Monday 6th August 2012 - Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

A mild dry bright start with well broken cloud.

Temp 12.2C

Wind WSW F1

Rainfall since midnight nil

[Methuselah]

Dry with a layer of Ac, 13C...

[BornFromTheVoid]

Completely overcast with just a light westerly breeze, 12C.

[Coast]

17.8°C

1006.7 mb rising 0.7 mb/hr

Wind 6.7 mph gusting 13.8 mph max NW

DP 13.7°C

Humidity 77%

0.1mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1683 ft

Sunshine and showers, a huge rainbow formed over Beddingham, E Sussex this morning, not enough time to stop and capture it.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with variable cloud cover. Dry so far this morning with a few brief sunny intervals and large amounts of St.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp', 14.4c

24 hr max', 17.8c

24 hr min', 11.0c

Grass min', 9.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t, 1.3 mm

Mean wind speed, 9 mph W

4 oktas St, Cu and Ci ( 10 minutes later it was 8 oktas St )

Vis', 15 km.

[sunsetter]

Today conditions are fair. Mainly overcast and just had a very short shower.

temp 17.5°C

pressure 1009.1mb

RH 78%

dewpoint 13.7°C

wind 1.3mph gusting 6.8mph W

rain light shower not measurable

cloudbase 1588ft

[A Winter's Tale]

Calm, dry and overcast here this morning and the temperature is near 16C.

[Alkyd]

Mostly cloudy here in SE Wales, but a few sunny periods from time to time.

Temp 16.7C

1010 hPa rising

Almost no wind

[Kent Snow]

19.2C, scattered cumulus, sunny, wind from the SW, 1009hPa.

[marky810]

Overcast, occasional heavy showers and a light westerly. 15c.

Huge UKMO fail today...

[Alkyd]

I spoke way too soon. It's absolutely pouring down now. The showers are coming from the West and seem to have intensified over the last 30 minutes.

Temp has dropped a little to 15.9C and there's no real wind associated with the showery activity.

[Polar Continental]

Monday 06th August 2012:

Showers cleared after midnight leaving variable cloud cover. The day dawned bright with sunny spells. A sheet of Stratus moved from the NW around 08:00 GMT, though tended to thin and break up a little towards the observation.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 19.8°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 12.3°C

24-hour maximum 19.8°C

24-hour minimum: 12.3°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 11.3°C

Maximum wind gust: MPH (Midnight to Midnight) 15.3 S.

Rainfall total: 5.5mm

Current Conditions:

4 Oktas: Stratus fractus, Cirrostratus.

Visibility: about 10 miles.

Temperature: 14.1°C

Humidity:93.2%

Dew point 13.0°C

Wind Direction: Force 2 WNW

Barometer 1008mb rising slowly

Yesterday:

Showers eventually cleared by around 20:00 GMT last night and the rest of the night saw variable cloud. The day dawned overcast and damp, brightening up towards observation. The morning was bright, though the sun was hidden behind a vale of cirrus for the most part, sunny spells developed by early afternoon, but by mid afternoon an area of showers and thunderstorms moved in from the south-east, though the rain here only amounted to a few light and moderate bursts. The early evening saw further sunny spells and a few showers continuing.

Mean temperature: 16.1 (-0.3c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 21.4c on the 1st

Minimum temperature: 10.7c on the 3rd

Grass Minimum: 8.4c on the 3rd

Rainfall 14.5 mm

Wettest 24 hours 5.5 mm on the 4th

Maximum wind gust: 18.6 mph ESE on the 1st.

2012 so far

Maximum temperature: 29.0c on the 24th July.

Minimum temperature: -8.9c on the 4th Feb

Grass Minimum: -11.2c on the 4th Feb

Rainfall = 570.5 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 20.4mm on the 28th June

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[BornFromTheVoid]

Mild, mostly cloudy but with occasional hazy sunshine. Dry and 17C.

[ARTDEMOLE]

Damp start to the day.Showers now.15c,Westerly breeze light..Grey and lighter cloud...

[Evening thunder]

Disappointing cloudy and cool this afternoon, 16.8C currently. Reached 18.6C at 11:50 this morning in sunny intervals before a moderate shower here (torrential a couple miles to my NW though looking at the radar/clouds).

A bit of blue sky appearing on the NW horizon again though. Low last night = 11.2C at 00:30

[Terminal Moraine]

One short moderate shower late this morning, otherwise a dry day with sunny intervals, most of them during the afternoon.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp', 14.4c

Max' today, 17.8c

Min' last night, 11.0c

Grass min', 9.4c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t, 1,1 mm

Sunshine today so far, 2.24 hrs

Mean wind speed, 11 mph W/NW

7 oktas Sc and Cu ( most of this has cleared in the last half hour )

Vis', over 80 km.

[Jon Somerset]

Small amounts of sun a.m. teasing with strong warmth but lots of cloud, which increased through the morning until virtually no blue at all and very dark shower clouds. Cool and dull in Bridgwater - heavy rain inland leaving lots of standing water and some minor local flooding. Now cool but dry with thinner cloud. Only about 16C today.

[Kent Snow]

13.9C, few cumulus, mostly clear, wind light, 1013hPa.

[TonyH]

Clear intervals last night.

Cloud and showers this morning. Sunny intervals pm. Moderate NW breeze.

Min: 10.8c

Max: 18.9c @ 1400

Rain yesterday: 3.8mm

Rain since 10am today: 1.4mm

Currently: Clear and cool.

Temp: 10c

RH: 87%

Pressure: 1015mbar, rising.

And Sunday's selection:

[Thundery wintry showers]

Mostly dry today with some sunny intervals but generally a lot of cloud. There was one sharp shower at 12 noon and a few rumbles of thunder to the north-east, but most of today's showery activity has been east of here. A max of 20.6C in the back garden, 19C at nearby RAF Topcliffe.

[Stargazer]

Dry with sunny spells in the morning, cloudier with heavy showers in the afternoon. Maximum 21.5, minimum 14.7. Wind light W.