Sunday 12th August 2012 - Weather And General Chat

[Methuselah]

Morning all,

Dry and sunny with some Ac, 15C...

[Kent Snow]

18.3C, few altocumulus, wind from the E, 1013hPa.

[johnholmes]

mostly sunny with 3/8 shallow Cu from low St to east of here, lowest T=12.5C, currently 19.3C with a breeze from ENE

[Coast]

19.3°C

1011.2 mb falling 0.1 mb/hr

Wind 5.8 mph gusting 17.0 mph max SE

DP 14.2°C

Humidity 72%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 2134ft

Sunny with some high cloud

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 12th August 2012:

Variable cloud overnight, turning misty towards dawn. The day dawned partly cloudy with bright spells. The morning so far has been bright with sunny spells, breezy, just with the odd spot of rain, feeling warm, hazy.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 22.2°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 12.1°C

24-hour maximum 22.2°C

24-hour minimum: 12.1°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 11.0°C

Maximum wind gust: MPH (Midnight to Midnight) 21.1 ENE.

Rainfall total: tr. mm

Current Conditions:

4 Oktas: Altocumulus castellanus.

Visibility: about 3 miles.

Temperature: 18.0°C

Humidity: 84.2%

Dew point 15.3°C

Wind Direction: Force 4 NE

Barometer 1013mb: Trend: falling.

Yesterday:

Low cloud blew in from off the North sea overnight making for an overcast and rather misty start. The cloud started to thin and break around 08:00 GMT allowing bright and hazy sunny spells to develop towards observation, hazy. There was a good deal of high and mid level cloud throughout the day which blotted out the sun for the most part, though there were enough bright and hazy sunny spells to keep the day warm.

Mean temperature: 16.5 (0.1c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 24.5c on the 9th

Minimum temperature: 9.9c on the 9th

Grass Minimum: 7.5c on the 9th

Rainfall 16.0 mm

Wettest 24 hours 5.5 mm on the 4th

Maximum wind gust: 21.1 mph ENE on the 11th.

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 = 572.0 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 20.4mm on the 28th June

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[Methuselah]

Dry, bright and breezy, 21C...There appear to be some high-level Cbs perhaps 30 miles SW of here...May be wishful-thinking, though!

[BornFromTheVoid]

Occasional showers, mild and mostly cloudy with the odd sunny break,16C

[Backtrack]

19.5C. Cloudy and bright with the sun breaking through every so often.

Looks like there is rain approaching from the south though, looks heavy, so could potentially go boom!

[Methuselah]

Dry,sunny and breezy, 23C...

[The PIT]

Mostly cloudy but dry so far.

High Temp so far 20.4C

wind F1 E

Rainfall nil

[Methuselah]

Dry, mostly sunny but hazy, 26C...

[Jon Somerset]

The morning started at 7.30 when I was roused by a thunderstorm cell passing by (yessss!!!! ). Since then some rain has threatened from passing dark cumuli, but there is still plenty of warmth and strong sunshine about as well making the day better than expected at about 21C presently.

[Kent Snow]

19.6C, mid level cloud, wind from the S, 1012hPa.

[Methuselah]

Dry, partly cloudy, calm and humid, 21C...(27 max)

[TonyH]

A couple of brief sharp showers early last night along with some flashes of sheet lightning to the SE and east, although not close enough for thunder to be heard. Dust deposited in the rain showers onto cars (Saharan?).

Mix of cloud and sunny intervals today. Warm with a moderate South to SW breeze.

Min: 14.0c @ 0500

Max: 22.3c (1c adjustment)

Rain yesterday: 0.6mm

Dry so far today.

Currently: Cloudy, mild.

Temp: 15.5c

RH: 84%

Pressure: 1010mbar, steady.

[Stargazer]

Warm and pleasant with sunny periods; cloud thickened for a time mid-afternoon but it stayed dry throughout. Maximum 24.2, minimum 15.5. Wind light S.

Yesterday: dry, breezy and very warm with spells of sunshine, generally hazy. Maximum 26.5, minimum 14.0. Wind moderate E.