Thursday 12th April 2012 - Weather And General Chat

[Dorsetbred]

Mornin' All, currently:

Temp 2.1°C

DP -1.2°C

Rh 79%

Wind Calm

1002.0mb STEADY

Conditions: Dry, clear

Edited April 12, 2012 by Dorsetbred

[The PIT]

Mornin folks

cool clear start at 2.8c

rainfall since midnight nil

Wind Calm

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature  10.9 °C

Windchill         9 °C

Dew Point       6 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir     4.8 km/h / 1.3 m/s from West

Wind Gust      9.7 km/h

Conditions

Pressure         1002 hPa

Clouds            Few 701 m

Moisture

Humidity         85%

Rainfall           0 mm

[Polar Maritime]

Morning, nice sunny spells here. A low of 1.9 last night.

Temp 7.9c

Dew Point 2c

Wind Chill 7c

Humidity 60%

Borometer 1002mb

Wind 5 mph N/E.

Edited April 12, 2012 by Polar Maritime

[Coast]

10.4°C

1002.2 mb rising 0.3 mb/hr

Wind 4.4 mph gusting 7.0 mph max NW

DP 4.9°C

Humidity 69%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 2244 ft

Cloudy with some sun struggling through

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 12th April 2012:

Showers cleared away here for a time last night, then cloud increased again after midnight with more showers moving through the Cheshire gap on the northwesterly flow. The temperature fell in clear spells to 2.1c by dawn. Sunny spells so far this morning with cumulus bubbling up.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 12.5°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 1.2°C

24-hour maximum = 12.5°C

24-hour minimum: 1.2°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -1.5°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 20.2 mph WNW

Rainfall total: 4.9 mm

Current Conditions:

4 Oktas: Cumulus humilis / mediocris.

Visibility: about 10 miles.

Temperature: 8.4°C

Wind chill 8.4°C .

Humidity: 87.5%

Dew point 6.5°C

Wind Direction: Force 1 NW

Barometer 1004.0 mb rising slowly

Yesterday:

Clear and chilly overnight with a widespread ground frost, low 0.5c with –2.9c on the grass. A sheet of Stratocumulus spread in from the west around 05:00 GMT and the frost lifted. After a cloudy start, bright and sunny spells developed towards observation, though with more cumulus clouds bubbling up. There were further sunny spells but clouds continued to build through out the morning with showers breaking out. By afternoon there were heavy showers with hail and thunder in the area, though this station only saw moderate showers and a little small hail they passed by. Feeling distinctly chilly in the moderate NW wind, especially near showers.

April 2012 so Far

Mean temperature: 6.6c (-1.1c) 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 = 36.8 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 = 160.5 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 17.2mm on the 4th Jan

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[TonyH]

Rugby report:

Mum just told me that there were two loud rumbles of thunder with the heavy rain and hail shower yesterday afternoon, there was no thunder in Coventry.

Sunny periods and pleasant here this morning, big showers about to hit they are now over Coventry.

[Summer Sun]

Sunny, no wind, 10.0°C and rising

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night after 2000 yesterday and a sunny start to the morning. Cloud built steadily from about 0830 onward and light showers of rain and small hail have arrived in the last hour.

Current temp' is 5.9c.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp', 6.3c

24 hr max', 9.4c

24 hr min', 2.8c

Grass min', -1.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t, 4.2 mm

Mean wind speed 4 mph N ( currently 9 mph N )

6 oktas Cu, Sc, Ac and a few distant Cb to the SW

Vis', 20 km.

About a dozen snow drifts still visible within 4 km of site.

[Jon Somerset]

Quintessential Spring weather here. Lot's of sun overhead - cumulus full sky with some large cells moving slowly eastwards to the north but nothing here. I imagine it is quite stormy in North Somerset as a result but here it's been mild and dry, lighter wind than yesterday allowing the temperatures to rise higher than possibly expected - about 13 - 14C.

Swallows have arrived - butterflys out and about. A fine day and I'm glad to say I have this week off.

[Stargazer]

Another typical day of sunny intervals and showers, this time with the heaviest around lunchtime. Currently partly cloudy, 13.1 deg C, wind light W. Today's maximum 14.3, last night's minimum 1.6.

[Terminal Moraine]

The light showers early this afternoon cleared by 1300 g.m.t and the rest of the afternoon was dry with sunny periods. Further showers moved down from the north towards 1700 g.m.t and a thunderstorm moved south within 1 km of here between 1650 and 1720 g.m.t. We got a short spell of hail and rain from this but less than 1km away the fields were white with hail after the storm in a swath about 0.5km wide.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp', 5.4c

Max' today, 10.7c

Min' last night, 2.8c

Grass min', -1.4c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t, 1.8 mm

Sunshine today, 6.16 hrs

Mean wind speed, 18 mph N

Highest gust today, 27 mph N at 1754 g.m.t

7 oktas Cb and Cu

Light-moderate shower just starting

Vis', 12 km.

A few snow drifts still visible.

[TonyH]

Rugby report:

Clear periods last night.

Sunny periods today, several half-hearted showers this afternoon with a little hail. Light to moderate NW breeze.

Min: 3c

Max: 13c

Rain yesterday: 1.2mm

Rain since 10am today: Below 1mm

Currently: Clear intervals showers nearby.

Meanwhile back home:

Dry with clear/ sunny periods. Light to moderate NNW breeze.

Min: 2.8c yesterday evening

Max: 12.4c @ 1400

Dry yesterday and today.

Currently: Fairly clear, cool.

Temp: 6c

Pressure: 1006mbar, rising slowly.

[Snowyowl9]

Max of 12.4c with slow moving large cumulus then which turned into larger showers,dry here.

2 rumbles of thunder to the south later this afternoon.

[Richard2901]

A lovely start to the day with clear blue skies first thing for the first time since March.

Unfortunately it soon degenerated into another horrible day as a rainband moved in from the north in the middle of the morning resulting in a prolonged period of rain which lasted until early afternoon. As is always the case nowadays the rain was of light intensity so totalled just 1.8mm with a peak rate of only 2.6mm/hr.

Rest of the afternoon was mostly cloudy with a few sunny spells and drizzle showers. Temperature reached 8.7C in the morning sunshine but fell to a cold 5.2C in the rain just after noon before peaking at 8.9C once it dried up.

Sun total was 5.8 hours so still awaiting the first 6 hour total of the month and that was the daily average in March!

[sunny scunny]

Rather cloudy with the odd light shower during the day, but it's currently cloudy with heavy rain which is a little surprising.

Temp is 7c.