Tuesday 11th December 2012 - Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

A cold dry start to the day with a slight air frost

Temp -0.2C

Wind Calm

Rainfall nil

[Polar Maritime]

Morning...

Cold and dry Min temp -1.9

Currently -1.7c

Dew Point -2.2c

Wind Chill -1.5c on a 2mph S/W

[Methuselah]

Cold and frosty, slight dusting of snow...

[johnholmes]

clear sky, no wind and frosty with a low of -1.4C

[Coast]

-1.5°C

1028.2 mb rising 0.1 mb/hr

Wind 5.9 mph gusting 8.9 mph max NW

Windchill -5.9°C

DP -3.4°C

Humidity 87%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 776 ft

Clear and sharp with a nice thick frost on pavements and cars

[Bumpkin]

Was -4,8c when I went outside at 8.20am, now got up to the dizzy heights of -3.1c. Lovely crisp, sunny day.

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature

Temperature -0.9 °C

Dew Point -1.3 °C

Windchill -2 °C

Wind

Wind Speed (avg) 1.0 mph

Wind Speed (gust) 3.0 mph

Wind Bearing 309° NW

Conditions

Pressure 1030.82 mb (Rising 0.27 mb/hr)

Clouds (Cloudbase 245 ft)

Freezing fog (Visibility 0.1 kilometers)

Moisture

Humidity 96%

Rainfall 0 mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with clear periods, patches of Cu and Sc and a gentle N/NW breeze. A minimum only a little below freezing and thick hoar frost.

At 0900;

Temp', 0.3c

24 hr max', 2.9c

24 hr min', -0.6c

Grass min', -3.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, nil

Mean wind speed, 7 mph NW

3 oktas Cu and Sc

Vis', 20 km.

[Polar Continental]

Monday 10th December 2012:

Clear and cold overnight with a moderate to severe frost, low –4.3c with –8.3c on the grass. Clear and frosty to observation.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 5.1°C

Minimum temperature overnight: -4.3°C

24-hour maximum 5.1°C

24-hour minimum: -4.3°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -8.3°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 14.8mph WNW

Rainfall total: 0.0 mm.

Current Conditions:

0 Oktas: clear.

Visibility: moderate to good about 1 mile. Mist.

Temperature: -4.1°C

Humidity: 86.0%

Dew point –-6.1°C

Wind Direction: Force 1 E

Barometer 1031.7 mb: Trend: rising slowly.

Yesterday:

Clear overnight, though there was enough of a WNW breeze to prevent the temperature falling lower than 0.0c with –1.9c on the grass. Clear and frosty to observation. A mainly sunny day followed, feeling cold in the moderate west to north westerly wind. Quickly turning frosty after dusk under a clear sky.

December 2012 so far:

Mean temperature: 1.9c (-2.4c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 8.0c on the 9th

Minimum temperature: -5.0c on the 6th

Grass Minimum: -8.6c on the 6th

Rainfall 22.5 mm

Wettest 24 hours 8.9 mm on the 6th

Maximum wind gust: 22.1 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 4^th Feb

Rainfall = 879.8 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 30.7mm on the 24th November

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[Andy Bown]

Looking set for the first ice day since last winter with fog holdng the current temperature to -0.6c and falling after maxxing at -0.4c so far.

The day started clear and frosty but low cloud and then fog formed before the sun was able to shine.

[ARTDEMOLE]

Fog and frost remains theorder of today..-1.2c now...

[Zenarcher]

Weather: Sunny spells.

Wind: 10mph South East.

Temp: 4c. It got down to 1c last night coldest yet this winter.

[Stargazer]

We're 500 miles south of the Western Isles, but it's definitely colder here... Clear and very cold with frost persisting on the ground all day. Currently clear, -1.3 deg C, wind light NW. Today's maximum 1.7, last night's minimum -2.6.

[GulberwickWeather]

Bright sunny and cold today. Possibility of some overnight snow after midnight.

Temp: 2.3C

Dew: -0.1C

Todays High: 3.1C

Wind: NW @ 2.4kts

Pressure: 1024.7hPa (falling)

Humidity: 84%

Rainfall: nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A chilly dry and sunny day with thick hoar frost persisting all day in the shade. Fog visible to the south in the Trent Valley.

At 1800;

Temp', -0.5c

Max' today, 2.9c

Min' last night, -0.6c

Grass min', -3.1c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, nil

Sunshine today, 5.70 hrs

Mean wind speed, 8 mph W/NW

Highest gust today, 15 mph NW at 1733

1 okta Ci

Vis', 15 km.

[TonyH]

Clear severe frost last night.

Unbroken sunshine very cold today, shade frost persisted all day. Light to moderate variable/ NE breezes.

Clear, severe frost this evening.

Min: -7.4c @ 0730

Max: 1.0c @ 1300

Dry yesterday and today.

Currently: -4.2c (has been as low as -5.2c this evening)

RH: 98%

Pressure: 1027mbar, falling slowly.