Saturday 1st December 2012 - Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

Not a cold start to the day with temps well above average. Cloudy with light rain and a breeze from the West.

Temp 4.7C

Wind f3 W

Rainfall 0.6mm

[Turnedoutniceagain]

-1.6c with a big wind chill. Shame it's a bit too cloudy as Saturn, Venus & Mercury are clearly visible in the East

[pipsta]

-1 in Norwich, just had a light dusting roads now covered very lightly.

[Snowangel-North]

Temperature

Temperature -0.8 °C

Windchill -0.8 °C

Dew Point -1.4 °C

Wind

Wind Speed (avg) 1.0 mph

Wind Speed (gust) 2.0 mph

Wind Bearing 188° S

Conditions

Pressure 1013.62 mb (Falling -0.24 mb/hr)

Clouds Scattered (Cloudbase 327 ft)

Moisture

Humidity 95%

Rainfall 0 mm

Welcome to winter...... what a great start, a lovely thick frost here again this morning

[Richard Taylor]

Snowing in Aberdeen Temp +01/Dew 00; although not lying here. Is icy though.

[SparkleS]

Quite mild here in leyland, lancs, had heavy rain this morning, not doing anything at the moment, about 5 degrees now i think.

[johnholmes]

cloudy but dry after slight rain overnight, a low last evening of -1.1C with the temperature on 4.1C in a moderate northerly

[Coast]

-0.9°C

1014.4 mb rising 0.1 mb/hr

Wind 4.5 mph gusting 78.3 mph max NW

Windchill -3.7°C

DP -2.1°C

Humidity 92%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 468 ft

Thick white frost, clear sky and bight sunshine, wonderful start to December!

[smogonthetyne]

A light dusting here in Nunthorpe, just out side Middlesbrough.

[Deano]

Clear skies and hard frost here in worcester currently -0.5

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 01st December 2012:

Clear spells for up to midnight allowed the temperature to fall to –3.9c with -8.0c on the grass before cloud arrived from the west through the early hours lifting the temperature. Though still frosty at dawn the temperature had risen to near freezing. Cloudy with intermittent light rain to observation, frost thawing. Temperature 2.0c which is also the 24 hour maximum up to 09:00 GMT.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 1.6°C

Minimum temperature overnight: -3.9°C

24-hour maximum 2.0°C

24-hour minimum: -3.9°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -8.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 6.7mph SW

Rainfall total: 0.3mm.

Current Conditions:

8 Oktas: Altostratus, Nimbostratus..

Visibility: Moderate about 6 miles.

Temperature: 2.0°C

Humidity: 92.6%

Dew point 0.9°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 WSW

Barometer 1012.9 mb: Trend: rising.

Yesterday:

Clear with a widespread moderate frost overnight, low –3.5c with –7.0c on the grass. At Observation, cold and frosty. The day saw some weak sunny spells. But it remained cold with frost remaining all day in the shade. Fog also persisted all day in some locations a few miles south of this station.

November 2012:

Mean temperature: 5.8c (-0.3c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 13.5c on the 20th

Minimum temperature: -3.5c on the 30th

Grass Minimum: -7.0c on the 30th

Rainfall 106.9mm

Wettest 24 hours 30.7 mm on the 24th

Maximum wind gust: 35.5 mph SW on the 25th.

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 = 857.3 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 30.7mm on the 24th November

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[johnholmes]

hi newcomers

To help the enjoyment of all who read this thread would those who have not yet put their location in their avatar please do this-many thanks and welcome to Net Wx, lots of threads to keep you interested, lots of data to look at and forecasts for various things on the front page and of course folks ideas of what the models are showing in the threads-enjoy

john

[Methuselah]

Cloudy with sleety rain, 2C...Two short spells of snow, earlier...

[AWD]

Cold but sunny after another overnight frost.

Temperature -0.8c

[Kent Snow]

0.4C, frosty, hazy sunshine, wind from the SW, 1014hPa.

[Snowy782]

Quite warm down here it seems! 2C, nice frost, and sleet forecast for later

[Terminal Moraine]

A mainly dry night with high and medium level cloud gradually thickening to bring intermittent light-moderate sleet from about 0530 until 0830. The wind increased overnight too, accompanied by a steady rise in temperature, with a maximum gust of 32 mph at 0454; the temperature reached a max' of 2.6c around the same time.

Currently dry with the occasional brief glimpse of sunshine.

At 0900;

Temp', 2.2c

24 hr max', 2.6c

24 hr min', -0.6c

Grass min', -3.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, 1.2 mm

Mean wind speed, 17 mph W/NW

7 oktas Cu, Sc, Ac and Ci

Sleet in past hour

Vis', 15 km.

[ARTDEMOLE]

-1c. As I arose and saw the very white frost this morning. 5.3c. now. A Westerly breeze at 3mph..Clouds were thin and white but now some grey clouds are showing.

[Bradowl]

Temperature falling like a stone.

Central heating turned up.

[The PIT]

Nicey icy walk in Dove Dale. Either they had some freezing rain or a bit of snow that melted then froze.

Anyway temps struggling down to 1.9C after an high of 4.7C

Wind f3 NNW

Rainfall since midnight 1.1 mm

[Kent Snow]

1.5C, few cumulus, mostly clear, wind from the W/NW, 1013hPa.

[Terminal Moraine]

The residual cloud following the sleet early this morning cleared by late morning and the rest of the day was dry with long sunny spells. Almost all the cloud dispersed by early evening.

At 1800;

Temp', 0.0c

Max' today, 2.8c

Min' last night, -0.6c

Grass min', -3.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, nil

Sunshine, 2.49 hrs

Mean wind speed, 14 mph NW

Highest gust today, 32 mph W/NW at 0454

1 okta Cu and Ac

Vis', over 80 km.

[GulberwickWeather]

Cold with occasional wintry showers and a hard frost.

Temp: 2.2C

Dew: -1C

Wind Chill: -0.9C

Max temp today: 2.3C

Wind: NW @ 4.8kts

Pressure: 1009.8 hPa (rising slowly)

Humidity: 79%

Rainfall: nil

[TonyH]

Foggy and frosty last night.

Sunny intervals today, rain and hail showers after 1130, some heavy. Rather cold with a moderate NW breeze.

Clear spells and frosty this evening.

Min: -4.8c @ 0530

Max: 6.2c @ 1130

Rain yesterday (to 0900 today): 0.1mm

Rain since 0900 today: 3mm

Currently: Clear spells, frosty

Temp: -1c

RH: 98%

Pressure: 1018mbar, steady.