Monday 29th October 2012 - Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

A bright start with patchy cloud. Just on the cool side though with light winds.

Temp 6.6C

Wind f3 Sw

Rainfall nil

[sunsetter]

A wet but milder morning here in Dorset

temp 9.5°C

pressure 1007.9mb rising

RH 89%

dewpoint 7.8°C

wind calm

rain 1.6mm

cloud base 705ft

outlook showers likely

[Coast]

9.9°C

1009.9 mb rising 0.2 mb/hr

Wind 3.5 mph gusting 13.8 mph max W

DP 7.7°C

Humidity 86%

5.4mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base

Light rain turning heavier, very dark and dull.

[Kent Snow]

8.5C, altostratus, wind from the S/SW, 1009hPa.

[Liam J]

Really nice start to the morning, Patchy cloud and long spells of sunshine - much better than yesterdays wet weather. Currently 5.7c after a dip to 5.1c overnight, light winds and air pressure holding around 1006mb.

[Terminal Moraine]

Light rain overnight, lasting into the early hours before clearing. Hill fog at times overnight too but all this has now cleared and the cloud is beginning to break.

At 0900;

Temp', 6.0c

24 hr max', 8.0c

24 hr min', 5.0c

Grass min', 4.3c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, 4.1 mm

Mean wind speed, 10 mph W

7 oktas St

Vis', 6 km.

[Methuselah]

Dry and bright, blue sky approaching, 9.2C...

[Polar Continental]

Monday 29th October 2012:

Mostly cloudy overnight with a little light rain, clearing towards dawn. 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: 10.2°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 5.2°C

24-hour maximum 10.2°C

24-hour minimum: 5.2°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 2.2°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 17.1mph SW

Rainfall total: 2.1mm.

Current Conditions:

3 Oktas: Stratocumulus.

Visibility: good, about 10 miles.

Temperature: 7.5°C

Humidity: 95.7%

Dew point 6.9°C

Wind Direction: Force 2-3 S

Barometer 1008 mb: Trend: steady.

Yesterday:

Clear spells gave way to cloud advancing from the NW after midnight with the frost lifting. The day dawned cloudy with a few spots of light rain, though soon stopped. The morning to observations has been cloudy with a few brighter patches. A few bright and sunny spells developed before thicker cloud reached the area around noon. Light Rain set in around 14:00 GMT and continued intermittently through the afternoon. The evening was cloudy with further intermittent light rain.

October 2012 so far:

Mean temperature: 9.0c (-1.2c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 15.6c on the 2nd

Minimum temperature: -1.1c on the 27th

Grass Minimum: -3.8c on the 27th

Rainfall 54.6mm

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 = 737.4 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 20.4mm on the 28th June

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature

Temperature 9.7 °C

Windchill 9.5 °C

Dew Point 8.2 °C

Wind

Wind Speed (avg) 1.0 mph

Wind Speed (gust) 4.0 mph

Wind Bearing 209° SSW

Conditions

Pressure 1008.37 mb (Steady 0.06 mb/hr)

Clouds Few (Cloudbase 613 ft)

Moisture

Humidity 90%

Rainfall 0 mm

[Mapantz]

Heavy showers on and off. Currently 12°C

[Stargazer]

Dry in the morning with sunny intervals, showers in the afternoon. Feeling much milder. Maximum 12.4, minimum 7.0. Wind light SW.

[Terminal Moraine]

Sunny intervals during mid to late morning but overall a mainly cloudy day. The morning was dry but light showers developed during the afternoon and culminated in one moderate shower between 1720 and 1750.

At 1800;

Temp', 6.0c

Max' today, 9.5c

Min' last night, 5.0c

Grass min', 4.3c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, 1. 8mm

Sunshine today, 0.91 hrs

Mean wind speed, 8 mph NW

Highest gust today, 29 mph NW at 1739

7 oktas Cu and Ac

Vis', 30 km.

[TonyH]

Rain early last night, then clear intervals.

Sunny intervals to 1300, then mostly cloudy; a few showers, especially this evening. Rather cool with a moderate SW wind veering NW midday.

Min: 5.5c @ 0500

Max: 11.5c @ midday

Rain yesterday: 13.7mm

Rain since 10am today: 1.5mm

Currently: Clear intervals.

Temp: 5c (down to 3.3c earlier this evening)

RH: 98%

Pressure: 1009mbar, rising slowly.