Tuesday 10th April 2012 - Weather And General Chat

[Dorsetbred]

Mornin' All, currently:

Temp 3.9°C

DP 2.4°C

Rh 89%

Wind Calm

Rainfall 10.8mm

989.2mb STEADY

Conditions: Clear & starry

[The PIT]

Mornin folks

Not a cold start at 4.3C but bright with one or two showers

Breezy wind wsw F5

rainfall 0.8mm

[johnholmes]

dry with sunny spells between about 5/8 CuSc, Cu fairly shallow at the moment; bit of a breeze and a low of 5.3C

[Aaron]

Mostly sunny at 4.1c, with the overnight low 2.9c

1.7mm of rain overnight

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature 7.3 °C

Windchill 5 °C

Dew Point 5 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir 11.3 km/h / 3.1 m/s from SW

Wind Gust 20.9 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 988 hPa

Clouds Few 426 m

Moisture

Humidity 86%

Rainfall 0 mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A few showers during the first half of yesterday evening but after about 2100 g.m.t it was a dry night with clear periods and a moderate-fresh W breeze.

So far this morning it's dry with sunny periods but Cu are developing steadily.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp', 5.5c

24 hr max', 8.7c

24 hr min', 1.8c

Grass min', 0.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t,13.3mm

Mean wind speed, 22 mph W

5 oktas Cu humilis and mediocris

Vis', over 80 km.

A few snow drifts remaining

[Mesosphere]

Dreich morning here courtesy of an occluded front, quite chilly also

0900 observation

Temperature : 3.1C

Humidity : 93%

Dewpoint : 2.0C

Total Cloud Amount : 8/8

Wind Speed : F2-F3

Wind Direction : W

Minimum Overnight Temperature : 4.1C

Pressure : 974.5mb

Pressure Tendency (Last 3 Hours) : Rising then steady

Cloud Types : Nimbostratus

Current Weather : Rain, not freezing, continuous - moderate at time of observation

[Coast]

10.3°C

990.3 mb rising 0.3 mb/hr

Wind 7.1 mph gusting 33.3 mph max W/SW

DP 4.2°C

Humidity 66%

14mm rain last 24 hours (almost half of last months!)

Cloud base 2416 ft

Bring and breezy

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 10th April 2012:

After yesterdays moderate to heavy rain, a clearance spread to the area after blustery showers cleared away to the east through the early hours. The temperature fell to 3.8c around dawn with a continued force 3 south-westerly wind. The morning to observation has been bright and breezy with sunny spells, cloud bubbling up rapidly now.

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: 3.7°C

24-hour maximum = 11.4°C

24-hour minimum: 3.7°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 0.7°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 28.9 mph W

Rainfall total: 10.2 mm

Current Conditions:

5 Oktas: Cumulus mediocris.

Visibility: about 10 miles.

Temperature: 7.5°C

Wind chill 4.0°C .

Humidity: 71.7%

Dew point 2.7°C

Wind Direction: Force 5 SW

Barometer 9885 mb rising.

Yesterday:

Another cloudy night with light rain spreading in from the west before dawn. The morning so far has been overcast with light rain. The day remained overcast with rain, this becoming moderate with heavy bursts. The rain turned lighter and intermittent through the evening.

April 2012 so Far

Mean temperature: 6.4c (-1.3c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 14.4 on the 1st

Minimum temperature: -4.0c on the 5th

Grass Minimum: -7.0c on the 5th

Rainfall = 31.9 mm

Wettest 24 hours = 10.2 mm on the 9th

Maximum wind gust: 30.8 mph NNE on the 4th.

2012 so far

Maximum temperature: 21.4c on the 28th March.

Minimum temperature: -8.9c on the 4th Feb

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

Rainfall = 155.6 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 17.2mm on the 4th Jan

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[Liam J]

Bright and breezy the main story so far today, more clouds have been steadily building over the last hour. Currently 8.2c with a fairly stiff westerly wind 20-25mph gusting 35mph+ at times making it feel much cooler.

Temp 8.2c

Pressure 983hpa

Humidity 83%

Dew point 3.0c

Wind 24mph westerly Gust 36mph.

[sunsetter]

Quite a different day to day with some long sunny intervals and 50% cloud. A cool breeze makes it feel a tad chilly out of the sun

temp 10.3°C

feels like 7.9°C

pressure 989.3mb steady

humidity 69%

dewpoint 4.9°C

wind 4.1mph N

gust 9.6mph WNW

[Polar Maritime]

Some dark clouds ganging up, hopefully some nice convective showers later. Feeling cold in the breeze.

Temp 4.9c

Wind Chill 0.9c

Dew Point -6.8c

Humidity 40%

Borometer 986mb

Wind a fresh N/W 11 mph

Gusting 18mph

Rain so far today 1.00mm

The odd dirty drift left under the walls.

[Methuselah]

A few light showers here (West Wales) already, but otherwisw not bad at all, c 10C...

[Zenarcher]

Clear and sunny. Temp 10.5c and wind 15mph.

[Summer Sun]

Sunny 12.3°C

Max so far 13.0 °C

[Polar Maritime]

No convection activity yet today, but still a few hours to go. And tommorow looks more promising, feeling notabley cold.

Temp 5.6c

Wind Chill 2.1c

Dew Point -8.2c

Humidity 31%

Borometer 988mb

Wind W/N/W 5mph

[Manchester_Sunset]

Afternoon folks

Dry and bright - partly cloudy. No convection or rain yet today!

Temp: 10.7c

Baro: 973

Wind: West @ 12mph

Humidity: 47%

[Stargazer]

A typical day of April showers, with temperatures close to average. Sunny start, more cloud from mid-morning onwards, with a few showers around lunchtime. Maximum 12.8, minimum 4.5. Wind moderate NW.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry morning with sunny periods. One or two very brief and light showers during the afternoon with sunny intervals and distant Cbs which never made it here.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp', 5.6c

Max' today, 9.7c

Min' last night, 1.8c

Grass min', 0.4c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t, 0.2 mm

Sunshine today, 6.87 hrs

Mean wind speed, 8 mph W

Highest gust today, 40 mph W at 0949 g.m.t

2 oktas Cb and Cu

Shower falling to W/NW

Vis', over 80 km.

A few snow drifts remaining

[sunsetter]

Several short sharp showers since teatime, including hail and thunder. These have now passed through here, sun is out and looks like being a dramatic sunset.

temp 8.2°C

pressure 991.7mb

humidity 74%

dewpoint 3.8°C

rain last hour 2.1mm

rain last 24 hours 4.6mm

wind gust 11.7mph W

[Kent Snow]

5.7C, mostly clear skies, cool, wind from the SW, 992hPa.

[TonyH]

Rugby report:

Clear spells night.

Sunny periods and just the odd brief light shower (same in Coventry except there was a short hail shower early this evening).

Moderate to fresh west wind.

Min: 3c

Max: 12c

Rain yesterday: 4.1mm

Meanwhile back home:

Clear periods and a probable ground frost last night.

Sunny intervals and showers this morning, then mostly dry sunny periods pm. Moderate to fresh NW to west wind.

Min: 1.9c

Max: 11.6c

Rain yesterday: 14mm approx

Rain since 10am today: 1.5mm approx

Currently: Clear and cool.

Temp: 4.8c

RH: 83%

Pressure: 993mbar, rising slowly.