 10C...

[Andy Bown]

A stunning Spring day which started frost at a min of -1.0c and has been mostly sunny with scattered Cumulus and a few TCu. The temperature is rising at 11.6c and humidity is the lowest for quite some time at 69%.

[Zenarcher]

Cloudy with showers and mist. Temp 10c and wind 30mph to 42mph.

[Summer Sun]

Sunny with Scattered Clouds, 5.0mph westerly wind, 12.5°C

[Bottesford]

Clear, chilly start down to 1.8c.

Cloud has built up as day has gone on now mostly cloudy 7/8ths cover. Max 12.4c.

[SteveB]

A lovely sunny day although a little chilly.

Temp 7.6c

Max Temp 11.3c

Min Temp 0.4c

[TonyH]

Clear with a moderate frost last night.

Sunny to 0830, then sunny intervals, but cloudy after 1400. Quite mild with a moderate SW to west breeze.

Min: -4.0c @ 0700

Max: 11.6c @ 1330

Trace rain yesterday and dry so far today.

Currently: Cloudy

Temp: 8.3c

RH: 76%

Pressure: 1034mbar, steady.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day and a sunny start. Cu developed steadily during the morning and spread into a sheet of Sc by about 1100, this lasting until mid-afternoon before gradually breaking up to allow more sunshine during the second half of the afternoon.

At 1800;

Temp', 6.4c

Max' today, 9.5c

Min' last night, 1.8c

Grass min', -2.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, nil

Sunshine today, 4.53 hrs

Mean wind speed, 15 mph W/SW

Highest gust today, 30 mph W at 1049

2 oktas Ci, Sc and Ac lenticularis

Vis', over 80 km.

[Polar Continental]

Monday 19th March 2012:

Clear spells overnight allowed the temperature to fall to –2.1c with –5.0c on the grass. The frost cleared quickly during the morning to observation in good sunny spells. A dry day followed with sunny spells, mild. The evening began clear with the temperature falling sharply.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 11.7°C

Minimum temperature overnight: -2.1°C

24-hour maximum = 11.7C

24-hour minimum: -2.1°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -5.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 23.3 mph E

Rainfall total: 3.9 mm

Current Conditions:

0 Oktas: clear.

Visibility: about 10 miles.

Temperature: 5.0°C

Wind chill 5.0°C .

Humidity: 94

Dew point 4.1°C

Wind Direction: Force 2 SSW

Barometer 101032 mb rising

Yesterday:

After last nights moderate and heavy rain, clear spells after midnight allowed the temperature to fall low enough for a touch of ground frost for a time before further cloud and light to moderate rain reached the area around 07:30 GMT. At observation, overcast light to moderate rain turning sleety. The rain and sleet cleared away around 10:00 GMT with a few sunny spells following. There were a few showers through the late morning and in to the afternoon, these produced moderate rain and hail at times. The showers cleared before dusk with clear spells through the evening.

March 2012 so Far

Mean temperature: 7.0c (+ 0.7c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 15.4 on the 1st

Minimum temperature: -4.2c on the 6th

Grass Minimum: -7.8c on the 6th

Rainfall = 33.1 mm

Wettest 24 hours = 13.0 mm on the 17th

Maximum wind gust: 34.8 mph NW on the 4th.

2012 so far

Maximum temperature: 17.7c on the 23rd February.

Minimum temperature: -8.9c on the 4th Feb

Grass Minimum: -11.2c on the 4th Feb

Rainfall = 123.7 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 17.2mm on the 4th Jan

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[Stargazer]

Cold start with an air frost (Benson just up the road reached -4), then a pleasant day with unbroken sunshine in the morning and sunny periods in the afternoon. Maximum 14.2, minimum -1.3. Wind light W.