Wednesday 4th April 2012 Weather & General Chat

[sunny scunny]

Cool and wet pretty much sums up tonight.

[Terminal Moraine]

Moderate-heavy snow falling here and a strong NE wind. Have only just got up and looked out of the window but there seems to be about 8cm of lying snow. Full report later.

[Aaron]

Heavy snow, 0c

Windchill a baltic -5C

[The PIT]

snizzle slight covering

very cold at 0.7c

wind f4 nne

rainfall as snow 10.4 mm

[sunny scunny]

Very wet and windy with heavy sleet, and a temp of 4c.

[johnholmes]

cold, breezy and wet with slight rain and snow, a low of 1.8C with it hovering around that now and then up to 2.1C; oh well I'll have to go outside as its dustbin day!

Total rainfall so far is 6.6mm so most around here will have had about 10mm I suspect?

[sunsetter]

A damp and overcast morning but no rain as yet.

temp 3.9°C

feels like 2.2°C

pressure 1001.8mb rising slowly

humidity 85%

dewpoint 1.6°C

wind calm f0

gust 2.3mph SW

cloud base 938ft

outlook improving

[Coast]

4.6°C

1003.1 mb rising 0.7 mb/hr

Wind 0.0 mph gusting 12.5 mph max W/SW

DP 2.2°C

Humidity 84%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1020 ft

Bright, clear and cold. Some low lying fog and mist.

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature 4.2 °C

Windchill 4 °C

Dew Point 3 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir Calm

Wind Gust 0.0 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 1000 hPa

Clouds Few 304 m

Scattered Clouds914 m

Moisture

Humidity 95%

Rainfall 3 mm

Bright and chilly, starting to dry and warm up a bit now - I wasn't expecting to see the sun today

[Polar Maritime]

Morning all.

Full snow cover here, not been outside yet (and im not in any rush...TM?) But i would estimate around 2/3 inch and still mod/heavy snowfall.

Temp -0.8c

Wind Chill -7.8c

Wind 20mph

Gusting 46 mph

[Methuselah]

Dry and bright, after yesterday's rain, light east wind, 5C...

[Bottesford]

Dreadful nights sleep with rain & wind hammering on the skylight all night long. Started at midnight and is still going strong now. 11mm fallen so far.

Currently sleety rain 2.3c.

Called off camping trip to Wales - just not practical in these conditions.

[johnholmes]

big fat flakes at times but the radar is having trouble deciding if its rain, sleet or snow-not surprising as it changes minute by minute outside-rainfall up to 5.8mm since midnight with 2.4mm yesterday

[Polar Maritime]

Dew Point -2.4c

Snowing very heavy now, almost blizzard conditions.

[conor123]

Bitterly cold start with 2cm of snow on the ground.

Currently 1.2c with very light wet snow falling.

[Terminal Moraine]

Moderate-heavy snow set in during the early hours, accompanied by a NE wind which increased to gale force, resulting in blizzard conditions above 300m or so.

At 0815 g.m.t;

Temp', -0.1c

24 hr max', 8.5c

24 hr min', -0.5c

Grass min', -0.1c ( thermometer buried )

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0815 g.m.t, waiting for snow from gauges to thaw, gauges buried)

Mean wind speed, 42 mph NE, gusting to 58 mph

8 oktas Ns

Continuous heavy snow and drifting snow

Vis' between 20 and 200 mts

Mean depth of lying snow, 21cm

[leicsnow]

Heavy snow at 1.5c, turning sleety as it hits the ground

no lying snow

[Evening thunder]

Moderate-heavy snow set in during the early hours, accompanied by a NE wind which increased to gale force, resulting in blizzard conditions above 300m or so.

At 0815 g.m.t;

Temp', -0.1c

24 hr max', 8.5c

24 hr min', -0.5c

Grass min', -0.1c ( thermometer buried )

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0815 g.m.t, waiting for snow from gauges to thaw, gauges buried)

Mean wind speed, 42 mph NE, gusting to 58 mph

8 oktas Ns

Continuous heavy snow and drifting snow

Vis' between 20 and 200 mts

Mean depth of lying snow, 21cm

Happy days for you then this morning I'd imagine. wish I was up there, must be pretty interesting.

Down in this part of the country and at low elevation it's rather less dramatic:

Weather: mainly cloudy with a few bits of brightness.

Temp: 5.1C

Dew point: 2.9C

Humidity: 86%

Wind: 7mph 'gusting' 13mph (NNW)

Pressure: 1005.3mb

Min temp: 2.7C at 05:53 GMT

Roads damp either from 0.6mm of rain yesterday or a light overnight shower or two.

[Static Prevails]

Heavy snow here at 1.4C, with around 8cm on some surfaces. This is why I love Spring!

[Tom D]

Trying desperately to snow here, sleeting at the moment. Looks blustery and feels bitter. Who have thought it after last week...

[johnholmes]

Moderate-heavy snow set in during the early hours, accompanied by a NE wind which increased to gale force, resulting in blizzard conditions above 300m or so.

At 0815 g.m.t;

Temp', -0.1c

24 hr max', 8.5c

24 hr min', -0.5c

Grass min', -0.1c ( thermometer buried )

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0815 g.m.t, waiting for snow from gauges to thaw, gauges buried)

Mean wind speed, 42 mph NE, gusting to 58 mph

8 oktas Ns

Continuous heavy snow and drifting snow

Vis' between 20 and 200 mts

Mean depth of lying snow, 21cm

Is it your brithday TM-those conditions must make it feel like it is for you?

[Summer Sun]

Strong and Bitter NE wind, frequent snow flurries intercepted by sunny spells, 5.3°C factor in the wind it feels like 4.0°C

[Terminal Moraine]

Is it your brithday TM-those conditions must make it feel like it is for you?

My cup overfloweth John, although I can't help feeling for any birds which had nestlings after the long spell of mild, quiet weather.

Conditions unchanged here with continuous moderate snow and serious drifting. Temp', -0.3c.

[Polar Maritime]

Same here TM.

Unbelievable conditions out there. I hope the farmers have prepaired and got there lambs in.

[Polar Continental]

Wednesday 04th April 2012:

Mainly cloudy overnight with drizzle fizzling out. The odd cloud break after midnight allowed the temperature to fall to 1.0c with –1.1c on the grass. Thicker cloud and rain accompanied by a fresh to strong North to north east wind arrived in the area around 06:30 GMT, this quickly changed to moderate sleet and wet snow. At observation, moderate sleet and wet snow, feeling cold and raw in a strong NNE wind.

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: 0.9°C

24-hour maximum = 11.4°C

24-hour minimum: 0.9°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -1.1°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 27.3 mph WSW

Rainfall total: 9.5 mm

Current Conditions:

8 Oktas: Nimbostratus.

Visibility: < 1 mile.

Temperature: 1.3°C

Wind chill –4.1°C .

Humidity: 76.5%

Dew point 5.7°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 WSW

Barometer 1010 mb rising.

Yesterday:

Dry, cloudy and mild overnight. The morning to observation has been cloudy with a few bright spells. The morning remained mostly overcast. Light rain spread from the northwest by early afternoon with the occasional moderate burst by mid to late afternoon. The westerly wind increased fresh and blustery for a time. Top temperature 11.4c. the evening continued overcast with further intermittent light rain and drizzle.