Tuesday 20th March 2012 - Weather And General Chat

[Dorsetbred]

Mornin' All, currently:

Temp 4.4°C

DP 0.2°C

Rh 74%

Wind Calm

1034.7 mb STEADY

Conditions: Dry & overcast

[SteveB]

Cloudy but milder start,

Temp 7.9c

[sunsetter]

No frost this morning just dry calm and overcast.

temp 7.8°C

overnight min 5.2°c

pressure 1035.1mb rising slowly

humidity 83%

dewpoint 5.1°C

[johnholmes]

dry, some cloud but fairly sunny, lowest was 8.2C, almost 6C higher than the low on Monday, its now 10.7C in a very light breeze.

[Coast]

6.6°C

1035.5 mb rising 0.2mb/hr

Wind 5.8 mph gusting 8.2 mph max W

DP 4.8°C

Humidity 88%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 829 ft

Started with some sunshine, now back to grey and cloudy

[Snowangel-North]

Temperature 5.8 °C

Windchill 6 °C

Dew Point 5 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir 3.2 km/h / 0.9 m/s from SW

Wind Gust 6.4 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 1034 hPa

Clouds Few 365 m

Moisture

Humidity 92%

Rainfall 0 mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and breezy night with clear periods during the evening and increasing high and medium level cloud during the early hours.

Currently dry, mild and breezy with sunny intervals.

At 0900;

Temp', 9.4c

24 hr max', 9.5c

24 hr min', 3.7c

Grass min', -0.7c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, nil

Mean wind speed 21 mph W

6 oktas Ac, Ac castellanus and Cu humilis

Vis', 40 km.

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 20th March 2012:

Dry overnight with enough cloud and breeze to prevent the temperature falling below 3.5c and –1.0c on the grass. Never the less a touch of ground frost detected. The morning to observation has been bright with sunny spells.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 11.4°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 3.5°C

24-hour maximum = 11.4°C

24-hour minimum: 3.5°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -1.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 21.8 mph WSW

Rainfall total: 0.0 mm

Current Conditions:

5 Oktas: Stratocumulus, Altocumulus.

Visibility: about 10 miles.

Temperature: 8.5°C

Wind chill 8.5°C .

Humidity: 84%

Dew point 5.9°C

Wind Direction: Force 2-3 SW

Barometer 1034 mb rising

Yesterday:

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.

March 2012 so Far

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

Maximum temperature: 15.4 on the 1^st

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 23^rd February.

Minimum temperature: -8.9c on the 4th Feb

Grass Minimum: -11.2c on the 4^th Feb

Rainfall = 123.7 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 17.2mm on the 4th Jan

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[Kent Snow]

11.2C, stratocumulus, bright, wind from the SW, 1035hPa.

[Methuselah]

Dry,bright and very springlike, 13C...

[Andy Bown]

A fine, bright day with hazy sunny spells and plenty of Altocumulus/Stratocumulus moving in on the WNW breeze, 12.5c with humidity 68%.

[Zenarcher]

Mostly cloudy but some breaks in the clouds letting some sunshine through. Temp 10.5c and wind 28mph gusting to 35mph.

[BlueHedgehog074]

Some top-notch weather today with almost clear blue skies, but with the odd little cloud around. Smashing weather that just really puts a smile on your face. :') The temperature is currently around 13.3*C with a very gentle Westerly wind. The pressure is high at 1033 hpa, and falling.

[Methuselah]

Dry and sunny, 13C...

[Aaron]

Sunny

Temp 12.3°C

Dew 4.8°C

Humidity 59%

Wind WNW at 11.8mph

[Stargazer]

Dry and feeling unexpectedly warm, with sunny intervals after a cloudy start. Maximum 15.6, minimum 2.5. Wind light W.

[reef]

Clear and sunny throughout with a maximum temperature of 15.6C. There was quite a keen westerly breeze but it still felt pleasant nonetheless. Mild overnight too with a low of 6.7C.

Currently 12.6C and 68% humidity.

[SteveB]

Fairly cloudy day with the odd glimpse of sun.

Temp 9.3c

Max Temp 12.1c

Min Temp 6.8c

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and very mild day with sunny periods.

At 1800;

Temp', 9.5c

Max' today, 13.3c

Min' last night, 3.7c

Grass min', -0.7c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, nil

Sunshine today, 6.16 hrs .

Mean wind speed, 8 mph W

Highest gust today, 34 mph W at 1000

2 oktas Ci and Cu humilis

Vis', over 80 km.

[TonyH]

Cloudy, dry and mild today.

Light to moderate west to SW breeze.

Min: 7.2c

Max: 12.3c @ noon

Dry yesterday and today.

Currently: 8c

RH: 82%

Pressure: 1036mbar, rising slowly.