Thursday 29th March 2012 - Weather And General Chat

[Dorsetbred]

Mornin' All, currently:

Temp 7.7°C

DP 0.6°C

Rh 61%

Wind Calm

1028.3 mb STEADY

Conditions: Dry, clear & starry

[The PIT]

Late mornin to you all

Very warm start 11.1C

wind var f2

rainfall nil

[sunsetter]

Calm and mild with a slight haze.

temp 7.3°C

pressure 1028.4mb falling slowly

humidity 66%

dewpoint 1.4°C

[johnholmes]

A strange sight today - cloud - about 4/8 mix of Sc and Ci, less cold than the last few mornings with a low of 7.7C and no wind

[Polar Maritime]

Morning.

Broken cloud this morning.

Temp 6.1c

W/N/W Wind 4mph

[Coast]

6.4°C

1027.4 mb rising 0.1 mb/hr

Wind 6.9mph gusting 9.2 mph max NW

DP 3.9°C

Humidity 84%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1034 ft

Of course, another bright sunny start but with some fog lowering temps in low lying areas.

[Methuselah]

Dry and sunny, some thin high cloud, 6C...

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature 6.5 °C

Windchill 4 °C

Dew Point 2 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir 1.6 km/h / 0.4 m/s from North

Wind Gust 3.2 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 1029 hPa

Clouds Clear

Moisture

Humidity 86%

Rainfall 0 mm

[Evening thunder]

Air frost here this morning, lower than any of the mornings in this spell with a min of -0.2C, yet it could be the warmest day today bringing a very large daily range. Yesterday reached 20.8C.

Currently:

Temp: 3.7C

Dew: 3.1C

Hum: 96%

Wind: 2mph (N)

Pressure: 1030.0mb

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and mainly clear night although towards dawn thick Ci covered 4 oktas of the sky, this has largely dispersed in the last hour and it's now sunny. A persistent light-moderate NW breeze overnight prevented any frost.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp', 11.4c

24 hr max', 19.2c

24 hr min', 7.4c

Grass min', 1.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t, nil

Mean wind speed, 8 mph NW

1 okta Ci

Vis', 15 km.

[Summer Sun]

Another cracking day 17.7°C wall to wall sunshine

[Zenarcher]

Cloudy and dry. Temp 9c, wind 14mph.

[Andy Bown]

Today is the first time since Sunday with cloud of any type! Small patches of Cirrus and Altocumulus but clearly still unbroken

warm sunshine after a ground frost first thing.

17.1c, 50% humidity.

[Methuselah]

Dry and sunny, 17C...

[reef]

Slightly milder overnight than of late with a min temp of 5.4C. The morning then started with hazy sunshine due to quite a bit of cirrus but this has cleared and the temperature has increased rapidly as a result.

Currently 17.5C and 54% humidity. Rising at around 1C/20mins at the moment.

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 29th March 2012:

Staying mostly clear overnight, low 1.7c with –2.2c on the grass, so another ground frost. The morning to observation has been bright with wall to wall sunshine and warming quickly, though high cloud is in evidence today in the eastern sky.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 21.5°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 1.7°C

24-hour maximum = 21.5c°C

24-hour minimum:1.7°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -2.2°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 14.2 mph W

Rainfall total: 0.0 mm

Current Conditions:

3 Oktas: Cirrostratus.

Visibility: about 7 miles.

Temperature: 9.0C

Wind chill 9.0°C .

Humidity: 93.2%

Dew point 8.0°C

Wind Direction: Force 0 calm

Barometer 1030 mb falling slowly.

Yesterday:

After a very warm day for march yesterday, top temperature 20.8c, the warmest since local records began in 1994, a cool and clear night followed, low 0.6c with –4.5c on the grass. Clear and sunny again this morning, warming rapidly. Another day of record breaking warmth followed, top temperature 21.5c in wall to wall sunshine.

March 2012 so Far

Mean temperature: 7.8c (+ 1.5c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 21.5 on the 28th

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: 21.5c on the 28th March.

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

[Summer Sun]

Another perfect day here in the north east currently 20.2°C in Darlington

Max so far is 20.4°C

[Terminal Moraine]

Another dry and very warm day but with more high and medium level cloud around than on the last three days, particularly this afternoon. An increasing NW breeze made it feel chilly out of the sun by late afternoon .

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp', 10.7c

Max today 17.2C

Min' last night, 7.4c

Grass min', 1.4c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t, nil

Sunshine today, 9.43 hrs

Mean wind speed, 19 mph NW

Highest gust today, 29 mph NW at 1701

3 oktas Ci

Vis', 20 km.

[Methuselah]

Dry and clear, 16C...

[TonyH]

Clear and frosty last night.

Misty around dawn, then almost unbroken sunshine, rather hazy. Cooler but still rather warm. Light to moderate north breeze.

Min: -2.2c @ 0700

Max: 14.9c @ 1430

Dry again yesterday and today.

Currently: Clear and cooling off.

Temp: 8.8c

RH: 78%

Pressure: 1030mbar, steady.

[johnholmes]

another lovely day but the developing breeze tempered things this afternoon, still reached 22.8C in my back garden-often not reached that value in the summer!