Tuesday 4th December 2012 - Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

A dry breezy start but not a cold start.

Temp 4.5C

Wind f4 WNW

Rainfall since midnight 0.2mm

[Ian Brown]

Heavy rain, one of those horrible Cheshire Gap days today.

[Coast]

3.7°C

1003.2 mb rising 0.3 mb/hr

Wind 7.5 mph gusting 13.0 mph max NW

DP 1.0°C

Humidity 83%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1080 ft

Dry and cool

[Mark Neal.]

3.4c. Sunny Spells. 7mph NW.

[Methuselah]

Dry, bright and breezy, 2.2C...

[sunsetter]

08.25GMT

Corfe Mullen Lat.50.773 Long -2.023 ASL 160ft

Observations since midnight:

Current conditions : a dry morning with a light westerly wind and variable cloud. some showers likely later but at the moment it is looking quite promising out there.

current temp.............................5.3°C

feels like.....................................3.1°C

temp trend ................................+0.5°C/hr

min temp ....................................3.9°C

max temp...................................5.2°C

pressure....................................1005.9mb

pressure trend..........................rising +0.5 mb/hr

max pressure...........................1005.9 mb

min pressure............................1004.2 mb

humidity.....................................84%

dewpoint ...................................2.8°C

wind........................................... 2.8 mph NW

gust.............................................9.9 mph W

rain..............................................0 mm

rain this month.........................4.2mm

cloud cover...............................4/8

cloud base................................1017ft

visibility.....................................10 miles

[lorenzo]

Clear here, very cold start, sorry do not have figures to relay.

Car took extra elbow grease to scrape and defrost and the bin lids are frozen shut so I guess at -2 to -4 degrees overnight.

Snow cover from Sunday > Monday night showers still in place.

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature

Temperature 2.6 °C

Windchill 1.9 °C

Dew Point 0.9 °C

Wind

Wind Speed (avg) 2.0 mph

Wind Speed (gust) 5.0 mph

Wind Bearing 231° SW

Conditions

Pressure 1002.85 mb (Rising 0.32 mb/hr)

Clouds Few Scattered Clouds (Cloudbase 409 ft)

Moisture

Humidity 94%

Rainfall 0 mm

[johnholmes]

dry with some patchy CuSc and the odd patch of Ci with a light NNW breeze, a low of 3.8C which oddly enough shows as a white frost on some garage roofs but not on any of the cars!

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 04th December 2012:

Clear and chilly for a time overnight with ground frost. The frost lifted after midnight as showers moved in to the area from the north-west. The morning to observation has been mostly cloudy with frequent light to moderate showers.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 7.6°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 0.6°C

24-hour maximum 7.6°C

24-hour minimum: 0.6°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -3.5°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 22.1mph WSW

Rainfall total: 2.1mm.

Current Conditions:

7 Oktas: Nimbostratus.

Visibility: moderate about 6 miles.

Temperature: 3.7°C

Humidity: 98.3%

Dew point 3.5°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 NW

Barometer 1002.6 mb: Trend: falling slowly.

Yesterday:

Light to moderate rain overnight, milder. The rain stopped just after daybreak and fog quickly formed under broken cloud. The fog cleared before observation, though still rather misty. Turning cloudy again with light rain commencing. The rain cleared quickly. The late morning and through the afternoon saw sunny spells. The evening soon turned frosty under a clear sky.

December 2012 so far:

Mean temperature: 0.6c (-3.7c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 7.6c on the 3rd

Minimum temperature: -4.8c on the 2nd

Grass Minimum: -8.5c on the 2nd

Rainfall 7,4mm

Wettest 24 hours 5.3 mm on the 2nd

Maximum wind gust: 14.8 mph WSW on the 1st.

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 = 864.7 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 30.7mm on the 24th November

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[Terminal Moraine]

A mostly cloudy night with quite frequent showers of rain and, in the heavier ones, sleet .

Currently cold and cloudy with a short heavy shower of sleet just moving away; some big wet snowflakes at the end of it and the temperature falling from 2.7c at 0900 to 1.8c at 0910.

At 0900;

Temp', 2.7c

24 hr max', 5.8c

24 hr min', 1.9c

Grass min', -0.7c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, 6.5 mm

Mean wind speed, 22 mph NW

8 oktas Cu, Ns and St fractus

Shower approaching from the north west

Vis', 12 km.

[Polar Continental]

Moderate sleet currently here in the Trent Valley.

[Kent Snow]

5.1C, few cumulus, cirrus, hazy sunshine, wind from the W, 1002hPa.

[Andy Bown]

Mostly sunny, some Cirrus and Cumulus with CB anvils to the West, fresh WNW breeze, 4.9c .

[GulberwickWeather]

Heavy snow.

Temp: 0.7C

Dew: -0.4C

Wind Chill: -3.1C

Wind: NE @ 3.4kts

Pressure: 1003.2 hPa (rising slowly)

[Methuselah]

Breezy and partly cloudy, 5.6C...I certainly wouldn't rule-out o/night sleet and snow!

[london-snow]

Sunny spells for most of the afternoon with a temp of 7.3c.

[Penicuikblizzard]

It's Snowing in Edinburgh now!!

[The PIT]

A cold day with light showers on and off most of the morning.

Max temp 5.5C now 4.7C

Wind f3 WNW

Rainfall from midnight 1.6mm

[Penicuikblizzard]

Heavy Snow in Penicuik, roads all White, temp 0c

[Terminal Moraine]

Frequent showers of sleet and wet snow this morning, some of them heavy. The showers were much less frequent, lighter, and mainly of rain this afternoon.

At 1800;

Temp', 1.8c

Max' today, 3.9c

Min' last night, 1.9c ( min' of 1.4c during the day )

Grass min', -0.7c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, 2.8 mm

Sunshine today, 0.12 hrs

Mean wind speed, 13 mph W

Highest gust today, 45 mph NW at 0443

3 oktas Cu and Ac

Shower approaching from the west

Vis', 55 km.

[Stargazer]

Dry with long sunny spells, feeling cold in the wind. Maximum 7.3, minimum 1.2. Wind moderate W.

[TonyH]

Clear intervals and a few light showers last night.

Sunny intervals, with a few brief showers today. Moderate to fresh NW wind, rather cold.

Showers, heavy and prolonged at times this evening, lighter SW breeze.

Min: 2.1c yesterday evening (but down to 0.5c early this evening)

Max: 6.0c @ 1300

Rain yesterday: 2.9mm

Rain since 0900 today: 6mm

Currently: Heavy showers.

Temp: 2.8c

RH: 97%

Pressure: 1002mbar, falling slowly.