Thursday 4th October Gen Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A Cool dry start with patchy cloud

Temp 7.7C

Wind Calm

Rainfall nil

[johnholmes]

dry and calm with about 2/8 Sc lowest T=now with 4.1C

[NorthYorksWeather]

Calm with moderate fog here in the valley, min 3.1 no sign of the first ground frost

[Aaron]

Sunny 5.2c

low 3.1c, same as the above, no ground frost yet here, every clear night we get, there is a stubborn breeze.

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature

Temperature 5.7 °C

Windchill 5.7 °C

Dew Point 5.0 °C

Wind

Wind Speed (avg) 1.0 mph

Wind Speed (gust) 4.0 mph

Wind Bearing 219° SW

Conditions

Pressure 1005.83 mb (Rising 0.60 mb/hr)

Clouds Clear

Moisture

Humidity 95%

Rainfall 0 mm

[GulberwickWeather]

Dry, some cloud and occasional brighter spells.

Current obs:

Temp: 7.7C

Dew: 5.0C

Overnight min: 6.8C

Wind: WNW @ 11.5kts

Top gust: 26.2kts

Pressure: 994.1hPa (Rising slowly)

Humidity: 83%

Rainfall today: 0.4mm

[Gibby]

Still rather showery here this morning with a feed off the Bristol Channel. Should dry out later though as the winds back SW and the fed is cut off. Around 8C.

http://www.norton-radstockweather.co.uk/page8.htm

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with clear periods leading into a sunny start to this morning but with Sc increasing from the west in the last hour.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp', 7.7c

24 hr max', 12.3c

24 hr min', 3.9c

Grass min', 0.3c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t, trace

Mean wind speed, 9 mph W

6 oktas Sc

Vis', 50 km.

[Kent Snow]

11.1C, clear blue sunny skies, wind from the W, 1006hPa.

[DeepSnow]

Not a bad start to the day here, feeling a little chilly but fairly clear skies for now! Would be nice to have a rain free day!

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 04th October 2012:

Clear spells overnight. low 3.7c with -0.5c on the grass, so a touch of ground frost detected. Apart from a very light shower early one the morning has been bright with sunny spells to observation.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 14.4°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 3.7°C

24-hour maximum 14.4°C

24-hour minimum: 3.7°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -0.5°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 25.9 WSW

Rainfall total: tr.mm

Current Conditions:

2 Okta: Cumulus fractus.

Visibility: good, about 10 miles.

Temperature: 8.3°C

Humidity: 93.0%

Dew point 7.2°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 WSW

Barometer 1007.2 mb: Trend: rising slowly.

Yesterday:

Showers cleared away by mid evening and the night saw a few clear spells. Mostly cloudy at first, though turning clear and bright with sunny spells towards observation, breezy. The day continued with sunny spells, there were a showers scattered around the area, though there were only a few spots here.

October 2012 so far:

Mean temperature: 11.8c (1.6c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 15.6c on the 2nd

Minimum temperature: 3.7c on the 4th

Grass Minimum: -0.5c on the 4th

Rainfall 3.7mm

Wettest 24 hours 2.4mm on the 2nd

Maximum wind gust: 25.9 mph WSW on the 3rd.

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 = 686.5 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 20.4mm on the 28th June

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

Edited October 4, 2012 by Polar Continental

[Andy Bown]

Sunshine and showers, fresh Westerly breeze, 12.8c, 86% humidity.

[marky810]

The day dawned sunny, clear and cool after an overnight low of 5.6c.

Currently partly cloudy and 10.7c in heavy showers.

Funny thing is, i watched 3 separate forecasts this morning and they all promised a dry and sunny day.

[snowwonder]

Hi everyone,

I am on a residential school trip at Grafham Water (Northants) from Mon to Wed with 70 kids! Anyone know what the weather may be. looking at the latest am i right saying Monday wet and breezy and Tues and wed breezy and showery?

Any advice would be very helpful

Cheers

[Terminal Moraine]

Apart from a very short shower around 1440 g.m.t it was a dry day with sunny periods. Increasing high cloud though from about 1530 onwards.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp', 8.8c

Max' today, 12.5c

Min' last night, 3.9c

Grass min', 0.3c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t, trace

Sunshine today, 6.65 hrs

Mean wind speed, 8 mph SW

Highest gust today, 24 mph W at 1316 g.m.t

7 oktas As, Ac and Cu humilis

Vis', over 80 km.

[TonyH]

Clear spells and some showers last night. Cold enough for a ground frost?

Sunny spells this morning to sunny intervals early afternoon, then cloudy. Light showers late afternoon. Light to moderate south breeze.

Min: 1.9c @ 0400

Max: 15.1c @ 1400

Rain yesterday: 2.3mm

Rain since 10am today: 0.3mm

Currently: Light rain

Temp: 10.5c

RH: 88%

Pressure: 1005mbar, falling slowly.

[Stargazer]

Clear start, clouded over from late morning onwards and only fleeting sunny intervals in the afternoon. A light shower mid-afternoon. Maximum 15.3, minimum 6.0. Wind light S.