Sunday 14th October ~ Weather & General Chat

[Snowangel-MK]

Good Morning !

Please post your weather reports and discuss today's conditions here...

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature

Temperature 1.9 °C

Windchill 2 °C

Dew Point 1.5 °C

Wind

Wind Speed (avg) 0.0 mph

Wind Speed (gust) 1.0 mph

Wind Bearing 238° WSW

Conditions

Pressure 1002.34 mb (Steady -0.19 mb/hr)

Clouds Clear

Moisture

Humidity 97%

Rainfall 0 mm

[Weather-history]

-1.5C, a white frost and fog patches

[Andy Bown]

Calm, clear, frosty, 1.0c which is the lowest since April.

[Gibby]

Frost and Fog lifting slowly. The sun showing through the mist now. 1C.

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

[johnholmes]

first ground frost of the season with a low of 2.3C(air), sun breaking through upper cloud, no wind

[Polar Maritime]

Smashing morning here, bright blue sky's, Ground frost last night night but unable to collect temp data...

Current temp 3.4c

Wind 2mph S/E

TM.

Yes got a hail shower around 12.30 yesterday, only lasted a few minutes but nice to see all the same..

Edited October 14, 2012 by Polar Maritime

[Stargazer]

First ground frost of the season - cloudless sky, currently 1.2 after a low of 0.7.

Yesterday: sunny periods and frequent showers in the afternoon. Maximum 11.8, minimum 4.3. Wind light W.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and clear night but with a constant f2-3 W/NW breeze.

Currently clear and sunny but with thick fog in the valleys.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp', 4.8c

24 hr max', 10.0c

24 hr min', 3.1c

Grass min', -0.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t, 0.9 mm

Mean wind speed, 4 mph W/NW

1 okta Cs ( on the eastern horizon )

Vis', 65 km.

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 14th October 2012:

Clear and cold overnight with the first air frost of the season, low –0.6c with –3.5c on the grass. Shallow freezing fog forming before dawn, visibility less 100 yds. The fog lifted quickly after sunrise, sunny and cold so far this morning.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 10.7°C

Minimum temperature overnight: -0.6°C

24-hour maximum 10.7°C

24-hour minimum: -0.6°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -3.5c°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 12.4 WSW

Rainfall total: tr. mm.

Current Conditions:

0 Oktas: clear.

Visibility: moderate, about 5 miles.

Temperature: 2.0°C

Humidity: 96.3%

Dew point 1.5°C

Wind Direction: Force 1 S

Barometer 1003.4 mb: Trend: falling slowly.

Yesterday:

Variable low cloud blowing in from the west overnight prevented the temperature from falling below 3.2c, a touch of ground frost was detected, grass low –0.7c. Bright spells to observation with thin low cloud and mist. The day saw a good deal of cloud with only bright spells, showers developed, these were moderate locally, but only a few spots of rain fell at this station. Cool.

October 2012 so far:

Mean temperature: 9.7c (-0.5c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 15.6c on the 2nd

Minimum temperature: -0.6c on the 14th

Grass Minimum: -3.5c on the 14th

Rainfall 30.8mm

Wettest 24 hours 17.2mm on the 11th

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 = 713.6 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 20.4mm on the 28th June

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[Richard2901]

A disgusting, awful day. Rain on and off, cloudy and cold with a current temp of only 7.1C, just 0.3C above the overnight low.

Over 40mm of rain has fallen since Thursday, there has been barely any sunshine and day temperatures have been cold with mild nights. A horrendous spell

[marky810]

An overnight low of 1.7c resulting in another ground frost. This made for a clear blue sky start with plenty of sunshine with only a few well scattered clouds building up during the morning.

Good sunny spells continued until mid afternoon when overcast conditions invaded from the north.

Currently 10.2c with the odd spot of rain in a light northerly.

[Stargazer]

A cold clear start, with our first ground frost since April (up the road in Benson it dropped to -2). Dry all day with sunny spells and feeling warmer than the temperature would suggest. Maximum 11.3, minimum 0.7. Wind light NW.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and sunny morning with any valley fog clearing by 0900 g.m.t. Cu developed by midday but the afternoon remained dry with sunny intervals.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp', 7.0c

Max' today, 10.0c

Min' last night, 3.1c

Grass min', -0.4c

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

Sunshine today, 6.37 hrs

Mean wind speed, 6 mph N/NE

7 oktas Cu and Sc

Vis', 65 km.

[TonyH]

Clear periods and frosty last night.

Sunny periods this morning, then rather cloudy with afew light showers pm. Rather cool, moderate west to NW breeze.

Min: -1.4c @ 0200

Max: 12.0c @ 1230

Rain yesterday: 0.7mm

Rain since 10am today: Below 0.3mm

Currently: Cloudy, light showers in the vicimity.

Temp: 6.4c

RH: 95%

Pressure: 1004mbar, risinfg slowly.

[Kent Snow]

8.2C, light rain, overcast, wind from the NW, 1001hPa.

[sunny scunny]

Some unexpected heavy rain late afternoon with gave 3mm.

Currently clear with the temp at 6c.